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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dustin Kane Adams, age 42, of Troy, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2244(a)(5), 2246(3), 1151 & 1152, punishable by up to twenty-two years of imprisonment.
Read moreA new report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ranks Oklahoma as the top state in the nation for Medicaid application and eligibility processing speed. According to the report, Oklahoma was the only state to process and conduct 100% of applications in less than 24 hours during the first three months of 2022. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority processed nearly 59,000 applications during the reported timeframe.
Read moreAttorney General John O’Connor Wednesday announced the recipients of the 2023 Safe Oklahoma Grant, which distributed $2 million among 58 statewide law enforcement agencies.
Read moreMore than 300 school counselors and mental health professionals have been added to Oklahoma public schools through the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s (OSDE) School Counselor Corps. The corps, launched in 2021 by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister, is a three-year, $35 million initiative supported by COVID stabilization funding through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.
Read morePresident Joe Biden Tuesday signed FEMA4670-DR, a disaster declaration, naming the Muscogee (Creek) Nation as the designated recipient for public assistance due to the severe weather event May 2-8, 2022 in Oklahoma.
Read moreOklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor is partnering with the Oklahoma Press Association to host open records and open meetings seminars in five locations across the state beginning Sept. 26.
Read moreSpecialists from Oklahoma State University Extension, the Noble Research Institute, the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association and those involved in the Oklahoma native pecan industry will share their knowledge of pecan management at the Native Pecan Harvest Field Day slated from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Flying G Ranch Pecan Orchard, 8102 E. 550 Rd. in Claremore.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Historical Society’s John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center will host its book sale Wednesday, October 5, through Saturday, October 8, at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. The sale is open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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