OKLAHOMA CITY –– State health officials are soliciting comments from individuals regarding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Public feedback is needed for the State Plan of Program Operations for the 2022 Federal Fiscal Year. Comments must be received before July 30, 2021.

• Nearly 120,000 people began receiving full Medicaid benefits on July 1 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced recently that approximately 190,000 individuals between the ages of 19-64 in Oklahoma are now eligible for health coverage, thanks to Medicaid expansion made possible by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On June 1, 2021, the state began accepting applications, and to date, more than 120,000 people have applied for and were determined eligible to receive coverage.

Like a total eclipse of the sun or rare blood moon, the mass emergence of periodical cicadas is a natural phenomenon that piques interest worldwide. While the 17-year cicada is crawling above ground now on the East Coast and in the upper Midwest, state Extension specialists say Oklahoma is in the clear.

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The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) honors local student Madelynn Dancer as Class Marshal for the 2021 College of Business spring graduating class. Students earn the title of Class Marshal for achieving the highest academic records within their colleges during their time at Central.

Baylor University celebrated more than 7,500 graduates of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 during six in-person commencement ceremonies May 6-8 at McLane Stadium on the banks of the Brazos River. President Linda A.

Graveside services for Johnny Sue Chambless were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Restland Cemetery with Brent Shain officiating. Johnny went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla., at the age of 76.

Graveside services for Sharon May Jordan were held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 12, 2021 at the Fort Towson Cemetery in Fort Towson, Okla., with Bob Walling officiating. Sharon went to be with the Lord on July 8, 2021 in Plano, Texas, at the age of 76.

Memorial services for Barry Reagan Smith, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. July 10, 2021 at Sugar Creek Cemetery in Soper, Okla.

Services for Larry Bradford Osborne, of Fort Towson, Okla., are pending with Miller & Miller Funeral Home. Larry Bradford Osborne was born on Jan.