Calendar items may be sent to newsroom@news-star.com or to vicky.misa@news-star.com.

The Protect Our Kids Act, authored by Rep. Derrick Hildebrant, R-Catoosa, has been signed into law. The measure is ...

The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education has awarded more than $4.14 million in lottery funds. CareerTech awarded 23 grants worth a total of $1,887,557.75 to 22 technology centers ...

Van’s Pig Stands, Oklahoma’s oldest single family-owned Bar-B-Q restaurant, which was started in Shawnee, is celebrating 95 years in business.

I am not known as an old grump because I usually keep such thoughts to myself when I am in company. Mostly, I listen.

The Avedis Foundation Board of Directors welcomed the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Potawatomi Fire basketball team, staff, and their families for a celebratory cookout recently at the Avedis Foundation ...

Each year, as May draws to a close and the days grow warmer, we gather with family and friends to enjoy the start of summer. However, Memorial Day is more than just a long weekend or a backyard ...