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Paden School Supply List Pre-K: 1 Pair of scissors 2 Boxes of Ticonderoga pencils  1 Pair of scissors  1 Package of paper  1 Package of Play-Doh (Primary colors)  1 Nap mat  Change of clothes (in a ziplock baggie)  3 Clorox wipes  1 Germ-X  3 Packages of crayons   1Box band aids  1 Box of gallon zip…

Okemah School supply list Kindergarten: 24 Count Ticonderoga Pencils 4 Glue Sticks 1 Bottle Glue 5 Pkgs. Crayola Crayons (24 count) 1 Fiskars Scissors 3 Boxes Kleenex 2 Pink Erasers 1 Plastic School Box (Standard Size) 2 Pkgs. Baby Wipes 1 Box Crayola Markers (Broad line) 1 Box Quart Freezer bags (Boys) 1 Box Gallon…

Mason School Supply List 2023-2024 Pre-K 1-Backpack 1 Rest Mat 3-24 ct. Crayola Brand Crayons (NOT Washable, must contain Pink and Gray) 1 Regular size school box 4 Count Playdough (Playdough brand only 2 Reams Copy Paper 3 Disinfectant Wipes 1 Pkg. Dry Erase Markers (4 ct) 1-Three Prong Folder Bovs: Gallon Zipper bags Girls:…

USDA Invests in Research, Extension and Education at 1890 Land-grant Universities WASHINGTON, July 24, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $33 million to support capacity-building efforts at 1890 Land-grant Universities. This investment, administered through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), will support 82 research,…

Dolese Celebrates 10-year Anniversary of $210 Million Gift Announcement to Higher Education, Engineering Programs   OKLAHOMA CITY – On Friday, three universities gathered at Dolese Bros. Inc. headquarters in Oklahoma City to celebrate a decade of advancing engineering education together. When Dolese — Oklahoma’s largest supplier of ready-mix concrete, crushed stone, gravel and sand — was…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 24, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 9.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.20/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 8.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 69.7 cents per gallon lower than…

Drummond files brief with U.S. Supreme Court in support of Glossip petition for writ of certiorari OKLAHOMA CITY (July 5, 2023) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond today filed a brief in support of death row inmate Richard Glossip’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari in his case. As the…

Kelly Ogle joins OSU’s School of Media and Strategic Communications faculty   Famed Oklahoma journalist and OSU alumnus will prepare students for careers in broadcast journalism  (STILLWATER, Okla., July 18, 2023) — Former KWTV anchor and Oklahoma State University alumnus Kelly Ogle will join the School of Media and Strategic Communications (SMSC) faculty this fall. Ogle, a 1985…

PURCELL MAN SENTENCED TO SERVE 210 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHICKASAW INDIAN COUNTRY OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, MICHAEL CHARLES FIXICO, 45, of Purcell, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 210 months in federal prison for sexual abuse, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester. On February 15, 2022, a 13-count…

TSET Healthy Youth Initiative Sees Success in Shifting Nutrition Attitudes Teens exposed to Swap Up messages are drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages OKLAHOMA CITY (July 13, 2023) – A youth-focused program from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) is changing how Oklahoma teens look at nutrition. A new study shows Swap Up, a program of TSET’s Healthy…