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The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum

The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum

OKC Memorial anniversary scaled back

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is planning to offer a recorded, one-hour television program in place of a live ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.
Photo provided Signage by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation outline the rules for camping and parking areas including trash, sanitation and campfires.

Photo provided Signage by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation outline the rules for camping and parking areas including trash, sanitation and campfires.

Wildlife Dept. offices closed due to coronavirus concerns

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters in Oklahoma City and its field offices statewide closed to visitors on March 18 and will remain shuttered until further notice.
Call provided to inmates amid the suspension of visitation due to the Coronavirus.

Call provided to inmates amid the suspension of visitation due to the Coronavirus.

Department of Corrections provides free phone calls

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2020
As compensation for suspending all visitation and volunteer access to state penal institutions effective March 13, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections inked an agreement to provide every inmate with two free 5-minute-long telephone calls each week.
Photo provided The floor of the Oklahoma Senate inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Photo provided The floor of the Oklahoma Senate inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City.

State sunshine laws see short-term adjustments

Lenzy Krehbiel-burton Staff Writer
Monday, March 23, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY — In an effort to allow continued government meetings while honoring new in-person limitations recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Oklahoma Legislature has approved temporary amendments to the state’s Sunshine laws.
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Judge extends talks over gaming compact

Lenzy Krehbiel-burton Staff Writer
Monday, March 23, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY — With courthouses closing across Oklahoma due to the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, a federal judge is allowing more time for gaming compact talks between Oklahoma’s tribes and its governor. On Tuesday, Judge Timothy DeGuisti issued an order extending mediation between Gov.
Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch, file Voters cast their ballots for the 2018 general election at the McClain County Election Board in Purcell.

Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch, file Voters cast their ballots for the 2018 general election at the McClain County Election Board in Purcell.

Election Board secretary declares emergency

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, March 23, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax on March 18 declared an emergency for local elections scheduled on April 7 in 74 counties, including several in southwest Oklahoma.
Photo provided At right is a deserted hallway in Evergreen Healthcare Center in Burkburnett, Texas, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines limiting personal contact among residents of nursing homes and other at-risk individuals.

Photo provided At right is a deserted hallway in Evergreen Healthcare Center in Burkburnett, Texas, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines limiting personal contact among residents of nursing homes and other at-risk individuals.

'Remember nursing home residents,' says head of Texas facility

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, March 23, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A young woman who lives in a small Texas city a little over an hour south of Lawton and 30 minutes northwest of Wichita Falls recently penned a heartfelt post on Facebook in which she urged the public to remember nursing center patients during the coronavirus crisis.
Oklahoma has more than 7,000 restaurants and almost 180,000 people employed in the food service industry.

Oklahoma has more than 7,000 restaurants and almost 180,000 people employed in the food service industry.

Campaign urges eatery takeouts

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Monday, March 23, 2020
CATOOSA – Paul Hood was eating at a Tulsa restaurant Tuesday evening when he got the idea. That night, as the coronavirus was spreading across Oklahoma, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum ordered the city’s bars and pubs to close immediately.
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