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Community members invited to support child welfare needs at expansion celebration Oklahoma Human Services is pleased to announce the first-ever multi-county expansion of CarePortal. The community is invited to join in a launch celebration for five southwestern Oklahoma counties - Jackson, Harmon, Greer, Kiowa, and Tillman from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Seminar Center at Southwest Technology Center, 711 W. Tamarack Road in Altus. Interested attendees should register in advance to ensure enough space and materials.

StatePoint – April is National Volunteer Month, an annual opportunity to recognize the contributions that volunteers make to their community through their time and energy. When it comes to a vast operation like the USO, which has more than 250 locations around the globe that serve hundreds of thousands of U.S.

Family-friendly festivities feature extreme animals, local food trucks, and fundraising for local nonprofits for newly announced 2024 RP Charities Camels, ostriches, zebras and Clydesdales return to Remington Park on Sunday, April 21 to raise funds for Oklahoma nonprofits during the highly anticipated Extreme Racing for Charity event.

StatePoint – Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States and it almost always begins during adolescence. According to leading medical advocates, pediatricians have a role to play in getting kids to quit vaping electronic cigarettes and using other tobacco products.

The Oklahoma House Judiciary – Criminal Committee today passed a bill to strengthen penalties for strangulation offenses. John George, R-Newalla, authored Senate Bill 1211, which would raise the penalty for assault and battery by strangulation or attempted strangulation against an intimate partner or household member to a maximum of three years to a maximum term of up to 10 years in prison.

The first Pony Express mail was sent from St. Joseph, Mo., April 3, 1860, by horse and rider relay teams. While the enterprise ultimately failed, famous riders like William (“Buffalo Bill”) Cody and Robert (“Pony Bob”) Haslam fueled the imaginations of citizens across the country.

Oklahoma State University’s Pesticide Safety Education Program will partner with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to host two unwanted pesticide disposal days in the Oklahoma communities of Altus and Shawnee.