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Varnum Public Schools has delayed the start of school until Monday, August 24, after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the district announced Wednesday. The school had originally planned to open on Monday, August 10.
Read moreInterstate 40 (I-40) will be narrowed to one lane in each direction at various locations between State Highway 18 (mile marker 186) in Shawnee in Pottawatomie County and U.S. Route 377/State Highway 99 (mile marker 200) near Seminole in Seminole County beginning Monday, August 10 and continuing through fall 2020 for a resurfacing project. During construction, I-40 lane closures will be about four miles long at any given time.
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Seminole is now officially a “Purple Heart City.” On Wednesday, August 5, Street Department employees, with some help from the American Legion Committee, installed signs declaring Seminole’s newfound status at its entrance.
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In Oklahoma, one in four children lives with food insecurity, a number expected to worsen amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, Dolese Bros., Mark and Beth Brewer, David and Lezlie Hudiburg and David Gorham have issued the Food for Kids Match challenge.
Read moreWarning of a potential “fiasco,” the League of Women Voters of Oklahoma (LWVOK) on Wednesday urged Gov. Stitt to act early and decisively to set ground rules for absentee voting for the November 3 general election.
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Dietary trends typically exhibit varying degrees of staying power. So-called “fad diets” may not withstand long-term scrutiny, while approaches like the Mediterranean diet appear to be more effective and beneficial to short- and long-term health.
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