Great American Smokeout set for Nov. 20

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The Great American Smokeout on Nov. 20 encourages tobacco users across Oklahoma and the nation to take their first step toward a healthier, smoke-free life. For nearly 50 years, the American Cancer Society has observed the event on the third Thursday of November.

Controversy continues regarding tribal hunting policy

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Attorney General Gentner Drummond has cautioned the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) that it must rescind its misguided and unlawful policy to pursue criminal charges against tribal members for hunting and fishing in Indian Country.

U.S. Attorney’s office takes action on Choctaw County residents

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• Choctaw County resident sentenced for illegally possessing firearm, ammunition The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jimmy Dale Kelley, a/k/a Jimmy Dale Kelly, a/k/a Jimmy Dale Robinson, age 38, of Grant, Okla., was sentenced to time served for one count of felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office.

OSU searching for new College of Veterinary Medicine dean

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Oklahoma State University has launched a national search for a new dean of its College of Veterinary Medicine, OSU President Jim Hess announced Monday. The search comes at a pivotal time for OSU’s veterinary medicine program, which is preparing to oversee the construction of a $330 million stateof- the-art veterinary teaching hospital.

Donation to benefit the study of arthritis progression

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The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has received a new $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant. The award will fund studies aimed at understanding how the body’s immune system changes when a person develops osteoarthritis.
Donation to benefit the study of arthritis progression
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