Officials with the Oklahoma State Election Board cautioned voters about a mailing from a Tulsa based organization, “OKVOTE,” after state and county election offices received several complaints from voters this week.

DURANT –– Due to the ongoing safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, Southeastern Oklahoma State University has made the decision to not hold traditional homecoming activities on October 23-24. “This was a very difficult decision, but the health and safety of our campus community, alumni, and visitors was the top priority,’’ said Southeastern president Thomas Newsom.

Senior citizens today are being diagnosed with skin cancer at a higher rate. The risk of developing skin cancer is greater if you’re fair skinned and burn easily.

A rabies-infected bat was discovered this week in the area around Bell Cow Lake, located within the Chandler city limits in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. This is the second rabiespositive bat found in the area in the past 6 weeks.

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will offer a virtual estate planning seminar for attorneys, CPAs, certified financial planners and trust officers from 1-5 p.m. on Oct.

DURANT –– Census workers across Oklahoma will be going door to door until the end of September, making sure that as many residents as possible get counted in the 2020 U.S. Census.