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This fall, the University of Oklahoma will proudly celebrate the inauguration of Joseph Harroz Jr. as the university’s 15th president in a number of events designed to showcase the unique OU spirit and the university’s bright future. The entire OU community is invited to participate.

Unemployment claims increased dramatically in the wake of the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.

For many people, the Great Recession that began near the end of the first decade of the 21st century was a distant memory as recently as early March.

For RV enthusiasts, few if any means of traveling can compare with hitting the open road in an RV.

WEWOKA, HERITAGE HOUSE (405-382-2156), KONAWA NUTRITION CENTERS Monday – BBQ chicken, warm potato salad, fried okra, buttered roll, pudding with topping and milk. Tuesday – Beans & ham, potato wedges, greens, cornbread, cinnamon roll and milk.

The evidence failed to back up the alibi of an alleged burglary suspect claiming he injured himself fishing. Noah Jonathon Brandon Hodges, 35, Holdenville, was instead arrested and charged with Burglary in the Second Degree.

A young member of the Tozer family tucks in to do a cannonball after being tossed in the air by his mother at Sportsman Lake Wednesday afternoon.

Health officials reported this week that the number of reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has increased by 80% for the week ending July 17 and the seven-day average number of cases has nearly tripled in the past two weeks.

Back to school chores can be long to do list. Going to the store to shop for new clothes and school supplies. Enrolling kids to school and prepping them for the next grade by updating medical exams and introducing them to their teacher can take a more than a day.

A suspect with an Okemah address faces felony charges after allegedly taking advantage of a victim with a New Castle address by stealing his car from a residence in Cromwell.