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New Law Expands Dental Care Options

OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill increasing the services dental assistants and hygienists are allowed to perform for patients has been signed into law by the governor.Rep. David Smith, RArpelar, is the author of House Bill 3934. The measure also expands the list of recognized accrediting agencies.

County Interest Income Explained

The Blaine County Treasurer’s Office is sharing updated information to help residents better understand how county funds are invested and how those investment earnings directly benefit the community.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Here we are with the school year coming to an end. Mothers are thinking about what to do to entertain kids this summer and kids are thinking about sleeping late and a never-ending vacation. Kids will love to get involved with the local library summer programs.

Ferguson Features

Continuing the theme of National Preservation Month, this week I’m writing about the Ferguson Home itself. This Victorian structure was built in 1901, the year the Fergusons were called to Guthrie to serve as governor/first lady of the territory of Oklahoma.

Today In History

May 13 is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 232 days remain until the end of the year.1110 – Baldwin I of Jerusalem captures the city of Beirut from the Fatimid Caliphate with the help of a Genoese fleet.

Talk To Saves Lives

LTCA of Enid Area Agency on Aging Family Caregiver Services will be hosting “Talk Saves Lives” an introduction to suicide prevention at 10 a.m. on June 3, at Autry Technology Center, 1201 W. Willow Road in Enid. It will be presented by Berecia Pitts, M.Ed.

Death Certificates May Now Be Corrected

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation authored by Rep. Marilyn Stark, RBethany, updating Oklahoma’s process for correcting death certificates has become law without the governor’s signature.House Bill 3931 updates state law governing requests to correct a death certificate.

Blaine County Courthouse News

Civil CourtMark Lynn Freeman vs Service Oklahoma, Drivers License Appeal Elizabeth Kay Moulton vs Loretta Martinez, Et Al, Reyna Keltch, And/Or All Other Occupants, Joseph Wright, Forcible Entry And Detainer *Family CourtStatCheyenne Dunn, Minor Child(ren)Et Al vs Lace Loeser, Protective...

Local Food Freedom Act Signed Into Law

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, and Sen. Kelly Hines, ROklahoma City, today commented on the signing of House Bill 3720, a measure updating Oklahoma’s Homemade Food Freedom Act and expanding opportunities for small, local food producers.

Longdale FD Expansion Seeking Bids

The Blaine County Commission has decided to again go out for bids on an expansion of the Longdale Fire Department.