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Recipe courtesy of Marcia Stanley, MS, RDN, culinary dietitian, on behalf of Milk Means More Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Servings: 4

Recipe by Marcia Stanley, MS, RDN, culinary dietitian, on behalf of Milk Means More Total time: 25 minutes Servings: 6

Western Technology Center- Burns Flat honored students during a recent Awards Assembly to recognize students who had perfect attendance during the Fall semester, and recognizing students with an Outstanding Attitude and/ or achieving the Outstanding Student Award per training program. Burns Flat awarded 128 students with a Perfect Attendance Award. Keep up the good work students!

The Elk City Commissioners met for their regular mid-month meeting, Tues., Jan 17th, at 2 p.m., in City Hall. All commissioners were present except Rocky Andresen. Mayor Cory Spieker gave the invocation, while Rick Shelton led the flag salute. They approved the minutes from the Jan. 2nd meeting, then went straight into item one on the agenda.

The Indigenous Student Association (ISA) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) will be hosting the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes’ Tradition Not Addiction program. Christian Wassana, founder of the motivational movement, “I Am, I Can, I Will,” is the guest speaker for this event, as he has worked closely with the youth and young adults about drug and alcohol prevention, culture, mental health, and suicide prevention.

DEAR ABBY: I am an unhappily married woman with young children. I am attracted to a friend of mine and my husband’s, but he is also married. He’s a bit older, and I can’t tell for sure if he has feelings for me, but sometimes I suspect it. He has made me jewelry and gifts, and I’ve caught him looking at me a few times.

I received this irate letter from a young person in response to last week’s column: “Dr. Dixie, I’m healthy, just out of college, newly employed and self-supporting. I like sex! I’m tired of religious “dinosaurs” like you trying to make me feel guilty. It’s time for you to come out of the dark ages and realize you can’t make us hate sex. Give it up!”

A 24-year-old suspect, in an alleged drive-by attempt, received two new charges after his probable cause affidavit was officially filed in the Beckham County District Court last week.

A 43-year-old Sayre man was released on a $5,000 bond from the Beckham County Detention Center after being charged with assault and battery upon a police officer, destroying evidence, obstruction of an officer, resisting a police officer, threatening violence, and possession of marijuana.

OREA members Stephanie Malone, Janice Mollet, Carla Garrison, Judy Haught, Cathy Lewis, Glenda Ivins, Gwen Pasby, Becky Newlin, Larry Long, and guests, Representative Nick Archer, Pam Holland and Dean Holland were welcomed to the first meeting of 2024 by President Linda Long.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt said Friday that he will not consider a pay raise for state employees until all Oklahomans get a tax cut. The Republican also said he stands by his decision to call a Jan. 29 special session with the sole purpose of reducing the state’s 4.75% personal income tax by 0.25%. “Let’s give taxpayers a pay raise first, and then we can have a conversation about government employees,” Stitt said during an interview with Oklahoma Voice. He said he doesn’t want to wait until regular session begins Feb. 5 because things get “bottled up,” and lobbyists will be putting pressure on lawmakers to pass other legislation. Stitt said he has no confidence a tax cut would be forthcoming in a regular session. “You have to almost highlight this,” Stitt said. A 0.25% reduction in the personal income tax would cost about $240 million for a full year of implementation, Stitt said.

Gov. Kevin Stitt has ignited a firestorm of controversy with a decision to opt out of a federal program designed to alleviate childhood hunger this summer.