Beloved music icon Roy Clark passes at 85

By Staff Report

Roy Clark

UPDATED:  Roy Clark, the legendary ‘superpicker’ GRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winner, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member and co-host of the famed ‘Hee Haw’ television series, died Thursday November 15 at the age of 85 due to complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Okla.

‘Roy Clark’s Celebration of Life’ memorial will be open to the public on Wednesday, November 21 at 11:00am CT at Rhema Bible Church at 1025 W Kenosha St in Broken Arrow, OK (near Tulsa). The service will be streamed at rhema.org and on Rhema’s Facebook Page.   Continue reading →

Illinois River states active collaboration

By Staff Report

The Lower Illinois River below Lake Tenkiller is one of only two year-round trout fisheries in Oklahoma .

Oklahoma and Arkansas state agencies on Wednesday announced the completion of a memorandum of agreement committing both states to future collaboration in addressing water quality concerns related to the Illinois River focused on science-based regulation and permitting.  Continue reading →

Ilham Omar celebrates: ‘AS-SALAM-ALAIKUM’

By Shireen Qudosi, Clarion Project

Rep. Ilhan Omar

Election night,  Somali Muslim refugee Ilhan Omar became one of the first Muslim congresswomen in U.S. history, joining Rashida Tlaib. At her acceptance speech, Omar greeted the audience with a powerful “As-Salam-Alaikum” [a religious salutation among Muslims]. Many Muslims felt this was a homecoming.  Continue reading →