Reimagine Your Kitchen
Our guide offers expertise to bring revival to the heart of the home. Read more >>
Save Energy with Your Landscaping
Beauty and energy-efficiency don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Read more >>
The "Beet" is On
The root vegetable can be enjoyed raw, cooked, or pickled; savory or sweet. Try these recipes >>
Oklahoma Stories
How to Reimagine Your Kitchen
It’s known as the heart of the home. The contemporary kitchen is the epicenter of domestic activity, a place for cooking, eating and entertaining.
Making your home smarter
It’s easy to fall behind with the crazy pace of new technology. The next breakthrough is always just around the corner.
Saving Green
An Oklahoma landscape architect shares tips on how your home’s yard can yield energy-efficiency savings
Bee Excellent
Young co-op member discovers beekeeping, wins statewide awards
Say 'I do' on co-op lines
Celebrate one of life’s greatest moments in a charming, beautiful and inviting location on co-op lines.
Prairie Flavors
Delicious Beets
Vibrant, sweet and earthy, beets are a gift to Oklahomans during early summer months.
Going Green
Traditionally made with basil, pesto can be made with almost any edible green leaf or herb. Paired with whatever nuts or seeds and cheeses you have on hand, you can create your own version of pesto in minutes.
Fermented Foods
Recently, fermented foods have grown in popularity because they provide many health benefits, including probiotics and enzymes for gut health. Here are a few ideas to get started.
Food for the Road
This March, if you plan to hit the road and journey to one of Oklahoma’s 33 state parks, be sure to take some food for the road.
A Latte Love
Beat the chill of winter with a warm drink, perfect for your valentine or anytime!
Table Talk
The Chicken Shack
In the backyard of the Deep Fork River, an unmarked shack is home to some of the best broasted chicken in Oklahoma. Without a sign, it feels like a secret hideout waiting to be discovered. Even the owner gives off an almost Capone-like vibe.
Blue Spruce Gelato & Sorbet
Discover cool treats for many tastes in Stillwater, Oklahoma
White Dog Hill
At White Dog Hill in Clinton, Oklahoma, even better than a bark is a bite of one of the restaurant’s beautiful creations.
Crow Creek Market and Cafe
The Crow Creek Market and Cafe is popular with Crescent, Oklahoma, locals, but anyone can enjoy the quirky cafe’s fresh, homemade food.
The Hungry Horny Toad Station
A former gas station on historic Route 66 has found a new life refueling hungry travelers—and it’s quickly becoming a classic.
Powerful Living
2019 Oklahoma Youth Tour
Local electric cooperatives have chosen more than 70 students to represent Oklahoma on this year’s Youth Tour experience to Washington, D.C.
President's Volunteer Service Award
Members of the 2018 Energy Trails team from Oklahoma’s and Colorado’s electric co-ops received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for providing first-time electricity to villages in Guatemala.
Kids Drawing Contest
Winners revealed for the ‘Life on the Lines’ drawing contest
Northwest Lineman College
Be someone the world looks up to
Thank a Lineworker
Celebrate National Lineworker Appreciation Day - April 8, 2019
Okie Snaps
50 Years
Congratulations to Junes's photo contest winner, Deryl Wyrick! The contest theme was “Tied the Knot”
Blushing Bride
The blushing bride looks picture perfect on her wedding day. Submitted by Kathy Lewis, member of Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative.
Love that Lasts a Lifetime
“We tied the knot 62 years ago on September 22, 1956. And we think it’s going to last.” Submitted by Martie Brown, member of Central Electric Cooperative.
Happy Trails, Partner
The best advice given to the groom was by the ring bearer - ”Happy Trails, partner.” Submitted by Veda Wright, member of Red River Valley Rural Electric Association.
Contests
Guess Where
Last month's photo featured the Stigler School Gymnasium.
Okie Snaps
Submit your photos by the 10th of each month and you could be featured in OKL!
Commentary
Youth Tour develops leaders
What if a high school student in your life—a child, a grandchild or a teenager in your neighborhood—had the opportunity to participate in a nationally recognized leadership program?
Strength of the co-op network
Through my journey in the electric cooperative industry, I have been continually impressed by the collective influence and positive impact co-ops have in our communities. You see, your local electric cooperative is one of 900-plus co-ops that are powering our nation, keeping the lights on for 42 million households and businesses in 47 states.
Oklahoma Outside
Vines help you grow up!
Plant more vines and enjoy the process of growing up!
Plant a Spring-Blooming Tree
Trees not only enhance the landscape, they also provide much-needed nectar for emerging pollinators.
Gifts for Gardeners
Winter is the season for giving, and no one needs a pick-me-up this time of year more than gardeners. Trust me, they are all itching to get their hands back into the soil.
Daylilies: the perfect perennial for Oklahoma gardens
Daylilies are one of the most forgiving perennials blooming in a hot Oklahoma summer.
Enchanting April
Oklahoma's nurseries are overflowing with annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees. OKL's Dee Nash helps you decide what to try in your garden.
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