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As many families across the state go out and enjoy the warm weather, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma says it is ready to make sure children are fed. Officials say one in four children in Oklahoma live with food insecurity.

Friday night on June 5th at 7 P.M., the New Lima High School Seniors graduated. The ceremony was held in the auditorium, attended by only family members of the graduating seniors. Salutatorian Beau Driggers and Co-Valedictorians Heather Cauley and Britlee Morris gave their farewell speeches.

The next slate of five-week summer courses begins June 15 at Seminole State College. Enrollment personnel can be reached during the week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Campus offices are closed on Fridays during the summer session.

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy recently issued our “Census Community Challenge” in the spirit of Bedlam to encourage local towns and cities to initiate competition between rival communities. The cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City have been doing something similar for several months.

A new $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, administered by the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will support interdisciplinary research to benefit Oklahoma.

Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the State’s two new gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation have been deemed approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).

As temperatures near triple digits, AAA is reminding parents and caregivers of important tips to follow so that no child is left behind in a hot car. According to AAA, a child dies from heatstroke about once every 10 days from being left alone in a hot vehicle.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On June 30, Oklahomans will cast an important vote on State Question 802 about whether to expand Medicaid.

The Dulins Dodgers of Dallas (batter) and the Sandlot All-Americans of Tulsa (catcher) played in the Five Tool baseball showcase Friday afternoon at the Seminole State College Baseball Field.

The Secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board joined representatives of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, Oklahoma Credit Union Association, and Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma Friday to announce that financial institutions across the state plan to offer free absentee voting services...