Carolyn Bigda, a reporter for Money magazine, said every year the magazine “changes it up, alternating between medium and small cities.” The only two Oklahoma cities on this year’s list that made it were Norman and Edmond.

Gov. Brad Henry will face some fence-mending when he flies to the Oklahoma Panhandle Wednesday to tour drought-stricken areas of Cimarron County and visit with local ranchers.

Flights offered by US Airways from Oklahoma City to Las Vegas and Phoenix will end in early September.

High gasoline prices that are taking their toll on motorists could soon begin hampering the agency in charge of maintaining Oklahoma’s roadways.