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OU Health welcomed its fourth cohort of Ukrainian physicians for an exclusive, four-week surgical training program dedicated to equipping them with groundbreaking techniques to treat severe war-related facial, head and neck injuries. The goal of the program is to ensure the physicians return home with enhanced expertise, new knowledge, and unwavering support.
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Former Wewoka Middle School principal faces two felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16 and four felony counts of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Tuesday that Coty Layne Hayes, age 25, of Konawa, entered a guilty plea to an Indictment on one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country.
Read moreWith the November elections just weeks away, Oklahoma voters will soon be asked to make choices about several of the state’s appellate-level justices and justices. Candidates for judicial retention – the “yes” or “no” selections Oklahoma voters make every two years about high-level state judiciary – will be on the ballot this election year. Voters may visit www.courtfacts.org to learn more about the 12 appellate judges and justices appearing on the ballot.
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Cromwell native Christopher Morphis, owner of Pandemic Studios in Tulsa, designed crowns that will be awarded at the upcoming Bill Tilghman Celebration Pageant. The pageant is slated for Oct. 7 and the celebration will take place on Oct. 14. Festivities kick off Oct. 13 with a street dance.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is accepting applications for its Boren Mentoring Initiative Grants. New and existing Oklahoma mentoring programs that serve students in grades K-12 are eligible to apply.
Read moreU.S. News & World Report has again ranked Oklahoma Baptist University as the top Oklahoma university on its list of Best Regional Universities in the West.
Read moreWhile the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) primarily works with state policies, there are often federal issues which we try to engage our advocates in calling for better opportunities. One of these policies is support for the bipartisan “Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act,” which would invest critical new resources in Title IV-B and provide needed policy improvements. We have joined the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics in calling for congressional support for the enhanced efforts described below.
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