Misdemeanor 162 – Randy W. Archey: Domestic abuse, assault and battery.

We have nothing but sunny days and clear nights in the forecast for the week ahead except for a chance of showers Friday night. High temperatures will be in the mid- to upper-70s for mid- and late-week, not bad for the week after Thanksgiving. Colder air will arrive this weekend with highs in the 60s on Saturday and drop into the upper-30s by Sunday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY — State Epidemiologist Jolianne Stone issued the following statement regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19: “OSDH continuously monitors all COVID-19 variants, including the recently identified Omicron variant, to better assess the current and future state of the pandemic and its potential impact on Oklahomans. At this time, no cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in our state.

The boards of education for the Hugo Public School District, Soper Public School District, Boswell Public School District and Fort Towson Public School District announce the annual school board election filing period for candidates for board position No. 2 will be open from Monday, Dec. 6 through Wednesday, Dec. 8.

DURANT, Okla. – The Choctaw Pow Wow returns this weekend after last year’s postponement due to COVID-19 precautions.

Well I guess this is us now! That about covers the first half of December. This stupid (not to be confused with dumb, but if you’re confused you could probably go with dumb, and if you’re still confused then you can join me in joyously accepting all three adjectives) weather pattern we are in gives us momentary glimpses of winter, which climatologically begins tomorrow (meteorologically too, but climate always rules over weather! {spits on ground}) and runs through February. Although in reality it probably starts somewhere around Jan. 4 and runs through Jan. 9? So we will continue to see temperatures run 15-20 degrees above normal at times, like Thursday and Friday.

One year after the largely virtual holidays of 2020, normal-ish holiday celebrations are resuming for many in the U.S. How can you feel confident you won’t take COVID-19 home with your leftovers if you venture out? Scientists at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have tips to guide you.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The FDA authorized and the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) unanimously recommended an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the administration of a single booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for all adults 18 and older.

ARDMORE –– Noble Research Institute will temporarily pause its consulting and educational activities so that it can evaluate, redesign and scale these programs to better serve farmers and ranchers with regenerative land stewardship.