A day after closing Oklahoma stores, Hobby Lobby begins worker layoffs
Hobby Lobby employees told The Frontier that 32 employees in the company’s art and creative department were given notice on Friday that their jobs had been terminated.
Pawnee County group home residents under quarantine following COVID-19 death of sheltered workshop employee
Four of six residents at one of the Faith Homes of Cleveland Opportunity Center group homes have since tested positive for the disease and are in the hospital, according to two sources who spoke to The Frontier on the condition on anonymity.
Hobby Lobby shuts down stores across Oklahoma, many employees face pay cuts
On Wednesday, Oklahoma City employees were told the warehouse and corporate offices would be shut down for at least two weeks, according to employees.
Hobby Lobby CEO urges employees to ‘pray for our health,’ won’t shut down stores
Memos obtained by The Frontier also show that Hobby Lobby CEO David Green did not begin asking its employees at Hobby Lobby’s executive office to begin “social distancing” until last Thursday, days after the city had shut down dine-in-only restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues to stop the virus’s spread.
After initial defiance, some cities and towns issue proclamations to temporarily close businesses to stop spread of virus
On Thursday, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Sand Springs and others issued mayoral proclamations that required some businesses to close to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Diagnosed with COVID-19, Norman mother hopes to wake up from ‘bad dream’
Norman resident Manda Nelson, 34, recounts being one of the first Oklahomans diagnosed with COVID-19.
Officials issue orders to try and prevent further spread as more Oklahoma COVID-19 cases are confirmed
The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced Tuesday it had confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19, up from a confirmed 10 cases the previous day.
In poultry water case, ruling opens door to challenge farms’ long-term water permits
Attorneys say the recent ruling by a Delaware County judge opens the door to challenging long-term groundwater permits that have been issued to the large poultry farms in eastern Oklahoma over the last few years.
