Southeast Oklahoma Quilt Trail hosted a beginner barn quilt painting class on Saturday, Jan. 23.

Please note: This story is a compilation of information from the OSBI, an Affidavit of Probable Cause and media reports. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

• Technology builds on existing platform to support move to REAL ID compliance Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the next version of the Oklahoma Mobile ID is now available. The app has been expanded to allow Oklahoma residents to quickly and easily preenroll for REAL ID.

McCURTAIN COUNTY –– The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in McCurtain County, Okla. Based on the OSBI’s initial investigation, this is what is known at this time: • On Jan.

• Chief, Assistant Chief lead effort to build convalescent plasma supply DURANT — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) today hosted a convalescent plasma drive to aid Oklahomans diagnosed with COVID-19. The Choctaw Nation held the plasma drive in Durant, hosting Choctaw citizens and members of the community.

DURANT — The Eastern Oklahoma State College nursing program was recently recognized as one of the top associate nursing degree (ADN) programs in the region. Eastern Oklahoma State College has been a partner institution in McCurtain County since the campus was established as a higher education center in 1976.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.

With the current pandemic, terms such as “herd immunity,” “infection rates” and “contact tracing” are now part of daily conversations. You’d hear the same if it were a foreign animal disease, such as foot and mouth disease, hitting the United States. In such situations, animal disease traceability is critical to emergency response efforts.

The week ahead will feature a nice warming trend for Choctaw County with high temperatures climbing from the upper-40s on Wednesday to 60 to 65 degrees Friday and Saturday. The mild weather will stick around through early next week and the next chance of rainfall looks to be Friday night and Saturday with scattered showers possible.

• Technology builds on existing platform to support move to REAL ID compliance Governor Kevin Stitt announced recently that the next version of the Oklahoma Mobile ID is now available. The app has been expanded to allow Oklahoma residents to quickly and easily pre-enroll for REAL ID.