Facility opens wing for hospitalization increase

A surge in CO- VID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Oklahoma City has led Integris Baptist Medical Center to open its Portland Avenue campus to treat patients with the coronavirus.

Pumping iron

Coach Caitlin Radford, left, oversees the efforts of Paige Pugh, Lily Heerwald and Reese Giblet, all sixth graders, in the Clinton High School Weight Room.

A group of Oklahoma lawmakers last week issued the following statements in support of Oklahoma law enforcement officers.

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), during a virtual Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) workshop held recently, discussed the importance of ensuring government regulations don’t strangle businesses during COVID-19 and the work he is doing to ensure flexibility and extend the deadline for Tribes to spend their Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF).

Giving reverence

Damon Dunbar, planning director, at left, and Cheyenne Chief Alan Fletcher, emergency management director, talk to the crowd at the recent groundbreaking for the Cheyenne & Arapaho Emergency Preparedness Building.

Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN-07) have introduced the “Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants” (RAMP-UP)Act.

In support of law enforcement, legislation developed with the assistance of a fallen Tulsa police officer will be named after him next session. Sgt. Craig Johnson, a 15-year veteran of the Tulsa Police Department, was shot recently after a traffic stop went wrong. He later died from his injuries.

Good oral hygiene is important even in babies

Dear Doctor: Our daughter is only 4 years old, and she has had her first cavity already. What can we do to make sure that things go better at her next visit to the dentist, and for her new baby brother?

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