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The former K-Mart department store located on Craddock Road in Ada is undergoing a transition to an Emergency Multi-Use Facility as a part of the Chickasaw Nation’s response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Construction projects also include an alternate site care facility and an expansion of the Men’s Recovery Center. Funding for construction was made available by the U.S. Congress CARES ACT.

Chickasaw Nation Converts Former K-Mart Building As Part Of COVID-19 Response

Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:00am

Ada Okla - Curious residents driving by the former K-Mart department store located on Craddock Road in Ada have noticed an uptick in activity as the building transitions to an Emergency Multi-Use Facility (EMU).

Oklahoma’s Nationally Recognized Health Literacy Project Moves into Ninth Year With 2020 Grant Announcements

Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:00am

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) has awarded 23 Health Literacy Grants totaling more than $161,000 to libraries and adult literacy programs for the 2020-2021 grant cycle. Grantees will use the funds to provide a variety of health and wellness programs for the state’s residents. Programs during the 2019-2020 cycle attracted a record 32,000 Oklahomans, many of them participating in virtual programming because of the coronavirus pandemic.

SOARING SALES

Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:00am

Although Oklahoma sales tax reimbursements to cities and towns remain on downward trend, Sulphur, Davis and Murray County are all relishing in an upward movement that began in the spring and has continued through the pandemic months, figures show.

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This solar energy farm, south of Davis, at the intersection of Primrose Lane and Hanover Road, is now fully operational, according to OG&E officials.

OG&E Completes Solar Energy Farms Near Davis, Durant

Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:00am

OKLAHOMA CITY -- OG&E, the electric utility subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), last week announced it has completed construction of two 5-megawatt solar energy farms in southeast Oklahoma, including one south of Davis. Both centers are operating at full capacity.

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