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33,000 pounds of food is donated

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OKLAHOMA CITY (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Smithfield Foods, Inc. has donated more than 33,000 pounds of protein to The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes donation tour. Smithfield’s hunger-relief initiative is focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure. The donation, equivalent to…

Hern will run for re-election in ‘20

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U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, announced his campaign for re-election in 2020. “After nearly three successful years of Donald Trump’s presidency, it is clear that solutions-oriented leaders are what we need in Congress,” said Hern. “While Democrats have wasted their first year in the majority with chaos and internal battles, Republicans have stayed true to…

Ransomware attack at BA Schools; Classes begin at some area schools

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Criminal hackers have targeted Broken Arrow Public Schools with a ransomware attack, according to Dr. Janet Dunlop, superintendent of Broken Arrow Public Schools. School officials contacted their cyber insurance carrier, the FBI and others to investigate the crime. Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to deny access to a computer system or data…

Senior Americans are more at risk in the summer heat

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Some may like it hot, but the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] warns that older Americans are at risk when summertime temperatures rise. AMAC president Dan Weber says that heat waves, the kind that have engulfed the nation recently, can cause illness and death among seniors. According to the Centers for Disease Control [CDC]…

Samaritan Ministries’ healthcare

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For 25 years, Samaritan Ministries has focused on a Bible-based mission and responsible stewardship, enabling hundreds of thousands of members to lift up one another as they pray and send notes of encouragement with saring of health concerns and costs. “Over a quarter of a century, Samaritan Ministries has taken our charge very seriously –…

$18m grant to OU Health Sciences

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has received an $18.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand biomedical research for some of the most complex diseases and to develop the workforce to take that research into the future. The grant is from the NIH’s Institutional Development Award program…

More pro-abortion state legislation

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Pro-abortion legislatures and governors in at least four states have responded to the wave of state laws this year against abortion with expansions of abortion rights. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed into law June 19 a bill that protects the right to abortion until the moment of birth. Her action followed the enactment of…

Jim Stovall at Asbury on August 11

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Renowned author and speaker, Jim Stovall, will speak at Asbury United Methodist, 6767 S Mingo Road, on August 11 at 6 pm. Stovall, who has overcome the limitations of blindness in remarkable ways, has written over 40 books and has produced eight movies, too. Asbury has a new series, “Renewing Strength.”

Mingo Road will grow to 5 lanes

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City officials held a groundbreaking for the widening of South Mingo Road between East 71st Street and East 81st Street. South Mingo Road between East 71st Street and East 81st Street will be widened from two lanes to five lanes – two northbound lanes, two southbound lanes and a center left-turn lane, and sidewalks will…

Jenks teacher Kirbey Dietzel is a finalist for teacher of the year

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Kirbey Dietzel, who teaches fifth-grade math and science at Jenks East Intermediate School, has been named one of the 12 finalists for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Dietzel has been a teacher for eight years and has been at Jenks for six years. All finalists were named teachers of the year for their respective districts…