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Varnum held their Senior Night Tuesday before the basketball game against Meeker. The Lady Whippets won 72-41 and the Whippets won 63-51. Seniors posed with their families. Left to right: Justin Mack, Myra Merritt, Reanne Spraker, Kaylee Weatherford, Amiah Tionah, Braelynn Hooper, Traijen Harjo, Teslyn glover, Olivia Combs and Gabrielle Jacqueline Cleveland.
Read moreVarnum Whippets honored their King and Queen Tuesday night at Homecoming before the basketball game against Meeker. Traijen Harjo was crowned King and Mya Merritt was crowned Queen. Courtesy Photo
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the members of the newly established Equity Commission and its Subcommittee on Agriculture. The Commission will hold its first public meeting on February 28, 2022. As authorized and funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, the launch of the independent Commission delivers on President Biden’s commitment to create an independent Equity Commission and provide it with the necessary resources to support its mission to address historical discrimination at USDA. The launch of the Commission follows the one-year anniversary of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
Read moreThe Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Holiday Match campaign will help provide more than 13 million meals to Oklahomans facing hunger. The match was made possible thanks to sponsors APMEX, the Cresap Family Foundation and an anonymous donor. KOCO 5 News partnered with the Regional Food Bank to promote the match with special programming dedicated to fighting hunger in Oklahoma.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding – Health and Human Services Working Group today unanimously approved a number of projects to send to the full committee that would substantially increase the number of nurses in the state.
Read moreAn Owasso man who killed his stepfather in March 2020 was sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Read moreOklahoma ranks third for fastest unemployment rate rebound with 49.1% improvement
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