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OMRF receives $3.7 million for Alzheimer’s research

1 year ago By News Staff

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a fiveyear, $3.7 million grant to study immune reactions in the brain that may lead to conditions like Alzheimer’s.

Cinnamon roll social at Fort Towson Historic Site Saturday

1 year ago By News Staff

FORT TOWSON –– The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a Cinnamon Roll Social on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m.-noon.

Members of the Hugo FFA Pivot Team

1 year ago By News Staff

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Members of the Hugo FFA Pivot Team , include (l to r): Dae’Marrius Freeman, Jamari Scroggins, D’Airreon Jeffries, Avery Mitchell, Tatum Fancher, Jaleigh Loper, Aubree Edwards and Susanna Brown.

SEOLS celebrates library card sign-up month with new designs

1 year ago By News Staff

The Southeast Oklahoma Library System (SEOLS) is excited to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month by unveiling six new library card designs, available for a limited time! These designs feature unique and vibrant images to appeal to all ages, including a sea turtle, the scenic Talimena Drive, an arrowhead with a scissortail flycatcher, books, a buffalo, and a dinosaur.

Fort Towson

1 year ago By News Staff

first graders showed their creativity at the Choctaw County Fair with their farm animal projects. left to right: Mila Wilson, Laniey Gilchrist, Anna james, August Martin, Elia Wickson, Remy Calvert, Carter Day, Hadlee Pollard, Maxwell Gantt, Kaden James, Gatlin Trapp, Jagger Murdoch, Oliver Hicks, Adaline Jackson, Brooklyn Chapman, Rhett Beene, Katarina Jurisch, Landen Heady, Denver Morgan, Beckett

Oklahoma Quality award presented to Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority

1 year ago By News Staff

Choctaw Nation Health Services Association (CNHSA) was one of two organizations awarded the prestigious Oklahoma Quality Foundation (OQF) State Quality Award. The award recognizes organizations dedicated to achieving performance excellence using the Baldridge Excellence Framework, a proven system helping organizations fulfill their missions, enhance results, and increase competitiveness.

Oklahoma WIC transitions to new formula

1 year ago By News Staff

• New formula contract effective October 2024 The Oklahoma Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program will be transitioning from Gerber to Similac brand contract infant formulas. All WIC programs in the US are required to have a formula contract in place for cost containment purposes.

Suicide and bullying:

1 year ago By News Staff

• Stand for the Silent, an organization helping to stop bullying is putting suicide in the spotlight September is Suicide Prevention Month, making it a great time to put this crucial topic in the spotlight. It’s a topic that is impacting the nation’s youth.