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The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Oklahoma Child Abuse Prevention Awards, honoring exceptional Oklahoma individuals and organizations for demonstrating outstanding commitment, dedication and leadership in child abuse prevention.
Read moreDear Rusty: We have hosted international college students for years, all of whom needed to apply for a Social Security Number upon arrival in the United States. Would these students be entitled to some Social Security funds at some point? Some have worked as paid graduate assistants, but others have not worked while going to school. Signed: Wondering Dear Wondering: In order to collect Social Security benefits later in life, the students you host would need to have at least 40 “quarters” of credit working and earning in the U.S. and contributing to U.S. Social Security from their “substantial” U.S. earnings. Forty is the minimum number of credits for anyone to claim Social Security retirement benefits. Foreign students who earn only some “quarters” of U.S. Social Security credit (minimum of 6) may, later in life, be able to collect U.S. benefits depending on their country of citizenship/residence. The U.S. has bilateral “totalization” agreements regarding Social Security eligibility with most of its allies and, in some cases, a foreign citizen can “totalize” their Social Security credits from both countries to become eligible for U.S. benefits. Eligibility rules, however, vary somewhat by country, and Social Security payments cannot be made to certain countries (e.g., Cuba and North Korea). Payments to those living in countries with which the U.S. has no bilateral Social Security agreement may also be restricted.
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Several organizations have banded together to present a free event to bring awareness to accidental drug overdoses, particularly from Fentanyl.
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Former Seminole State College basketball star Simone Edwards, who became the first Jamaican woman to play in the WNBA and was a major standout in the Seattle Storm’s first season in 2000, passed away Thursday, February 16. She had been dealing privately with health challenges after being diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in May 2021.
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Read moreThe Oklahoma Municipal League (OML) and the Mayors Council of Oklahoma (MCO) recently hosted the 12th Annual Congress of Mayors event, held at the Reed Center in Midwest City and the Oklahoma State Capitol on Thursday and Friday, February 9 and 10.
Read moreThe Boomer Seminole Duplicate Bridge group met Tues. Feb. 14. There were three and one-half tables in play. The winners were: 1st Place – Vivian Thompson, Ada, and LaVere Bishop, Seminole.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department announced Monday that it has launched a new “Imagine That” tourism marketing campaign.
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