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Oklahoma Human Services will begin accepting online applications, Tuesday, Jan. 6 for the low income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP), at OKDHSLive.org. This federally funded program helps income-eligible families with their winter heating utility bills. Some households already receiving assistance through Oklahoma Human Services may be pre-authorized to receive LIHEAP for the winter heating period, which means they do not need to complete an application. Pre-authorized households have already been notified. Households that are not pre-authorized but currently receive assistance through the agency may have been notified by text message and should apply online at OKDHSLive.org.
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A number of high-profile audits have yet to be released by the State Auditor and Inspectors office.
Read moreThe Poultry Federation has released a statement by its President, Marvin Childers, regarding the poultry industry’s motion for stay in the Illinois River Watershed case.
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DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2026! A New Year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this New Year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning.Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested list of New Year’s Resolutions which were adapted by my late mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of Al-Anon: JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through THIS DAY ONLY. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
Read moreWhen a child’s heart or lungs fail, every second counts. Families across Oklahoma’s 77 counties can trust they’re receiving world-class care at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health, which has earned the prestigious Gold Center of Excellence designation from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). This national recognition affirms the hospital’s expertise in delivering lifesaving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment to critically ill children.
Read moreSeems like yesterday that we were making New Year’s resolutions. Time flies by!
Read moreShe had broken her foot in several places during her fall. I wore an expression of sympathy when I entered her room. However, her sweet smile remained. As we talked, she directed the conversation away from her pain. She wanted to know how my wife was, and my children. Her love and concern for others displayed itself in her kind eyes and gentle speech.
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