The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is now accepting applications for two summer internship programs. Both programs are paid, eight-week biomedical research internships.

The Oklahoma Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program will now operate under the Office of the Attorney General. The program investigates and resolves complaints involving long-term care facilities like nursing home and assisted living centers.

This November, Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is highlighting National Diabetes Awareness Month by offering simple tips to help Oklahomans prevent Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is one of the leading preventable health issues affecting Oklahomans.

Reps. Eddy Dempsey, R-Valliant, and Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, on Wednesday held an interim study on the Kiamichi River in Southeast Oklahoma before the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Contributing Writer Nov. 11, 1918... on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, and the 11th month, WW I ended with Germany surrendering to the Allies. This was known as Armistice Day, which later became Veterans Day in the U.S.

• Annual event to take place in Tvshka Homma on Nov. 11 The Choctaw Veterans Day Ceremony, an annual event to honor tribal members who have served in the military, is scheduled for Monday, Nov.

It’s almost spooky time at the Chamber Of Commerce! This year’s Fall Festival will be held in front of the Chamber again this year. This will be a funfilled night planned for everyone –– setup begins at 4, streets will be blocked off no later than 4:30.

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HUGO LAKE — Much to the consternation of frequent anglers, boaters and campers who enjoy Hugo Lake, the lack of rainfall in late summer 2024 has sent lake levels plumeting toward their all time record lows.