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Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed Senate Bill 304 to add nonprofit hospitals to the list of entities that receive sales tax exemptions for goods and services. “In rural communities, hospitals provide essential medical services, and provide critically needed jobs in the area,” Burns said.

The University of Central Oklahoma Educator’s Leadership Academy (ELA) will host its 2023 Administrative Support Professionals Academy from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, in the Nigh University Center, located on Central’s campus.

Oklahoma’s January 2023 may have begun with a springlike bang, but it ended with a more appropriate wintry punch. Warm weather dominated the first three weeks of the month, and was on pace to become one of the warmest Januarys on record before winter crashed the party.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will celebrate Black History Month through February in-game presentations, its annual Black Heritage Creative Contest, amplifying historical and modern-day Black voices, and community events.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 DEAR ABBY: My husband of 37 years passed away four months ago. When we were first married, we were happy, but his drinking increased and he turned into a miserable, mean drunk.

The Oklahoma State University Research Foundation (OSURF) has a new CEO.

A casting call has been released seeking actors to play Native American high school basketball players in an upcoming Netflix feature film titled “Rez Ball.” The film is being produced by Lebron James and The SpringHill Company and Wise Entertainment.

Tim Tebow, two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, first-round NFL draft pick and former professional baseball player, will be the keynote speaker at Oklahoma Baptist University’s annual Green and Gold Gala, 7 p.m.

FEMA is expanding the eligibility for a new grant program that provides capitalization grants to fund revolving loans for resilience-related activities.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) announces the results of a long-term investigation into criminal activity coordinated from within its facilities through the use of contraband cell phones.