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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tuesday released the following statement on news that the United States killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri:
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Oklahoma Army National Guard helicopter crews dropped nearly 400,000 gallons of water on wildfires in Northwestern Oklahoma between July 16-19 and 27-29.
Read moreBeginning Wednesday, Aug. 3, the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Seminole will have new hours of operation. The center assist survivors affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred May 2-8.
Read moreWealth inequalities persisted in 2019, according to the latest Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) data released in October 2021.
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With the fall semester beginning Aug. 15, Seminole State College will host its Enrollment Extravaganza event and extend enrollment hours to cater to prospective student schedules from Aug. 8 to Aug. 13. The event will feature games, popcorn, hot dogs, cotton candy and campus tours. Students who stop by during the event can enter a raffle for a $250 or $500 tuition wavier. The drawing will take place on 1:00 p.m. on Aug. 13.
Read moreThe number of persons with diabetes is expected to more than triple by 2050, with Oklahoma ranking the fifth highest in diabetes mortality rate in the nation. To encourage ongoing training and education of healthcare workers to meet the needs of patients, OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, is hosting the region’s largest diabetes care summit on August 26, 2022.
Read moreShowing at the Skyway Drive-In – “Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster.” – Rampant pollution off the coast of Japan, combined with a mysterious lifeform that came on a meteorite, has created a monstrous pile of pollution. A researcher and his young son are stricken by the creature’s poisons after he begins making trouble on Japan’s coast. The creature is named “Hedorah” (after the Japanese word for sludge). Godzilla makes his way to fight the creature, and Dr. Yano discovers Hedorah’s weakness, but will they be able to stand up to a Smog Monster that grows in strength as he feeds off pollution?
Read moreLeaders of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) announced Tuesday that nursing staff would soon see the largest pay increase in the history of the agency. The projected effective date for the unprecedented salary increases is August 28th, 2022.
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