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Oklahoma City -- The REALTORS® Relief Foundation (RRF) has announced that the Shawnee Board of REALTORS® will receive $150,000 in relief grants to aid victims of recent tornadoes that impacted Shawnee homeowners in April.(https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/grants-and-funding/realtors-relief-f…

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Lawton has more food stamp recipients than any other city or town in Oklahoma where 13.4% of the city population must use food stamps to keep food on the table.

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OKLAHOMA CITY —This year, Oklahoma City will celebrate Juneteenth with Juneteenth on the East. a three-day, family-friendly event featuring live music, a 5k race, interactive murals, dance performances, spoken word, food trucks, educational tents and vendors, featuring local small businesses…

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) will host its 2023 Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting on Saturday, June 24. During the fundraising event, three members of the community will be honored with the group’s Abolitionist Awards.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - The 39th Annual OKC Pride Parade was held Sunday, June 4 in the historic 39th Street District. With more than 80 entries, the parade stepped off heading south on Classen Boulevard, then turning west down a crowd lined 39th Street, ending at Barnes Avenue in the heart of the h…

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OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Animal Shelter closed its doors to the public on Sunday afternoon, June 3, for the second time this year to keep an upper respiratory infection from spreading through the Shelter and to other dogs in the metro.

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Public-school advocates have long suggested that if Oklahoma schools had more money, then student outcomes would increase as well. That theory is being put to the test.When they announced this year’s education-funding plan, policymakers noted that state school appropriations rose by $1.35 bi…

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The Supreme Court has described clemency as the “fail safe” in our criminal justice system. “It is an unalterable fact that our judicial system, like the human beings who administer it, is fallible.”  In Oklahoma, clemency is a two-step process involving both the Pardon & Parole Board (“…

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Democratic Party has announced they are will host their largest in history two-day State Party Reorganizing Convention at the Tulsa Cox Convention Center, 100 Civic Center 100 Civic Center, on June 3 and 4.

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Oklahoma City -- On Wednesday (March 31), the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued what the Catholic Conference of Oklahoma called "yet another decision overturning two important laws passed by a super-majority of the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. [Kevin] Stitt last year."The Most R…

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Oklahoma City -- The Oklahoma State Supreme Court's pro-abortion majority grew by one vote in a May 31 decision.The once-tenuous majority had already deemed there is an "inherent right to choose to terminate" pregnancies if a physician says there exists "certainty or probability" of danger t…

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OKLAHOMA CITY - The OKC Pride Alliance Parade returns to Downtown Oklahoma City for the third year in a row. This Thursday, the Oklahoma City Pride Alliance, host of the Annual Pride Month Opening Ceremonies since 2019, invites the public and members to their opening event this Thursday, Jun…

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When Governor Kevin Stitt signed a new law providing tax credits to help Oklahoma families cover the cost of private-school tuition, parents said it gave them far more than a tax benefit.Instead, the new programs give Oklahoma families reason to hope for a brighter future for their children.…

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OKLAHOMA CITY - Summer reading is back at the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (OLBPH). After a pandemic-related break, OLBPH will offer a free Summer Reading Program from June 1 to July 31 for Oklahoma students with visual or other disabilities that prevent them fro…

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A bit of prevention goes a long way in minimizing insect and disease problems in the garden. Enlist a holistic approach known as Plant Health Care to manage your ornamental and edible gardens. It starts with proper plant selection and care and ends with using the most eco-friendly controls w…

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OKLAHOMA CITY – FEMA and the State of Oklahoma Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie counties will begin new hours of operation on Thursday, June 1.The centers assist survivors affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that occurred April…

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, sent to The City Sentinel newspaper his comments on the conclusion of the 2023 regular session that began in February. The pro tem said the Senate Republican caucus was more united than ever before and built momentum going…

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Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small said the creation of refundable tax credits to help families pay for private school and homeschooling will positively impact children’s lives for years to come.“The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act opens the door of education…

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Oklahoma City – State Representative John Talley this week commented on the news that Southern Rock Energy Partners (SREP) has selected Cushing as the site for a $5.6 billion refinery.In a statement sent to The City Sentinel newspaper, Talley said:"The creation of this refinery is a generati…

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System invites aspiring medical professionals interested in joining the VA team to visit the OKC VA Medical Center on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 from 9:00am to 2:30pm to attend a “Meet & Greet” with the Community Care staff.  

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Oklahoma City -- During and after a State Capitol rally held Tuesday (May 23), members and/or allies of the Oklahoma Survivor Justice Coalition intensified their pleas for restoration of provisions in House Bill 1639 that would allow judicial review of the sentences faced by women who have e…

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Leadership Oklahoma honored a leading statewide association, and an innovative state agency at its annual Excellence in Leadership Gala last month, at First National Center in Oklahoma City.  The four state leaders recognized this year are Clay I. Bennett, Dr. Leigh Goodson, …

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Dr. Amy Darter, the director of Oklahoma City's Institute of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, is being sued for over $1 million by AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation for unpaid bills. The suit comes on the heels of Darter's abrupt closure of her clinic, allegedly due to a cybersecurity attack…

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You may know me from my roles in movies like Apollo 13 and The Green Mile or the CBS television series CSI NY -- but it was in 1994 and playing the role of Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, that my life changed and inspired my enduring connection to our defenders, veterans, and first responders. This…

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OKLAHOMA CITY – During the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma’s (USAO) recent commencement ceremony, Heidi Rice, president of the Alumni Association, presented Lacey Lynne Dutton and Alexandra Delaney Medcalf with the organization’s Distinguished Graduate Awards for the fall 2022 a…

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Legislation to fund increased security in Oklahoma public schools drew strong opposition from a handful of Democratic lawmakers who said gun control and school counselors should be the focus instead with one Democrat suggesting school security officers excessively target racial minorities. “…

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In this current regular session of the Legislature, the Oklahoma House and Senate passed a proposed new law designated House Bill 1236.The City Sentinel newspaper encourages Governor Kevin Stitt to veto it. The Institute for Free Speech says Oklahoma’s current laws protect “the exercise of t…

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In the American criminal justice system, prosecutors are “ministers of justice.” Their duty is not to win a case, but to ensure justice is done. Our nation’s highest court tells us that "[s]ociety wins not only when the guilty are convicted but when criminal trials are fair.” Simply put, pro…

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In a significant blow to the local dining scene, Oklahoma City's beloved establishment, VZD's Restaurant & Bar, has confirmed it will cease operations at its 4200 N. Western location after the first weekend of September. The closure comes as the building's owners are planning to explore …

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Legislature on Friday, May 19, gave final passage to a set of bills directing what Republican legislators described as an "historic investment into public education." According to a joint House-Senate press release: Senate Bill 1119 provides longevity-based pay raises for…