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The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) and Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) is partnering to help Oklahoma children receive health services through the new Specialty Program for At-Risk Kids (SPARK). The program offers care coordination for children in the custody of Child Welfare Services to ensure they have access to services at a time in their lives when early intervention is crucial.
Read moreSecretary of the Interior Deb Haaland Thursday rescinded a memorandum issued in 1975 by then-Secretary Rogers C.B. Morton regarding the authority to approve Tribal water codes. Today’s action will streamline Departmental review of Tribal water codes and remove a widely perceived obstacle to their approval.
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High winds were to blame for some problems in the Seminole area late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, including damaged power lines that left some residents without power for a short time.
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The westbound lane of I-40 was closed Tuesday evening at mile marker 213, one mile east of the Cromwell exit after a car hauler semi caught fire. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the road was closed at 6:29 p.m. Konawa Fire Chief Tim Coffey, current Chairman for the Seminole County Fire Chiefs, stated that the Cromwell fire department responded to the call and, once they were on scene to extinguish the fire and assist with traffic control, they requested a tanker truck from the Strother Fire Department and another tanker from the Okemah Fire Departments. The tanker truck from Okemah was cancelled before it reached the scene. The OHP reported the inside lane only was opened to traffic at 7:30 p.m. The OHP announced that I-40 westbound was clear of the semi and trailer and all westbound lanes were open at 11:40 p.m. after being closed for a total of 5 hours and 11 minutes. —Photo Courtesy OHP
Read moreA Lincoln County rancher and businessman has thrown his hat in the ring for the office of Oklahoma Senate District 28.
Read moreCandidate filing is scheduled for April 13, 14, and 15, Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced Wednesday. Candidate filing hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the three-day period.
Read moreApril is National Safe Digging Month. Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Dana Murphy is reminding Oklahomans that any outdoor digging project this spring should start with a phone call.
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