Is dairy (milk) linked to a higher risk of breast cancer? The U.S. dietary guidelines recommend women consume 3 cups of dairy daily (note: cups of dairy include foods containing dairy).

Once a person is determined to have a malignant tumor or the diagnosis of breast cancer, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the breast or to other parts of the body. The process used to find out whether the cancer has spread within the breast or to other parts of the body is called staging.

When it comes to breast cancer, there are some risk factors that you can’t control, such as your age and genetics. But there are other risk factors that are in your power to control.

There is a lot of misinformation out there resulting in common breast cancer myths. Make sure you know the truth behind these common misconceptions.

• Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers aid in investigation FORT WORTH –– Love County resident, Joshua Dale Parsons, was convicted and sentenced in Sept. on one count of Larceny of Domestic Animal (horse) and one count of Knowingly Concealing or Receiving Stolen Property.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced that USDA began accepting applications starting on Oct. 1 for grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements. USDA has made available $1 billion in grants under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), with funding from President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, which has made historic levels of investment available to Oklahoma and is recognized as the best way to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Could the state’s evaluation system for ranking the performance of public schools be improved? That was the topic of an interim study held Monday in the Senate Education Committee, requested by former educator, Sen. Jo Anna Dossett.

MUSKOGEE –– The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Zachary Carlton Ty Capps, age 28, of Idabel, Okla., pleaded guilty to charges in a superseding indictment related to the murder of an Idabel resident.

107 – Kyle Wayne Eastwood: Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. 108 – Percy Wayne Dunklin: Possession of cell phone or electronic device in penal institution.