Second week of session
By Rep. RICK WEST The second week of the legislative session proved as busy as the first, with dozens of bills being heard in House policy committees and Appropriations and … Read more
Columns
State of the State
By Rep. RICK WEST The legislative session convened last week, starting with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s last annual State of the State address. Over the years, I’ve had a lot of … Read more
Wilson pages for Rep. Rick West
OKLAHOMA CITY – Patience Wilson, a senior at Panama High School, paged for Rep. Rick West, R-Heavener, the week of Feb. 2-5, at the Oklahoma State Capitol. She is the … Read more
Author of Little Red Riding Hood
By Rix Quinn This month we recognize the birthday of Charles Perrault, who preserved folk tales like “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Sleeping Beauty” and many more. We’d bake him a … Read more
Congressman backs Syrian sanction repeal conditions
By JOSH BREECHEN Last week, we released a statement on the Syrian sanction repeal conditions found in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Fox News wrote an exclusive on the statement. … Read more
The return of the legend
By CHILI DOG Finally. The bald one came to his senses and agreed to allow me to write a column for the Heavener Ledger, oops, Heavener.news. We all know Hall … Read more
Getting too worried about bad trends
By TERRY JOE WILES I sit in wonder at the speed that time flies in my life. I have seen things come into place that could only be imagined in … Read more