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Celebrate pollinators during Pollinator Week June 19-25

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While seed selection, rich soil and adequate moisture all play key roles, pollinators take the lead when it comes to successful gardening. Pollinator numbers have been declining over the past several years so it’s important to raise awareness of the role pollinators play in gardening and what can be done to protect them. Pollinator Week…

OID Holds Medicare 101 Events to Help Oklahomans Understand and Navigate Medicare

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) at the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced today that they will host free educational events for Medicare beneficiaries in Oklahoma this summer. These events aim to provide unbiased Medicare resources to consumers and offer them an opportunity to ask questions directly to industry experts. Medicare 101 is…

9.12 Breakfast with U.S. Congressman Hern

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U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern has requested to join us for a breakfast meeting on Thursday, June 29th at 10:00 a.m. The congressman will provide a re-cap of this past year in the U.S. House of Representatives and alert us to new opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. We will meet at The Big Biscuit at…

Bills passed to support assault survivors, protect consumers

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd expressed her thanks to her principal House authors, fellow members of both chambers and to Gov. Kevin Stitt after two of her measures were signed into law. Floyd, D-OKC, is Senate principal author of Senate Bill 871, which strengthens consumer protection statutes, and HB 2236, which better…

AAA Oklahoma Provides Insight on Car Insurance Coverage for Hail Damage

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OKLAHOMA CITY Severe weather events, including a tornado, strong winds and severe hail, cause significant damage across the Sooner State. With hailstones reaching golf ball size in diameter, vehicles in affected areas undoubtedly faced damage. AAA Oklahoma, a leading provider of insurance and automotive services, is here to address the common question on many vehicle…

OK National Guard trains in Hawaii

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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII –  More than 30 Oklahoma Army National Guard engineers assigned to the 3120th Engineer Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, arrived at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, June 11, where for the next few weeks they will be renovating the Girl Scouts of Hawaii’s Camp Kilohana. Capt. Ryne Webster, commander of…

Editorial: OCPA condemns OU tuition hike

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OKLAHOMA CITY (June 19, 2023)—Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small said the recent tuition hike approved by OU is unjustified and shows the university is not serious about its mission of providing a quality, affordable education to Oklahomans. “It is absurd that OU has chosen to hike tuition in a year when more…

Golden Eagles in College World Series

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On Sunday night, the Oral Roberts University baseball team got behind early, and couldn’t complete the comeback falling to Florida, 5-4, in their second game at the 2023 NCAA College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. After winning their first game on Friday and advancing in the winners’ bracket to face Florida,…

Three All-America honors for ORU

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Post-season accolades have been rolling in for the Oral Roberts University baseball squad, who is competing in the College Baseball World Series. Golden Eagles closer Cade Denton was named the 2023 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year and head coach Ryan Folmar was given the Mike Martin National Coach of the…

OU’s football opponents in the SEC for 2024

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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has announced OU’s opponents for the 2024 year. On July 1, 2024 both OU and Texas will leave the Big 12 Conference and join the SEC. The first year of play will feature both Texas and Oklahoma playing eight teams from the SEC, with neither one playing the same teams, except…