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Apache Casino Hotel In Lawton Set To Reopen

By • May 20, 2020

The Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton will open its doors Thursday at 10 a.m., with some modifications.

  • Guests and employees must wear masks and get their temperatures taken.
  • Food and drink service will be limited, as well as some games.
  • The casino layout will change to allow for social distancing.
  • The property will be 100 percent smoke free-including vaping.

More guidelines can be found here.

Oklahoma Will Disperse COVID Relief Funds To Local Governments In June

By • May 20, 2020
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt laid out a timeline for local governments to start getting payments from the federal CARES Act at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

CARES Act funds totalling $1.2 billion will be dispersed to local governments throughout Oklahoma.

Governor Vetos Bill Seeking To Improve Broadband Access In Rural Oklahoma

By • May 20, 2020
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Updated May 20

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed House Bill 4018 on Tuesday, writing that the Secretary of Digital Transformation David Ostrowe has already created a broadband task force and creating a Rural Broadband Expansion Council would be unneccesary and redundant.

Stillwater Teacher Arrested For Making Lewd Proposals To A Minor

By • May 20, 2020
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Alberto Morejon, a leader of the 2018 state teacher walkout, was arrested Tuesday for making lewd proposals to a minor.

The social studies teacher from Stillwater was arrested for sending sexual messages to a former student. No other details have been released.

299 Deaths, 5,532 Positive COVID-19 Cases In Oklahoma

By • May 20, 2020
coronavirus.health.ok.gov

Five more Oklahomans have died due to COVID-19, increasing the state's death toll to 299. The deaths occurred between April 22 and May 18. The deaths reported Wednesday include:

Evictions Set To Resume In Oklahoma County

By • May 20, 2020
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The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office is going to start handing out eviction notices this week after a two-month hiatus.

According to statements on the office’s social media accounts, deputies will begin enforcing evictions again next Tuesday.

deadCENTER Moves Online For Its 20th Year

By • May 20, 2020

It's Episode 208 of the Okie Geek Podcast, and we are talking with Alyx Picard Davis with the deadCENTER Film Festival.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, venues across Oklahoma and the U.S. have been forced to cancel or postpone. However, deadCENTER is still planning to celebrate its 20th year, but this time it will be a virtual experience lasting twice as long, but at half the price.

deadCENTER begins June 6 and lasts all the way until June 21 with All Access passes costing just $100. This year, participants can watch any of the 140 films picked for the festival.  

Headlines: COVID-19 Latest, Rural Broadband Vetoes & Restarting High School Sports

By Michael Cross • May 20, 2020

Local headlines for Wednesday, May 20, 2020:

Health officials confirm 91 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths. (Tulsa World)

Woman shares experience with COVID-19. (NewsOK)

Locally 'Essential,' Federally Illegal: How Cannabis Dispensaries Are Handling The Pandemic

By & Dana Cronin • May 20, 2020
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Like many small business owners, Amy Manganelli has taken a financial hit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. So, a few weeks ago, she decided to apply for a small business loan from the federal government.

She was turned down.

Manganelli is the co-owner of Mapleglen Care Center, a cannabis dispensary in Rockford, Ill.

“We're a legitimate business in every sense of the word, until it comes to some kind of government program that might assist,” she says.

294 Deaths, 5,489 Positive COVID-19 Cases In Oklahoma

By • May 19, 2020
coronavirus.health.ok.gov

Six more Oklahomans have died due to COVID-19, increasing the state's death toll to 294. The deaths occurred between May 4 and May 17. The deaths reported Tuesday include:

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