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SSC Board of Regents Approve Micro-Credentialing Agreements with Local Businesses   The Seminole State College Board of Regents approved a number of memorandum of understanding documents with businesses participating in the College’s new micro-credentialing program and approved the 2023-2024 academic calendar at their meeting on Dec. 15. As the meeting opened, Vice President for Fiscal…

SDE Receives $5.3 million grant to serve special needs children OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 21, 2022) – The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Special Education Services team has received a $5.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support Oklahoma school districts and early career teachers in serving children with disabilities. This year marks the…

Certified Healthy Oklahoma Applications are Open OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has started accepting applications for the 2022 Certified Healthy Oklahoma Program. Certified Healthy Oklahoma – a collaborative effort of OSDH, The Oklahoma Academy, Oklahoma Turning Point Council and the State Chamber of Oklahoma – is a public health initiative launched…

Social Security Matters by National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens ______________________________________________________ Ask Rusty – When Is My Wife Eligible for Full Survivor Benefits? Dear Rusty: I heard my spouse will get 100% of my Social Security when I pass if she is at…

SSC Library to Host Holiday Event for Students Seminole State College will host its ‘Twas the Night Before Finals holiday event at the Boren Library on Dec. 4 from 3 to 8 p.m.             Students will be able to participate in several holiday activities, such as cookie decorating, making Christmas ornaments, designing holiday cards and…

OHCA Board Approves Rate Increase for Private Duty Nurses and Dental Providers Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) board voted to approve a twenty-five percent rate increase for private duty nurses (PDN), a five percent aggregate rate increase for pediatric dental providers, and a fourteen percent aggregate rate increase for adult dental…

Oklahoma Health Care Authority Releases SoonerSelect Medical and Children’s Specialty Plan Request for Proposals Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is seeking proposals to implement a comprehensive medical delivery system for the agency’s new health care model, SoonerSelect, following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing of two delivery system reform bills. SoonerSelect will allow OHCA…

Veteran’s Day Programs November 10  Oakes Elementary School  6:00 P.M. November 11 Okemah High School  10:00 A.M. At the Dome Okemah High School will be having our annual Veterans Day assembly at 10 A.M. on November 11th in the Dome on the campus of the high school? Also, please let everyone know that all veterans are invited and…

Oklahoma Municipal League Files Brief in Sex Offender Case The Oklahoma Municipal League recently filed an Amicus Brief in a case brought against the City of El Reno related to the right of a municipality to enforce the provision of the Sex Offenders Registration Act. A suit was brought against the City of El Reno…

FOUR DEFENDANTS SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO FRAUDULENTLY ACQUIRE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EVENT TICKETS   Defendants Collectively Ordered to Serve 104 months in Prison and Pay Nearly $3.5 Million in Restitution to Victims OKLAHOMA CITY – Four defendants have been sentenced for their participation in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme to fraudulently…