The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), the Tulsa County Health Department (THD) and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) are being awarded more than $43 million dollars to invest in public health in Oklahoma, through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.1 million to an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist for the continued study of lymphatic vessels. Experiments funded by the five-year grant to vascular biologist Pengchun Yu, Ph.D., will focus on turning on and off the mechanisms that trigger production of these vessels.

The Iris Garden Club of Hugo met on Nov. 28 at Burnside community room.

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Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot for any of the elections during the 2023 election year may request absentee ballots now using the State Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elections/ovp or download and print an application from the State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/ elections. Applications are also available at the Choctaw County Election Board. Signed applications may be hand delivered, emailed, faxed, or mailed to the County Election Board.

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FORT TOWSON — With three players scoring in double figures, the Lady Scorpions of Boswell battled to a 39-21 win over the Lady Tigers last week. Liberty Pierce and Rilee Ribera each dropped 14 points and their teammate Kamria Williams added 11, to ice the win.