No. 1 Oklahoma (48-1, 17-1 Big 12) defeated No.

Mom jeans may be back in style this season, but mom genes never go out of fashion, say experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. In addition to the half-and-half mix of each parent’s DNA in the nucleus of our cells, genetic material is found in mitochondria, the part of the cell responsible for producing energy.

The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) and the Choctaw County Public Library are collaborating to provide the Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program. The classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 17 through Aug. 4, 2022 at the Choctaw County Public Library located at 703 E. Jackson St. in Hugo.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative launched in 2003 to recognize businesses and organizations that implement best practices and policies that support improved health and wellness.

You are invited to learn about growing nutritional and tasty herbs at the Fort Towson Historic Site on Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 1-3 p.m. Master Gardener Jean Maniger will share her expertise on producing high yields of herbs. Site staff will be on hand to answer questions about the three types of gardens that were grown when the fort was active from 1824-1854, to provide balance to a frontier diet of salted meats, beans, and flour.

Brancen Redman, a graduation senior at Antlers High School, has been named one of 620 semifinalists in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 5,000 candidates expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2022.