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Attorney General, DOC Director file for 90-day execution intervals

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Attorney General Gentner Drummond and ODOC today filed a joint motion asking the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to schedule the next phase of executions at 90-day intervals.

OSDH reports first pediatric influenza death of the 2023 – 2024 season

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OSDH has confirmed and notified the CDC of the state’s first death of a child from influenza this season. The death occurred in a southeast Oklahoma child under the age of five.

National League of Cities appoints Stonecipher to key committee position

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Ward 8 Councilmember Mark Stonecipher has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2024 Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee.

OKCPS celebrates grand opening of Employee Health Clinic

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Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) is excited to announce the opening of the OKCPS Employee Health Clinic. The clinic aims to promote the health and well being of district employees.
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OKC Zoo ending its winter hours early!

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The sun is out and it’s time to get out to the Zoo! Starting today the Zoo will return to its regular hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

OKC Parks’ premiere of “Peter and the Starcatcher” slated for Feb. 29

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Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation will premiere its production of “Peter and the Starcatcher” Feb. 29 at Taylor Recreation Center, 1115 SW 70th St.

Oil companies to pay $7.4 million for 2022 oil spill on tribal land

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Oil companies to pay $7.4 million in civil penalties to resolve U.S. claims for pipeline spill on allotted Tribal land.
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Lyric audiences contributed record amount at ‘A Christmas Carol’ in 2023

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Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma audiences contributed $31,854 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma during the annual production of "A Christmas Carol" presented by Devon Energy.

Join Theatre Crude next week for ‘The Immortal Jellyfish Girl’

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Mark your calendars for February 8-10 at OCCC for some incredibly fringe-y theatre! Join us next week for THE IMMORTAL JELLYFISH GIRL!

Metro Tech to showcase local businesses at Black History Month celebration

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Metro Tech hosts the 2024 Black History Month Celebration Thursday, Feb. 15, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at the District Conference Center.

Hit Off-Broadway production SMALL opens Lyric Theatre’s 2024 season

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From the horse-race track to the Broadway stage, Lyric Theatre opens its 2024 season with Small, a hit one-man show direct from a critically-acclaimed run Off-Broadway.

OKC Zoo and Adventure District businesses to host job fair

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OKC’s Adventure District and local businesses, including the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, are teaming up for the OKC Adventure District Job Fair on February 7 at Science Museum Oklahoma.

In a historic first for Oklahoma, broadband expansion grants approved

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More than 55,000 Oklahoma homes and businesses are one step closer to receiving high-speed internet service, thanks to votes Thursday by the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board to authorize broadband infrastructure expansion projects in 57 counties.

HOME1947: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy exhibition to open at OK Contemporary

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HOME1947: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy exhibition recreating historical chapter of the Partition of India and Pakistan to open at Oklahoma Contemporary.

Oklahoma City attorneys sworn into state Bar Association board

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Miles Pringle took an oath to serve as the 2024 Oklahoma Bar Association president. Also sworn in were Jeff D. Trevillion for a three-year term as a member at large and Laura R. Talbert for a one-year term as the Young Lawyers Division chairperson.