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The CDC vaccine tracker showing Oklahoma’s vaccine distributions as of Feb. 15. Graphic by Jessie Christopher Smith, Gaylord News
Oklahoma vaccinations pushing forward despite record winter storm
Jessie Christopher Smith and Nancy Marie Spears • February 21, 2021
Cherokee Tribe details its COVID-19 vaccination plan. Source: Cherokee Tribe
Tribes preparing for vaccine distribution
Nancy Marie Spears, Reporter • December 11, 2020
A model of the novel coronavirus. Stigma associated with COVID-19 infection has affected how people manage their health and communicate with others. (Gaylord News)
Coronavirus stigma affects pandemic response
Bennett Brinkman, Reporter • December 11, 2020
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Freshman Oklahoma congresswoman named Republican class president
Skylar Tallal, Reporter • April 20, 2021

WASHINGTON — Stephanie Bice is Oklahoma's freshman Congresswoman, but the first 100 days of her term...

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., speaking in Congress about the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in spring 2020. Haaland is the first Native American selected to run a Cabinet agency after the Senate confirmation of her nomination to be the next secretary of Interior. Photo courtesy House of Representatives
Senate makes history with confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior secretary
Sarah Oven, Reporter • March 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – The Senate made history Monday with its confirmation of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as...

President Joe Biden used his first address before a joint session of Congress Wednesday to tout an ambitious plan to reshape the American economy. (Photo courtesy U.S. Congress)
Oklahoma delegation reacts negatively to Biden’s joint session address
Bennett Brinkman and Joseph Tomlinson • April 29, 2021

WASHINGTON -- Members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation were unified in their opposition to President...

The decision by leaders of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to rebrand the tribe
Muscogee Nation drops colonial era name
Keegan Williams, Reporter • May 5, 2021

Tribal leaders of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation say they are dropping “Creek” from its name as part...

Edibles made from low THC strains of cannabis, such as these gummies, are typically recommended for patients over 65 who are not accustomed to smoking. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Cagigal.
For Oklahoma seniors, legal marijuana is a new frontier
Wendy Weitzel, Reporter • July 29, 2020
Customers wait for “Back to the Future” to start after the sun sets at the Chief Drive-In in Ninnekah. Gov. Stitt expanded non-essential business closures to all 77 Oklahoma counties, which will affect drive-in theatres.
The Last Picture Show
Conner Caughlin • April 2, 2020
Arizona National Guard Spc. Paige Curtiss speaks with a COVID-19 patient at an alternate care facility on the Navajo Nation in Chinle in this June photo. The Navajo Nation was hit hard by the coronavirus, with some of the highest infection rates in the country at one point. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin/National Guard).
Tribes welcome COVID-19 relief funds, say deep-rooted problems remain
Molly Hudson, Reporter • March 25, 2021
Colonel Robert Walter, Oklahoma National Guard Joint Task Force Commander, said he expects all Oklahomans to have received the COVID-19 vaccine by midsummer. Photo courtesy ngaok.org
Oklahoma Guard comes to vaccine aid
Kolby Terrell, Reporter • March 15, 2021
The Radar Operations Center, located at the National Weather Center (pictured) in Norman, Okla., coordinates meteorological and engineering support for 122 weather forecasting offices across the US. Photo courtesy University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma technicians key to fixing D.C. radar
Jessie Christopher Smith, Reporter • October 5, 2020
Edibles made from low THC strains of cannabis, such as these gummies, are typically recommended for patients over 65 who are not accustomed to smoking. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Cagigal.
For Oklahoma seniors, legal marijuana is a new frontier
Wendy Weitzel, Reporter • July 29, 2020
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