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KOSU is expanding its newsroom staff with a new reporter to cover agriculture and rural issues. Reporter Seth Bodine comes to KOSU as a member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

Extra cortisol: If the body has too much cortisol, which is known as “the stress hormone,” it may think it’s under duress and needs extra calories for bodily energy. Normal amounts of cortisol can help burn fat if it is working synergistically with the rest of the chemicals in the body.

Water bath canning and steam canning works in part because the inside of the jar reaches over 212 degrees fahrenheit.

The New Jersey company Lakeside Refrigerator Services is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of raw, ground beef products due to concern it may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7.

Patrons line up for snow cones at Larry’s Snowballs, located on N. Milt Phillips Avenue, to try and cool off during the hot temperatures Monday afternoon.

Oklahoma has seen the largest increase in unemployment claims in the United States over the past year, according to personal finance website WalletHub. The state has seen a 2,507.19% increase in unemployment claims from June 2019 to June 2020, which ranks as the highest increase in the nation.

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The City of Seminole Water Department will be resuming shut-offs as of July 6. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, the department has not shut off their services due to non-payment as a courtesy to their clients as well as a recognition of the trying times in which everyone is living.

Less than a week remains for registered voters in Seminole County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the June 30, 2020, Federal, State, and County Primaries and Seminole and Wewoka School Board Member Elections, County Election Board Secretary Amy Baker said Monday.

Seminole will begin spraying for mosquitoes Wednesday through Friday, June 17-19, according to city officials. “It is important for people to know they should yield the right of way to the truck,” said Sharon Emmitt, Community Development Director.