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Committee approves bill allowing retired law enforcement to serve as school resource officers

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The Senate Education Committee gave unanimous approval Tuesday to legislation providing local school districts more options in filling their school resource officer positions. Senate Bill 1521, by Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, would allow districts without available active law enforcement officers in their county or community to hire retired peace officers or CLEET certified security guards.

Oil companies to pay $7.4 million in civil penalties

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Recently, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Holly Energy Partners-Operating L.P. and Osage Pipe Line Company LLC have agreed to pay $7.4 million in Clean Water Act civil penalties and implement corrective measures to settle claims stemming from a pipeline rupture and crude oil spill from the Osage pipeline onto land owned by members of the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma. In addition to payment of the civil penalties, the settlement requires that the two companies complete the cleanup and remediation of the impacted area and take additional steps to prepare for and prevent future spills.

CUAA to host reunions for Classes of 1974 and 1999

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Calling all members of the Cameron University classes of 1974 and 1999! The Cameron University Alumni Association is hosting 25th and 50th year reunions with a special medallion ceremony. The event is scheduled for Saturday, February 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cameron Exchange. For more information and to register, please call the Office of Alumni Relations at 580-581-2988. Online registration can be completed at https://www.cameron.edu/ reunion-registration. There is no charge to attend.

Eye-opening reasons people bully others (and what to do about it)

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Anyone who has had their child bullied knows all too well the emotional and physical toll it can take. Millions of people experience it yearly in schools around the country, leaving many to wonder who it is that bullies and why they do it. The more we learn about why people bully, the more we as a society can help bring it to a much-needed end. The good news is that plenty of information is available explaining why people bully others.

CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to large recall of queso fresco, cotija cheese, and other dairy products

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A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections has been posted: https://www.cdc. gov/listeria/outbreaks/ cheese-02-24/index.html Key Points: 26 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 7 states.

First Groundhog Day celebrated

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The first Groundhog Day was celebrated Feb. 2, 1887. Punxsutawney, Penn. newspaper editor Clymer Freas came up with the idea and presented the idea to a group of groundhog hunters—known collectively as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The group visited Gobbler’s Knob, where the inaugural groundhog became the bearer of bad news when he saw his shadow.