Should you heed CDC and forgo the mask?
No matter where you are in the U.S. these days, it’s likely you’ll be greeted by unmasked faces in public.
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US to extend stay for Afghan refugees
WASHINGTON – Afghan refugees in the United States will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, the government said Wednesday, a move that will help some of the thousands who arrived following the chaotic American withdrawal from their country.
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Daunte Wright memorial to stay put in Brooklyn Center BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The mayor of the Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright was killed by an officer who said she mistook her handgun for her Taser said Tuesday that a memorial to the Black motorist will stay in place, after miscommunication with staff led some to believe it would be removed.
9 dead in Texas crash involving golf teams
ANDREWS, Texas – Nine people died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament, authorities said.
ARPA funds could soon ease water woes
Last week Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer presented an update about funding that could be used to improve a longtime need — the city's water and sewer lines. The American Rescue Plan Act (AR-PA), signed into law in March 2021, was established to provide additional financial relief in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tedros: Worst health crisis is in Ethiopia
GENEVA – As much of the world’s attention is focused on the bloodshed in Ukraine, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday there’s “nowhere on Earth where the health of millions of people is more under threat” than Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
November Students of the Month named
[EDITOR'S NOTE: As part of a series, two student honorees for each month of the school year are being named as nominees for the 2022 Best of Tri-County Area Preps Student of the Year award, which will be announced in June. These are the November honorees who are finalists for a chance to win a new vehicle from Patriot Auto Group.
Area students compete in Robotics Competition
Various students from high schools across Pottawatomie and Seminole Counties competed in the Oklahoma 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition March 10-12 in Shawnee. The event was held at the FireLake Arena and many of the teams were competing with the hopes of winning a spot to attend the global championship this Spring.
Volunteers sought to take daily weather observations in Oklahoma
Most have heard the well-known phrase about Oklahoma's weather and how fast it can change. Meteorologists and those who study weather often rely on volunteers to collect observations from many areas as part of their data and research.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. March 17 'The Shawnee Ministerial Association (SMA) bringing back the Community Ecumenical Lenten Worship Series.