Oklahoma Association of Regional Councils

Little Rock is the host city for this year's SWREDA conference. The conference is for executive directors of of Councils of Governments and Economic Development Districts from a five-state region. Debora Glasgow, Executive Director of SWODA in Burns Flat, OK, is the chair of SWREDA and this year's conference organizer. Visit SWREDA.com to learn more. http://swreda.com/

The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Association of Regional Councils extends sympathy to the family, friends and coworkers of Mike Bostic, who passed away yesterday. Mike served as the executive director of the Oklahoma Economic Development Authority. He was a rare public servant - a wonderful team player - and had a big heart for Northwest Oklahoma. Mike, we will never, ever forget you!! Thank you for all you did to make Oklahoma a better place. Your legacy will live on!

Ken Jones op ed in the Tulsa World.

Letter to the editor: Don't cut personal aid program for elderly More than $34 billion is spent annually on treating older adults for falls. In 2013, more than 25,500 deaths resulted from falls in America. The Medicaid ADvantage waiver program targets prevention services to vulnerable adults at risk of falls.

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The new O4A logo.

20th Anniversary of the Oklahoma Bombing

Oklahoma City Bombing 20 Years Later: The Youngest Survivors Reunite PEOPLE reunited five of the youngest survivors to mark the anniversary of the April 19, 1995, bombing

Interesting map highlights immigration across the years, the states.

Mapping Migration in the United States An interactive map showing nationwide migration patterns in the United States since 1900.

We passed these beautiful canola fields yesterday while driving through Logan, Garfield and Kingfisher Counties on our way to the Northern Oklahoma Development Authority.

Shamrock, Oklahoma is located in Creek County, which is in the INCOG region. (Indian Nations Council of Government, incog.org.)

The Blarney Stone of Shamrock, Oklahoma - Slice - March 2015 - Oklahoma City In her ongoing travels through Oklahoma, author and photographer M.J. Alexander prepares for St. Patrick’s Day be searching for the gift of gab in Creek County – the community of Shamrock is home to an Oklahoma Blarney Stone.

We've collected several pictures of the wildfire posted to social media and published them in this blog post.

Oklahoma Wildfire Erupts in State's Northwest Region - OARC Pictures of an Oklahoma wildfire in the state's Northwest Region. Learn more about Oklahoma's rural fire defense program managed by Councils of Government.

OFS Task Forces enroute to join Woodward Fire Dept battling the 3000+acre Boiling Springs Fire. (photo courtesy of OHP)

Smoke clouds from the wildfire NE of Woodward, OK. Seen from Hopeton, OK. Photo by via Twitter. Did you know Oklahoma's substates manage Rural Fire programs? The panhandle's program is managed by the Oklahoma Economic Development Authority. Stay Safe, Northwest Okies!