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Social distancing affects dating scene

Social distancing affects dating scene

How social distancing affects dating scene

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Fancy dining, movies and theater performances aren’t part of the dating experience for the time being as the COVID-19 virus takes its toll on many parts of life.
Basketball fans leave Chesapeake Energy Arena after it is announced that an NBA basketball game between Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz in Oklahoma City has been postponed March 11. AP file Photo/Kyle Phillips

Basketball fans leave Chesapeake Energy Arena after it is announced that an NBA basketball game between Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz in Oklahoma City has been postponed March 11. AP file Photo/Kyle Phillips

Peace of mind despite positive test for virus

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
On the evening of April 3, my cell phone rang with a number I didn’t recognize. Normally, when that happens, I usually don’t answer it because of telemarketers. But in these days of social isolation, you sometimes welcome any type of conversation. So, I answered it.
Fort Sill Requires Coronavirus Masks

Fort Sill Requires Coronavirus Masks

Fort Sill, DOD Require Coronavirus Masks

News Staff
Monday, April 13, 2020
Fort Sill and the U.S. Department of Defense are now requiring everyone to wear masks to protect them and others from catching the Coronavirus. The face mask requirement went into effect today, April 13.
An abandoned Times Square in New York City in March.

An abandoned Times Square in New York City in March.

‘Surreal’: N.Y. funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) - Pat Marmo walked among 20 or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down so his pleas could be heard. “Every person there, they’re not a body,” he said. “They’re a father, they’re a mother, they’re a grandmother. They’re not bodies.
Mortgages fall

Mortgages fall

U.S. long-term mortgages fall

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week for the second straight week as anxiety has spiraled over devastation to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Home-loan rates have been hitting all-time lows.
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma workers on a power line project. Ledger photo by Jeremy Robbins

Public Service Co. of Oklahoma workers on a power line project. Ledger photo by Jeremy Robbins

PSO starts multistage power line project

Ledger Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Recognizing the need to expand their service area and upgrade the current system, Public Service Company of Oklahoma has an extensive power line project underway.
Virus may cost global economy up to $4.1T

Virus may cost global economy up to $4.1T

Virus may cost global economy up to $4.1T

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
COSTS MOUNT: The pandemic will cost the global economy as much as $4.1 trillion, or nearly 5% of all economic activity, according to new estimates from the Asian Development Bank. The regional lender said Friday that growth in developing Asia would likely fall to 2.
Diabetics may be at higher risk for illness from COVID-19

Diabetics may be at higher risk for illness from COVID-19

Diabetics may be at higher risk for illness from COVID-19

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
When COVID-19 first began to strike around the world, there were preconceived notions about who was getting affected. The initial theory was that it only attacked the elderly and the very young and it was just like the flu.
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