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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol plans to spend the last two weeks of January focusing on distracted driving violations. This special emphasis is in honor of Trooper Nicholas Dees who was killed by a distracted driver on Jan. 31, 2015.

birthdays Bud Adams, James Cain, Mitchell Cargill, Jimmie Choate, Lydia Deere, Sue Frederick, Debbie Hammond, Gladys James, Shey Knighton, Hawk Lazenby, Kara McCoy, Jack Mustain, Jennifer North, Chuck Plunkett, Deanna Tiger & MaryLee Walker.

It’s a natural pain reducer, it increases our ability to cope with pain, massages our internal organs, gives us a facial, improves circulation, oxygenates the body, and it stimulates the immune system.

In February I’m always interested in what the groundhog, or woodchuck, called Punxsutawney Phil has to say about the weather. Once a year, he lets us all know if there will be six more weeks of winter. This event, known as Groundhog Day, always reminds me of the movie with the same name.

Several years ago, Andy contracted an illness that landed him in the isolation unit of our local hospital for two weeks. Visitors had to wear a mask, gown and gloves.

United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester today announced the results of the January 2021 Federal Grand Jury. The grand jury returned 3 unsealed and 5 sealed indictments on crimes ranging from federal firearms offenses, robbery, sexual abuse, child exploitation, and murder in Indian country.

Some were model citizens — until they weren’t. Many of the participants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are now facing the consequences of their actions, including the likelihood of serving time in federal prison.

According to the University of Minnesota Extension, plant pathogens, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, cause diseases that can damage and even kill plants.

Law enforcement and intelligence authorities are issuing cautions for public safety during the week ahead as the nation may experience civil unrest, noting that journalists should take extra care. Among steps to take: Do not meet in person with sources you do not know.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jerry Wayne Dick, age 27, of Wagoner, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1112, 1151 and 1153, punishable by up to...