STILLWATER –– The Oklahoma Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence (OPCIE) announced that genome sequencing capabilities for COVID-19 will be up and running this week.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– State Commissioner of Health Dr. Lance Frye issued the following statement regarding the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine: “The approval of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use provides an exciting opportunity for our state as...

WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been announced as ending on Feb. 12, 2021.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 on Thursday to encourage and invite exhibitors, breed associations and partners to return to Oklahoma in 2022 and again participate in the second annual Cattlemen’s Congress show.

We only have one rain system to talk about in our seven-day forecast for southeast Oklahoma. We will enjoy sunshine and 70 degrees on Wednesday, but then rain and a few thunderstorms come back Thursday night and Friday with a high temperature on Friday afternoon, much cooler in the upper-50s.

Friday, March 5 Fish Baked Potato Salad Hush Puppies Strawberry Cake Wednesday, March 10 Chicken-Fried Steak Mashed Potatoes Corn Celery Sticks Rolls German Chocolate Cake.

A Choctaw County EMS crew responding to a 911 call in the Soper area around 11:30 p.m. Feb.

Hey now, I had to relive February to write that summary below, so why shouldn’t you have to as well? OK, if you don’t want to, forget the graphic above, and don’t skip to below the break.

Variants of COVlD-19 from Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom are circulating in the U.S. With vaccinations up and case numbers down nationwide, will the mutations undo recent progress? Not if we stay vigilant, say experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

Through With Chew Week, Feb. 21-27, focuses on offering those Oklahomans who use smokeless tobacco the opportunity to quit, with free help from the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of TSET.