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The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) launched an AI system called SoonerGuide to quickly assist SoonerCare members with questions about eligibility, income guidelines and more. This system will improve SoonerCare members’ experience and help ease wait times that members are experiencing.

A League of Their Own (ALOTO) had a great 2026. All games were played on the Avedis Field at the Brian Crawford Memorial Complex. As many of our players use braces, walkers or even wheelchairs for support, the all-turf field has proven to be the best location for our Oklahoma weather.

In recognition of National Electrical Safety Month, Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) recently hosted a Dinner & Electrical Dangers event for local first responders.

Seminole County’s jobless rate improved in March, according to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.The County posted a rate of 5.2 percent in March, down eight tenths of a percent from February.

Chief Master Sargeant (Ret.) Matt Pollock was the guest speaker at the Annual Memorial Day Service held Monday in the O.D. Strother Chapel in Maple Grove Cemetery. The chapel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. —Staff Photo by Andy Wilson

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Summer Feeding Program returns this June to provide free meals and snacks for children all summer long.

-Birthdays-Today’s birthdays include LaVere Bishop, Courtney Brewer, Irma Bridges, Angie Brooks, Sandy Cellars, Rose Choate, Bernice Coffey, Raymond Courtney, Cassie Dinwiddie, Lorene Drake, Barbara Goforth, Cheyenne Harjo, Lucy Harjo, Jo Heath, Hemer Long, Mildred McCormick, Jo Mills, Cynthia...

The National Wild Turkey Federation presented Oklahoma’s Lydia Bullard with the prestigious 2026 Dr. James Earl Kennamer Academic Scholarship. Along with national recognition, Bullard received $10,000 to support her future of working in animal science.

(Editor’s note: This report has been regularly submitted by LaVere Bishop, who passed away over the weekend). The Boomer Seminole Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday, May 19th. There were two and one-half tables in play. The winners were: First Place- Barbara and Bill Easter, Norman.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1941, recent German victories in World War II prompted President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim an “unlimited national emergency.” In 1999, a U.N.