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A white-tailed deer carcass recently recovered along a Texas road about 2.5 miles south of the Oklahoma border in the western Panhandle south of Felt, Okla., has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The CWD-positive deer was found in an area of Texas with a history of CWD detection dating back three years. Although not inside Oklahoma’s border, due to the proximity of this finding to Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has activated the next stage of the CWD Response Plan that was jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Read moreHow much do you know about the famous Mother Road? Members and guests of the Seminole Chapter of ESA International arrived on September 6, 2022, at the home of Debbie Lyon to a Pop Quiz on the old Oklahoma Route 66 and its many points of interest. To the surprise of many, much of the original Route 66 across the state can still be travelled!
Read moreThe Department of the Interior last week announced the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) has voted on the final replacement names for nearly 650 geographic features featuring the word sq___. The final vote completes the last step in the historic efforts to remove a term from federal use that has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women.
Read moreOklahoma Blood Institute, along with 32 blood centers across the United States, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the nation’s first emergency blood reserve.
Read moreThe official 9/11 Remembrance “Freedom Flag” is being flown at the Oklahoma State Capitol through Sept. 16 in remembrance of the victims who died, first responders and military personnel that responded to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Read moreWomen on Mission met Sept. 8 at First Baptist Church in Wewoka.
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