Rural Electric Cooperative recently donated $18,350 in grants to rural fire departments in the cooperative’s service area, including several in Garvin County. The grant awards were presented during REC’s annual Fire Department Appreciation Banquet, an event the cooperative has hosted for the last 34 years to recognize rural firefighters for their efforts in protecting lives and property.

The next “Let’s Talk About It” book discussion series at the Nora Sparks Warren Library is May 9 at 6 p.m. The theme of the spring 2024 series is “Private Investigation: Hard-Boiled and Soft-Hearted.” May’s title is “Killing Orders” by Sara Poretsky.

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced Wednesday that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Oklahoma to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 25, 2024, and continuing.

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 28, 2024) – The Emergency Price Stabilization Act is in effect in the 12 Oklahoma counties hard hit by last night’s tornadoes. The counties are Carter, Cotton, Garfield, Hughes, Kay, Lincoln, Love, Murray, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne and Pontotoc.

Mid-America Technology Center students in the Emergency Medical Technician, Health Careers Explorer, Nursing Services Advanced, Therapeutic Health Careers, and Practical Nursing programs recently attended the 2024 HOSA State Leadership Conference.

Laney Chelle Anderson, of Stratford, is graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva. Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m.

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Many high school students tend to enjoy a few months of summer vacation after they graduate, and then embark on new adventures at college or trade school. Graduating college seniors follow a similar path of joining the workforce or beginning post-graduate work after earning their degrees. But such paths are not the only ones available to students. Some students may want to consider a gap year. A gap year is a break from academia to pursue other interests or even experiential learning, according to Forbes. It’s more than just a time to relax, and can prove especially helpful to selfdevelopment and discovery. If time and budget allows, taking a gap year can be a worthwhile and productive endeavor. Here are a few ideas and benefits relating to gap years.

College students’ choice of majors can set them on a path toward rewarding and lucrative careers. Though a career may not be foremost on the minds of students as they graduate high school and inch closer to the start of college, choice of major merits consideration, even among students who have yet to receive their high school diplomas.