Choctaw tribal member overcomes COVID-19 after 221 days hospitalized

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Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) discharged a special patient last week. Doyle Springs spent 221 days in a healthcare facility due to COVID-19. A combination of the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center and a rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City, 42 of those days were on a ventilator. He fought back to regain his health and strength.
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Fort Towson 4-H keeps busy

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The Fort Towson 4-H members have been busy with different activities in their community. The first was helping with the Walking Tour at the Fort Towson Cemetery. The members helped walking groups around the cemetery, listening to storytellers talk about settlers of the Doaksville and early Fort Towson era.

Applications for Heritage Livestock microgrants program now open

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In 2020, The Livestock Conservancy awarded more than $22,000 to farmers, ranchers, and shepherds raising endangered breeds of livestock and poultry across the country. Now in its fourth year, the Microgrants Program continues to put funding into the hands of our most important conservation partners – the people doing the hard work day after day to steward these genetic treasures for the security of tomorrow’s food and fiber systems.

OESC launches Return-to-Work Incentive application

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• The agency reports decreases in both initial and continued unemployment claims OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) officially launched the application for the $1,200 Back to Work Initiative Monday. “The application for the governor’s Back to Work Initiative is officially live on the OESC website,” said Shelley Zumwalt, OESC Executive Director.