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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
Sen. Jim Inhofe talks Tuesday about fraud in the 2020 presidential election. (PHOTO: Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News)
Inhofe breaks with Trump, Republicans over election fraud
Bennett Brinkman, Reporter • March 2, 2021

WASHINGTON —  Oklahoma’s senior senator broke ranks with the Republican Party on Tuesday, saying...

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...

Gaylord News launched the new podcast series "Oklahomans of DC," which will highlight Oklahomans living and working in the U.S. capital. The series is hosted by Gaylord News reporter Bennett Brinkman. PHOTO: Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News
Journalist expelled from Yemen discusses her travels on podcast
Bennett Brinkman, Reporter • April 8, 2021

WASHINGTON — An Associated Press reporter talked on a Gaylord News podcast about her experience being...

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Language Department staff: Left to right, back row: Carol Whiteskunk, Jazmine Johnson, Michael Elizondo, Brendan Haag and James Sleeper; Left to right, front row: Regina Youngbear, Rebecca Risenhoover, Shaynna Walker and Michelle Johnston.
Tribal nations ramp up, reflect on language preservation efforts after American Rescue Plan allocation
Nancy Marie Spears, Reporter • March 30, 2021

Justin Neely, director of language for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, grew up among elders who told him...

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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Dorothy WhiteHorse DeLaune and Gary Tsoodle pose for a picture together on the set. Photo by Lynda DeLaune.
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Journalists gathered for a Gaylord News-hosted panel to discuss state history and navigating the past year's public health crisis. Panel participants included (left, counterclockwise) M. Scott Carter, Brooklyn Wayland, KaraLee Langford, Mike Boettcher and Storme Jones. (Miranda Vondale Foster/Gaylord News)
Journalists recount summer of pandemic, protests for podcast panel
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