Tristan Pettyjohn drew the start for the Tigers and offered 32 pitches in the first inning. Austin McKnight relieved Pettyjohn in the second and threw three innings with 53 pitches, giving up four runs on seven hits.

With all Oklahomans now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, second shots are ramping up, and with them, concerns about the follow-up dose’s side effects. Experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation offer answers to five questions on th second shot to the arm.

Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are taking the air out of five myths as common as the Whoopee Cushion. 1.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of CO- VID-19 market disruptions. The new initiative –– USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers –– will reach a broader set of producers than in previous COVID-19 aid programs. USDA is dedicating at least $6 billion toward the new programs. The Department will also develop rules for new programs that will put a greater emphasis on outreach to small and socially disadvantaged producers, specialty crop and organic producers, timber harvesters, as well as provide support for the food supply chain and producers of renewable fuel, among others. Existing programs like the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will fall within the new initiative and, where statutory authority allows, will be refined to better address the needs of producers.

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association will host ‘Beef Day’ at the State Capitol on Tuesday, May 4. The event will take place in the Capitol Rotunda from 9:30 a.m.

The Kiamichi Conservation District has announced that funds are available for cost-share assistance on selected conservation practices benefiting conservation. The state of Oklahoma has provided limited funds to our conservation district to help landowners implement measures that will help conservation.

Funeral services for Nita Faye Anderson, a lifelong resident of the Boehler community, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Crystal Baptist Church in Crystal, Okla. Nita passed away Monday, April 12, 2021 in the Boehler community two miles from where she was born, at the age of 90.

James Paul Lindsey, Jr., age 59, passed away peacefully at home during the early hours of April 11, 2021. Paul was born in Hobbs, N.M., on Aug.

Carl Edward Hejka Douthit, age 24 of Denton, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 at his residence. Carl was born Oct. 30, 1996 in Texarkana, Texas. He was a call center operator with Cops Monitoring Company, will be missed and was very loved by many!

Graveside services for Goldie Mae Frazier, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 1 p.m. April 10, 2021 at Sweethill Cemetery.