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A large crowd of visitors at the Oklahoma City Home and Garden Show enjoyed all of the fun at the Bennett Event Center at State Fair Park.

Longtime photographer, our friend, Gene Rickman passed away over the weekend.

By: Katelyn Ogle Mid-Del teachers and staff will line up at the Carl Albert High School Field House Wednesday morning and receive their COVID-19 vaccines. When employees first arrive, they’ll get their temperatures checked. If they’re not running a fever, they’ll go inside, check-in for their appointment, and fill out forms. The COVID-19 vaccine comes next. Then, employees will sit in a monitoring area for about 15 minutes. If they feel sick, the district wants the staff member to raise their hand so someone can come help. The district said the employee should take a picture of their va...

Until that day, the district said all students will stick to their staggered A-B schedules. Wednesdays will be used as remote learning days. The district said this will help give teachers time to build content for students in quarantine. In its announcement, the district said current mask and hygiene protocols will stay in place. Putnam City Schools said teacher and staff vaccinations, installing new air quality technology, and guidance from the Oklahoma City-County Health Department are giving it a clearer picture of what the end of the year will look like. The district is also launching its...

Oklahoma City Representative Chris Kannady, who wrote the bill, said it would put every county health department on the same page, but those opposed said it is an overreach. House Bill 2504 would take away a city appointment to the Tulsa and OKC health boards and replace that person with a state health commissioner appointee.  The director would then be required to discuss actions with the state health commissioner and ban local rules from being more strict than state guidelines. It would also allow the state health commissioner to force a vote to remove the local director. Critics said this...