As demand for clean energy increases, many state and local governments are prudently discussing the impact future solar development will have on agricultural lands. Because largescale solar requires considerable land use, a new report from the Center for Rural Affairs (produced for NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse) aims to provide decisionmakers and others an overview of policy approaches they can take to combine solar with agriculture –– a practice known as agrisolar or agrivoltaics.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that last week’s declaration of emergency for eastern Oklahoma in the aftermath of the June 17 storms has now triggered activation of the Emergency Price Stabilization Act. After the declaration was delayed for so many days, Drummond is also calling for reform of certain emergency response procedures.

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MUSKOGEE –– The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Marci Ann Weedon, age 46, of Rattan, Okla., was sentenced to 30 months in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country.

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Sharla Frost, an Oklahoma author, has just had “Frogville, Quest for a Queen,” her third children’s book, obtain best seller status on Amazon. “Frogville, Quest for a Queen” is the third book in the series about Lilypad Lotus Dillweed, who transformed into a frog when she turned 13 and had to go on a quest to restore herself, lift a curse on her community, save her family, and rescue her best friend.

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The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuses Services (ODMHSAS) can now deploy mobile crisis services and transport those experiencing behavioral health issues, rather than law enforcement.

Men’s health statistics often aren’t something to celebrate. Men live an average of five years less than women. They’re more likely to have high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. And they face more severe cases of dementia.

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