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Read moreA tornado, which was hovering in the air, was sighted west of Seminole by two civil defense units Sunday some five minutes before it destroyed two trailer homes and a gas station, near Seminole Junior College, however, the city’s storm warning sirens were not blown Minutes after the storm destroyed the trailers and station, Seminole Police Chief Harry Wakefield radioed the civil defense headquarters and ordered that the siren be blown, and the civil defense dispatcher acknowledged him, however, the sirens were never blown, The Producer has learned.
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The happy tears shed by Cecilia T. demonstrate the significance of what homeownership can mean to one family during COHFH’s new home dedication celebration on Friday, April 28, 2022, in south Oklahoma City.
Read moreStudents often experience some jitters on the first day of school, but the prospect of such nervousness doesn't appear to be too great a deterrent for students 60 and older. Officials at Toronto's York University estimated they had around 430 students aged 60 and older in undergraduate and graduate programs in 2021. Increased enrollment among people at or nearing what is often considered retirement age could be a reflection of what the AARP notes has been an increase in continuing education courses at many colleges and universities. Such courses may be offered to individuals of a certain age at reduced tuition. They also can help workers over 50 learn new skills that can benefit them in an ever-adapting professional landscape that increasingly relies on technologies that may not have been around when older professionals attended college and began their careers. In addition, the AARP reports that individuals interested in going back to school for personal enrichment, as opposed to achieve an advanced degree, may be able to audit classes for free. In such instances, older adults often do not receive academic credit but still get to benefit from taking the class.
Read moreSen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statement Monday after he was awarded the Legislator of the Year award from the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA).
Read moreST. LOUIS – Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a national arts and crafts retailer, will pay $50,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Read moreA House Bill that would make it harder to challenge water rights likely is dead in the first session of the 59th Legislature, according to the bill’s co-author. Statewide conservation groups want to make sure of it.
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