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AARP Oklahoma’s 2022 Andrus Awards and Volunteer Celebration virtually honored Oklahomans age 50-plus for their dedicated volunteer work across the state. The Andrus Award for Community Service is named in honor of AARP founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus and is the highest honor presented by AARP. The 2022 AARP Oklahoma Andrus Award was presented to Peggy Wilson of Ponca City for her extensive community service and advocacy work on behalf of Oklahomans aged 50-plus. As the Andrus Award honoree, Wilson, received a $3,000 contribution which AARP will donate to Wilson’s nonprofit organization of choice, the McCord Senior Citizen Center.
Read moreDespite its reputation as the most formidable type of mold individuals can find in their homes, black mold is like other indoor molds regarding its effects on human health.
Read moreUniversity of Oklahoma biomedical engineer Yuan Yang, Ph.D., has received nearly $2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association to examine the impact of strokes and the movement impairments suffered by stroke patients.
Read moreThe Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), the Tulsa County Health Department (THD) and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) are being awarded more than $43 million dollars to invest in public health in Oklahoma, through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant.
Read moreLife would never be the same for the Chickasaw people after the winter of 1540 when they faced their first European power. Represented by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto, who had a thirst for gold, initial impressions with the Spanish would not go well. Chickasaw warriors were forced to drive off the Spaniards from the Chickasaw Homeland.
Read moreOpen enrollment for the Healthcare Marketplace is the time of year Oklahomans can find out how much their advanced premium tax credit (APTC) will be and whether that is enough to make coverage for their family truly affordable.
Read moreThe Seminole Arts Council (SAC) proudly announced the very first grant recipients of their recently established Seminole Special Education Fund. These recipients were: Tiffani Coker, Academy of Seminole; Ginger Eeds, Betty L. Smith Early Childhood Center; Robin Bullard, Wilson Schools; Lindsay Youngblood, Northwood; Lori Roberts, Seminole High School; and Lynsie Stay, Butner Schools.
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