OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, and Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, along with legislators from across the state, filed a concurrent resolution on Thursday to defund any state-funded institutions of higher education that do not immediately eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) from every vestige of their institution.

OCPA — The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which declared that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Oklahoma reservation was never formally disestablished for purposes of federal major-crimes law, has now led to a state court case that will determine if all American Indians in the affected areas are now exempt from paying Oklahoma state income tax.

to point Publisher This past weekend I found myself in a part of the country that I had never before trod. While I have flown over all but a few American states, Tennessee is one whose turf I had never previously crossed.

• Founded in 2004, the Oklahoma Parkinson’s Alliance is the largest and most active nonprofit organization in Oklahoma dedicated to supporting Parkinson’s Disease patients and their families. Through therapy, education, and support, thousands are served every year, fulfilling the mission of inspiring hope and transforming life for Oklahoma Parkinson’s Families.

Controlling a sometimes-deadly respiratory virus is a step closer to reality following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the first preventive vaccine for older adults, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists say.

STILLWATER –– Oklahoma State University will begin offering a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) on the Stillwater campus during the 2023-2024 school year. The new degree program reflects OSU’s land-grant mission and will help meet workforce demands and improve health care in Oklahoma.

Graveside services for Kenneth McAdams were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Kenneth passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, in Lawton, Okla., at the age of 86. Kenneth McAdams was born Aug. 10, 1936 in Lufkin, Texas, the son of Eugene and Lena Dean (Odum) McAdams. Kenneth served in the US Army as a dental tech. He called himself a “workaholic.” He ventured in many areas such as real estate, disc jockey, news guy, builder of homes, commercial glass co., cattle rancher. He spent over 35 years in banking as a loan officer working in various places in Texas and Oklahoma. Kenneth loved his grandchildren.

Cliff Sanders, of Boswell, Okla., passed away May 19, 2023, at the age of 45. Clifford Lee Sanders was born on Jan.

Funeral services for Sharon Gail (Wickson) Deal, of Savanna, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel. Sharon passed away May 20, 2023, at the age of 49.

Funeral services for Cle Ola Kos, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel.