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Fewer dogs, cats were euthanized in Oklahoma despite more in shelters

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Best Friends Animal Society, an animal welfare organization, released newly collected data which gives a national overview of the number of dogs and cats that enter and exit shelters in a given year. The data for Oklahoma shows that while more animals entered animal shelters across the state in 2021, fewer cats and dogs were…

Cherokee chief orders Oklahoma flag not be displayed

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Through a new executive order, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. has prohibited display of the state flag of Oklahoma at tribal facilities. Hoskin’s executive order declares that the chief of staff of the Cherokee Nation shall “cause all flags of the State of Oklahoma to be removed from Cherokee Nation properties” by Sept….

Lawmaker wants answers about a forced ‘unity’ march

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Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, sent a letter to University of Oklahoma Athletic Director Joe Castiglione asking for a response regarding reports he used his position to compel OU student athletes to participate in a unity march. In the letter he wrote: “…I have received reports that you have used your influence and office to compel…

Border failures of Biden

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Humphrey, R-Lane, also sent a letter to Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor regarding what he called President Joe Biden’s utter failure to protect and defend our nation’s border, which in turn puts all Oklahomans at risk. Humphrey is chair of the House Criminal Justice & Corrections Committee. Below is part of the letter: “I am…

Hunger-free campus bill

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The Hunger-Free Campus Act, a pilot program addressing post-secondary student hunger in Oklahoma, will receive $200,000 in state appropriations this year. Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton was able to secure funding through the state budget to create the pilot. “Between tuition and fees and often low-paying jobs or little time for work as they juggle busy…

First case of monkeypox found in central Oklahoma town

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health has identified its first probable case of monkeypox and is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to confirm the infection in a central Oklahoma resident with recent international travel to a country with confirmed cases. The individual is in isolation and OSDH officials are working…

Road repair on Memorial Drive

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A median modification project started June 13 at South Memorial Drive and the intersections with 102nd Street, 106th Place and 110th Street. The work is estimated to take between four and six weeks. Work will be done one intersection at a time, beginning at 110th Street. In each work area, the two inside lanes and…

COO Honor America Celebration

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POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks will host its 33rd annual Honor America Celebration on the College campus June 26. The public is invited to attend this free event and may bring blankets and lawn chairs for a picnic on the grounds. The fireworks display will take place at sunset. Schedule of events…

Lines of police cars responded to the St. Francis Hospital campus June 1 after a lone gunman murdered four people and then himself.

Gunman murders four at St. Francis Hospital campus

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A patient who blamed his orthopedic surgeon for pain following back surgery went to the St. Francis Hospital campus June 1 and killed the doctor and three other people. After killing those four, he killed himself. An undisclosed number of people were wounded. The man had a pistol and a rifle. Dr. Preston Phillips had…

Gov. Stitt switches yearly shortfalls to budget surpluses

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The election of Kevin Stitt, a successful businessman who was a political unknown before he became governor, marked a dramatic change in how the Oklahoma state government operates. Since Stitt entered office, the state government has shifted from having massive annual budget shortfalls to having historic levels of savings, and from constantly enacting tax hikes…