Area News

Have you Done your Yearly Medicare Plan Review? – We’re Here to Help! Medicare Open Enrollment: October 15 – December 7 COEDD Area Agency on Aging (AAA), in partnership with the Oklahoma Insurance Department Medicare Assistance Program, is again offering free Medicare Part D Plan Comparison and Enrollment assistance throughout the Fall Open Enrollment Period—October…

VA Hosts Tribal Women Veterans Summit in partnership with Muscogee Nation and Oklahoma State Department of Veterans Affairs, Nov. 3   WHAT:          The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Tribal Government Relations, in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Department of Veterans Affairs’ Women Veterans Program and Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma,…

SSC Helps Students Complete FAFSA at October Events   Seminole State College is helping students understand their financial aid options and complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at events this month. From Oct. 3 through Oct. 6, the Financial Aid Office, in a partnership with Student Support Services, held “FAFSA Days.” Financial…

MUSKOGEE MAN SENTENCED FOR ODOMETER TAMPERING AND WIRE FRAUD   MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Sebron Dejuan Brown, age 36, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for one count of Conspiracy to Commit Odometer Tampering,…

Commissioners authorize application for REAP grant ONL Reporter The Okfuskee County Commissioners met September 6 at 9:00 a.m. for their regular weekly meeting. During the meeting they reviewed and approved monthly reports for county officials. The reports from the Assessor, Court Clerk, Drug Court, Health Department and Sheriff all reported zero dollars. The also reviewed…

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…

OSU Extension reduces lab testing rates for drought-stricken producers By Trisha Gedon STILLWATER, Okla. – As farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma are dealing with the financial repercussions of the 2022 drought,Oklahoma State University Extension is stepping in to help ease some of the financial strain. From Oct. 5 through Dec. 31, the Soil, Water and…

Generational’ investments: Legislators send ARPA projects to governor By Tres Savage – NonDoc.com Friday, September 30, 2022 Oklahoma State Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat (R-OKC) speaks to media Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (Tres Savage) The Oklahoma Legislature appropriated more than $1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding Thursday, sending a series of big-ticket…