Backed by a new $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist hopes to better understand the connection between a specific gene and lupus.

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A new statewide poll of Oklahoma business leaders underscores a resounding message: Skills-based training programs like those offered by Oklahoma CareerTech are vital to solving the state’s workforce challenges and attracting new investments to the state.

Graveside services for Pat Byron Brewer, of Spencerville, Okla., will be at 10 a.m. July 3, 2025 at Spencerville Cemetery.

Billy Don Moyers, former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, passed away June 26, 2025 in Manhattan, at the age of 91. Billy was born on June 5, 1934 in Hugo, Okla., the son of John Henry Moyers, a laborer, and Ruby Johnson Moyers. He was reared in Marshall, Texas.