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Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, encourages patients to engage in suicide prevention.
Read moreThe Department of Justice recently announced the launch of the first phase of its Body-Worn Camera Program that requires department law enforcement personnel use body-worn cameras (BWCs) during preplanned law enforcement operations. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Phoenix and Detroit Field Divisions began using BWCs today during these pre-planned operations. Over the course of the next several weeks, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will begin the first phase of their BWC programs. The department’s plans include a phased implementation of BWCs, and rely upon Congress to secure the necessary funding to equip agents nationwide with BWCs.
Read moreState Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, has been reappointed as commissioner of a national law enforcement organization aimed at improving public safety. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA), was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriffs’ Association and the Police Executive Research Forum.
Read moreThe Seminole County Board of Commissioners spent much of their Sept. 7 meeting considering proposed options for a potential courthouse project.
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Above left, Lewis Johnson, newly elected Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, delivers a speech after taking the oath of office Saturday in the gymnasium at nation’s tribal complex near Mekusukey Mission. Right photo: Johnson administers the oath of office to Assistant Chief Brian Palmer. Johnson previously served as assistant chief, but defeated Chief Greg Chilcoat in a July election.
Read moreMembers of the Seminole Lions Club are participating in their annual Cowboy Cadillac Fundraiser. Funds raised will be used in support of Oklahoma Lions service Foundation state service projects, the Meadows of Hope (Foster Children), Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank, Kid Sight, and the Mobil Health Screening Unit. Tickets will be sold for $5.00 each for a one in 20,000 chance to win a new 2021 Ford Ranger. Each ticket will be entered in a drawing to be held on November 13, 2021, at 1:00 p.m.
Read moreOklahoma Gross Receipts to the Treasury in August grew by almost 20 percent over the year with a rebounding fossil fuel industry leading the way, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced last week.
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