With a new $710,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist will study the role of a family of immune cells in Alzheimer’s disease.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is alerting Oklahoma consumers in the wake of 23andMe having filed for bankruptcy protection last month. The genetic testing company, which collects and analyzes the genetic code of consumers, has indicated its intent to sell its corporate assets, a move likely to include stored genetic data submitted by customers.

Retirement parties were held last week in Hugo for Rhonda Cherry (above) and Linda Loper (bottom left). Cherry retired from the Hugo Post Office on April 30, capping off an impressive career spanning more than 20 years. Loper retired on April 30 after 40 years of remarkable service to the Choctaw County Commissioners’ Office. She is pictured with Teena McClure.

BRYAN COUNTY –– A woman was killed and three others sustained injuries in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 70 and N.

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The Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) has announced a partnership with Oklahoma State University (OSU) Medicine to open the Antlers Community Health Clinic. The first of its kind in Oklahoma, the clinic will have a small staff onsite with providers overseeing patients virtually utilizing the latest in innovative technology.

The Fort Towson 4-H Forestry Judging junior and senior teams won top honors in the District Forestry Contest held at Beavers Bend. The 4-H members had to take a test over general forestry knowledge, identify insects and diseases, participate in compass and pacing, identify trees and how they are used in Oklahoma, and measure saw logs.

Choctaw County Strong Fathers completed its first 12-session 24:7 Dad workshop series with participants at the Choctaw County Jail last week. The program is operated by LIFT Community Action Agency Inc. through a contract awarded by Oklahoma Human Services. The contract was made possible by a $9 million investment Oklahoma Human Ser-