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OKLAHOMA CITY – If Gov. Kevin Stitt can follow through with his plans, the state’s Medicaid recipients may find themselves dealing with private companies in the future. Medicaid benefits in Oklahoma are dispersed through SoonerCare. Stitt wants to privatize SoonerCare, and officials including Secretary of Health Kevin Corbett say the controversial effort was spurred by Oklahoma voters’ insistence that the state accept the federal Medicaid expansion. On Jan. 29, state officials aw...

Weather Alert ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Low temperatures of 25F to 32F are expected. * WHERE...All of Middle Tennessee. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water...

Editor: I’m on the Parks and Rec’s board and I personally did not advocate for a master plan for the parks. Instead I recommended spending the 100k towards fixing the pool so the kids could swim this summer. The board and council agreed no maintenance had been done for 10 years. Whose fault is that? Then they said we had no money to fix the pool. No money was requested to the council for the pool that I know of. Yes we are all for a new pool and rec center. But I fear my grandkids wil...

Among the items to be discussed or voted on at the Frankfort Plant Board’s monthly meeting Tuesday is one that could significantly shake up Frankfort’s energy landscape.  The authors of the proposal, Andy McDonald and Walt Baldwin, estimate that a developer would invest $25 million to $35 million in the project in order to provide power to all four public entities at a rate almost half that of FPB’s current retail electricity rate.  The plan’s implementation is conting...

For anyone who has ever thought they might want to run for local elected office, now is your chance. A number of offices are up for election in 2021, including city commission/councils, school boards, hospital boards, the Red Bud Lake Improvement District and the newly created Chisholm Trail Extension District. No national, state or county offices are up for election in 2021, according to Dickinson County Clerk Barb Jones. Candidates interested in filing must do so before noon on Monday, June 1...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller wants to see more Texans involved in their communities and in the business of their local and state governments. That was the message Miller brought to Paris on Saturday during a visit hosted by the Lamar County Conservatives. Miller spoke about the duties and responsibilities of his department, the recent election, what he expects for 2024 and upcoming issues. “The main thing is to get involved,” Miller said. “Get involved in your commun...

Residents rallied in front of City Hall Feb. 25 to encourage local elected officials to support the right to bear arms as the federal government mulls gun-related legislation.

A Virginia Farm Bureau recently donated grain bin rescue equipment to the Lexington Fire Department.

SALEM — With a third of the session gone, the Oregon Legislature has 4,000 bills on its plate, with House Republicans using a parliamentary slow-down to delay legislation already running