STATE BUSINESS BRIEFS

from the Journal Record

Oklahoma is enduring the most severe drought in a decade, coupled with a heat wave that started in June and topped out July 19 when all 120 Mesonet sites recorded at least 100 degrees. Part of the state has been experiencing drought since August 2021, said State Climatologist Gary McManus with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. When “the spigot turned off” in mid-June, much…