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The FBI Oklahoma City Field Office is seeking to identify potential victims of the November 2023 INTEGRIS Health cyber incident, which compromised the Personal Identifying Information (PII) of over two million patients.

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.

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m.

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.

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.

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.

The Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma are launching a program in 2024 offering free annual cancer screenings to first responders in Southwest Oklahoma. Beginning Feb.

The Oklahoma Scholarship Competition is currently underway, offering more than $770,000 in cash scholarships and tuition grants for high school students in Oklahoma. Through the competition, students in grades 9 through 12 test their knowledge of Oklahoma history, geography and its people.