• Paris Regional Health recognized for heart attack and heart failure care Paris Regional Health has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2023-2024 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for heart failure and heart attack care.

The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is launching a statewide campaign highlighting the link between smoking and Type 2 diabetes. In Oklahoma, diabetes is one of the ten leading causes of death, affecting nearly half a million residents (14%) — and more than one million Oklahomans are affected by prediabetes.

• Goodland Academy awarded $5,000 to provide stable environment for youth ITC Great Plains is supporting youth through a $5,000 grant awarded to Goodland Academy. Goodland Academy’s priority is to provide education and a stable environment for all children and adolescents in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.

DURANT –– Scholars from the inaugural cohort of the McNair Scholars Program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University recently presented their summer research projects at a banquet celebrating the initial year of the prestigious program.