First prisoners arrive at Alcatraz Island
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On Aug. 11, 1934, several federal prisoners classified as “most dangerous” arrive at Alcatraz Island.
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SWRE to host annual meeting at two locations
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Southwest Rural Electric Association, Inc. (SWRE) members are invited to attend the 86th Annual Meeting on Monday, August 21. Drive-thru registration will take place from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Hangar 36 in Altus, Oklahoma and Wilbarger County Event Center in Vernon, Texas.
Add eye exams to your back-to-school checklist
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As parents are making sure their students are ready to begin school in August, they should remember to get them in for a comprehensive eye exam with an optometrist. According to the Oklahoma Association of Optometry, 80% of all learning is visual, and simple vision screenings (like the kind schools provide) may not detect some vision problems that can impact health and learning.
Back-to-school shopping: Then and now
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This is a school supply list published by the New York Tribune on Sept. 5, 1920.
Governor Stitt appoints new district judge
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Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Rafe Hall to serve as the District Judge for the Third Judicial District which includes Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, and Tillman Counties. Judge Hall graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1990 with a degree in Organizational Administration and a minor in Marketing before earning his juris doctorate from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1994.
How will you exit your business?
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If you own a business, you’ve always got a lot on your mind. But no matter how busy you are today, you need to think about tomorrow. Specifically, you’ll want to create an exit strategy for the day you want to move on from your business to a new phase in your life.
Temps soar across the south. Wanted for questioning: Heat Miser
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A uthorities are searching for a suspect accused of making the temperatures soar across Texas and Oklahoma. The suspect, Heat Miser, can often be found feuding with his brother, Snow Miser. With recent temperatures well over a hundred degrees, authorities are searching for Heat Miser for questioning.
It’s His Church
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As I write this, we are about to experience another day over 105º with more to come. Lord, we sure could use a little cooler temps and some rain.
Heart attacks occur after treatmet of infections
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My mom had a throat and palate infection that was treated in 2017, and about two weeks later, she had a heart attack. In 2023, she had pneumonia, and was briefly hospitalized and treated, but again about two weeks later, she had another heart attack. We asked her cardiologist if there is a relationship between either the infections themselves or the treatment of infections and heart attacks, but he was not aware of any.
Walmart announces application for 10th annual open call
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Walmart’s application period for Open Call 2023 is now open, offering small business owners and entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their products to be sold on shelves in Walmart or Sam’s Club, or online at Walmart. com.