The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors passed two resolutions today encouraging the adoption of policies and laws to curb obesity in Oklahoma and to protect Oklahomans from the dangers of tobacco.

According to the Oklahoma Department of Health, Oklahoma’s current trend with new positive cases continues to reflect community transmission, which can be reduced by keeping six feet of physical distance from others, wearing face coverings when around individuals from outside the household,...

DURANT –– The COVID-19 pandemic has made protective face coverings a back-to-school supply for students this semester. The Choctaw Nation is providing high-quality, washable cloth masks for all Native American students attending school in the 10.5 counties of the Choctaw Nation.

New rules for all businesses and patients licensed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Agency went into effect Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.

• FAPC offers resources for meat processing opportunities Changes have been seen on a global scale for the past few months. As consumers learn to adapt and adjust to the outcomes of the pandemic, producers and workers in the meat industry especially have been impacted.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Applications are being accepted for grants to help communities across the state improve their forests. Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Oklahoma Community Forestry Council, is accepting applications through Nov.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry presents a new program recognizing agriculture educators and instructors across our state: the Ag Standing Ovation.

A fairly quiet week of weather is shaping up for eastern Oklahoma with only a 30 to 40% chance of a thunderstorm Wednesday and Thursday, but otherwise partly cloudy.

Gingerbread Preschool spent last week learning about the color “yellow.” They all dressed in yellow clothing, learned the song “The Wheels on the Bus,” and had a fun visit from a special visitor, Hugo Public School’s yellow bus!

A Virtual Heritage Day was presented online beginning at 8 a.m. on Sept.