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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Two weeks ago, my Golden Retriever Lollie suffered a heatstroke. I let him outside into the backyard around midmorning.

October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. One of the leading causes of death in babies one to 12 months old is sleep-related infant deaths, including SIDS, accidental suffocation, and strangulation in bed.

Cameron University has joined the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP), a recruitment andreferralprogrammanaged by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Defense. The program connects federal and privatesector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to demonstrate their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has awarded ten organizations around the state with grants through the foundation’s mini grant program. The $500 grants are awarded to county Farm Bureaus, 4-H clubs, FFA chapters and classroom teachers to fund projects that enhance agricultural literacy in Oklahoma.

Candidates interested in filing for Ward 4 Councilmember (unexpired term) of the City of Altus will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18 through 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

The first moving train robbery in U.S. history happened on Oct. 6, 1866. The infamous Reno brothers, John and Simeon, made off with $13,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana.