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Muskogee County has its first death due to coronavirus

3/31/2020

Muskogee County has its first death due to coronavirus
by Leif M. Wright - March 31, 2020 at 05:33AM
Muskogee County has registered its first death due to coronavirus, though the health department is not releasing any further details than that. So far, 23 people have died in the state from the virus’s effects, with 565 confirmed cases today. If we hear more about the death, we will report it...

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Inmates now get soap DOC says

3/31/2020

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Inmates now get soap, DOC says
by Leif M. Wright - March 31, 2020 at 01:47AM
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections continues working to keep COVID-19 out of facilities. This includes finding innovative ways to protect staff, inmates and Oklahomans. Basic guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and Oklahoma State Department of Health stress the...

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Area mother turned away from COVID-19 testing despite children showing all signs

3/30/2020

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Area mother turned away from COVID-19 testing despite children showing all signs
by Leif M. Wright - March 30, 2020 at 04:22AM
An area mother, who asked to remain unnamed, has two children exhibiting all the signs of coronavirus disease according to the CDC website: dry cough fever shortness of breath She took the children to Saint Francis Hospital in Muskogee and asked if they could be tested for the...

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Undersheriff declares candidacy for sheriff

3/30/2020

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Undersheriff declares candidacy for sheriff
by Leif M. Wright - March 30, 2020 at 02:53AM
Muskogee County Undersheriff Michael Mahan announced yesterday that he is running for the office of Sheriff. Mahan has served in law enforcement since 1991 as a Muskogee Police reserve officer, then police officer — during which he served as the public information officer, community relations...

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Head-on collision kills two injures three including two toddlers

3/30/2020

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Head-on collision kills two, injures three, including two toddlers
by Leif M. Wright - March 30, 2020 at 02:48AM
A head-on collision yesterday afternoon on US 266 near Hitchita killed two people and critically injured three others, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Courtney Stanton, 28 of Morris was driving on the highway closely behind another vehicle when her 2016 Chevrolet Equinox went left of...

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Muskogee County has its first death due to coronavirus

Inmates now get soap DOC says

Area mother turned away from COVID-19 testing despite children showing all signs

Undersheriff declares candidacy for sheriff

Head-on collision kills two injures three including two toddlers

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