Report: Oklahoma City's nickname? Thunder (MSNBC)
The NBA's Oklahoma City franchise will reportedly use the nickname Thunder. The former Seattle SuperSonics will be known as the Thunder, KOCO-TV reported Saturday, citing a source in team ownership.

Texas & Neighbors: Visit Osage Nation via Oklahoma scenic byway (Dallas Morning News)
About 70 miles of U.S. Highway 60 between Bartlesville and Ponca City, Okla., have been dedicated as a state scenic byway. The new Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway runs through the Osage Reservation in northern Oklahoma and through Pawhuska, the capital of the Osage Nation.

Oklahoma scene: Sunday, July 20, 2008 (The Oklahoman)
OGA girls tourney starts Monday The Women's Golf Hall of Fame will host the 58th annual Women's Oklahoma Golf Association Junior Girls Championship on Monday and Tuesday at Willow Creek in Oklahoma City. Practice rounds are scheduled for 1 p.m. today, but the tournament kicks off at 7:30 a.m. Monday for four divisions: ages 16-17; ages 14-15; ages 13-14; and ages 11 and under. Final rounds are ...

The Oklahoma Lake Report (The Shawnee News-Star)
Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, July 9, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.

For first time, woman to lead Oklahoma Municipal League (The Oklahoman)
Carolyn Stager became the first woman to head the Oklahoma Municipal League in its 95-year history this month, and she's approaching the job with a philosophy tempered by a tornado that stole a grandchild and nearly killed her and her daughter. "I just value each day and try to find the good and the beauty in everything and everybody,” Stager said. "I think my faith is something that not only ...