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Oklahoma has entered Phase 4 of its vaccine distribution plan. With three COVID-19 vaccines available, all Oklahomans are now eligible for vaccination.

Oklahoma has entered Phase 4 of its vaccine distribution plan. With three COVID-19 vaccines available, all Oklahomans are now eligible for vaccination.

COVID vaccinations are free

News Staff
Thursday, April 1, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Thanks to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and all front-line workers, Oklahoma has entered Phase 4 of its vaccine distribution plan. With three COVID-19 vaccines available, all Oklahomans are now eligible for vaccination.
Mortgage exec indicted for multimillion-dollar fraud

Mortgage exec indicted for multimillion-dollar fraud

Mortgage exec indicted for multimillion-dollar fraud

News Staff
Thursday, April 1, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A former mortgage company executive is fighting a 24-count federal indictment that charges him with defrauding two banks, the Federal National Mortgage Assn. (“Fannie Mae”), and others, in an elaborate scheme. Ronald J.
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas said, “For nearly 50 years, Elkview General Hospital has provided outstanding care to Hobart, Kiowa County and the surrounding communities.”

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas said, “For nearly 50 years, Elkview General Hospital has provided outstanding care to Hobart, Kiowa County and the surrounding communities.”

Lucas visits Hobart Chamber and Elkview hospital

Staff Reports
Thursday, April 1, 2021
HOBART – U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas recently visited Hobart, where he met with Hobart Chamber of Commerce officials, and Elkview General Hospital.
Telos reports loss for forth quarter

Telos reports loss for forth quarter

Telos reports loss for forth quarter

News Staff
Thursday, April 1, 2021
ASHBURN, Va. – The cybersecurity company Telos Corp. recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020.
State of Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant Driver's License.

State of Oklahoma REAL ID Compliant Driver's License.

DL issues a priority for Legislature

News Staff
Thursday, April 1, 2021
I received an email from a 73-year-old grandmother and constituent who was unable to get a driver’s license in Tulsa. She wrote she was going to travel to Muskogee and be there at 5:30 a.m. to stand in line so she could get through the door at 8:00 and hopefully get her license.
Vegetables

Vegetables

USDA trade advisor honored for service

News Staff
Thursday, April 1, 2021
WASHINGTON – The Organic Trade Association on Thursday honored Kelly Strzelecki, senior trade advisor for the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, with its 2021 Organic Public Servant Award in recognition of her efforts to promote a meaningful public-private partnership for the organic industry...
Adjudication timeline for jobless claims slashed

Adjudication timeline for jobless claims slashed

Adjudication timeline for jobless claims slashed

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 1, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The average time for resolving contested unemployment claims in adjudication has been slashed by 82%, to three weeks, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) announced. Adjudication is the legal process required by the U.S.
Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust grants nearly two-thirds of a million dollars to the City of Lawton.

Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust grants nearly two-thirds of a million dollars to the City of Lawton.

Lawton to receive $638K from emissions scandal settlement

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 1, 2021
LAWTON – Five diesel-powered vehicles will be decommissioned and replaced by the City of Lawton using nearly two-thirds of a million dollars from the settlement of a Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Ledger photo by Kyletta Ray - Lawton switches from twice-a-week to once-a-week trash pick-up starting April 5.

Ledger photo by Kyletta Ray - Lawton switches from twice-a-week to once-a-week trash pick-up starting April 5.

Lawton changes trash pickup to once-a-week

Ledger Staff
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Lawton switches from twice-a-week to once-a-week trash pick-up starting April 5. Depending on where you live, refuse will be collected on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. Wednesdays will be reserved for once-a-month curbside pick-up of as much as 4 cubic yards of solid waste.
Vaccinations don’t affect donation eligibility

Vaccinations don’t affect donation eligibility

OBI: Vaccinations don’t affect donation eligibility

News Staff
Thursday, April 1, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Blood Institute is reminding the public that people do not need to wait to donate blood or blood products after receiving the most common COVID-19 vaccines, including Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.
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