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As vehicles across Oklahoma fail in numerous ways due to extreme low temperatures, AAA Oklahoma’s 150 roadside technicians continue to work to rescue drivers.
Read moreBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) has?selected 15 501(c)(3) organizations to receive grant funding from the?Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® (HKHF) initiative, managed and coordinated?by BCBSOK. ?Created in 2011, HKHF supports nonprofit organizations that provide a?variety of health-related services, with proven sustainable and measurable?programs. The HKHF program provides funding for programs that reach?children and their families in four key areas: nutrition, physical?activity, preventing/managing disease and supporting safe environments. In?2021, grants were focused on organizations addressing behavioral health,?child safety and domestic violence.?“While Oklahomans continue to weather the immediate impact of COVID-19, we?seek to address issues that will impact our community long term,” said?Joseph R. Cunningham, M.D., president of BCBSOK. “We are pleased to invest?in programs to offset challenges that may emerge as a result of the?pandemic.” ?Some of the grant recipients include:
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Jeremiah Harjo (Pre- K) is a whiz at using his chromebook on virtual school days.
Read moreInterruptions in electrical power service, also referred to as “rolling blackouts” were initiated this week by OG&E and other providers as the region’s power grid reached maximum capacity.
Read moreAttorney General Mike Hunter is reminding Oklahomans looking to do business in the state that the price gouging statute is in effect statewide with the ongoing state of emergency due to the winter weather that continues to impact the state.
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Seminole firefighters responded to two fires Monday, the first one at a home on Jefferson Street (pictured above). Conditions at the time of both fires were extreme with the snow and ice. —Photo courtesy Seminole FD
Read moreThe Seminole area is in the throes of nearly unprecedented cold weather conditions, which could prove fatal for those without a permanent roof over their head.
Read moreWhile many schools across the state were closed Monday due to winter weather, thousands of Oklahoma educators spent their snowy President’s Day learning how to recognize trauma in students and create teaching strategies to overcome stress and fear that can obstruct learning.
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