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State Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 9 items )  

AAR Breaks Ground on MRO Facility Expansion in Oklahoma City
WOOD DALE, Illinois, April 6 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, broke ground on the expansion of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in Oklahoma City earlier today. More than 150 representatives from AAR, Alaska Airlines, state and local government, and partner organizat  more

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Hoskin: A Shared Commitment to Language Perpetuation
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, April 6 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following statement on April 5, 2024, by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.: * * * Osiyo, Preserving and revitalizing our language is the most important task facing the modern Cherokee Nation. We are not alone in this. Nationwide, tribal communities have taken up the challenge to safeguard Native languages. For Native peoples, maintaining our language is synonymous with sustaining our   more

NGL Energy Partners LP Announces Cash Distribution of 55.4% of Outstanding Arrearages for Class B, Class C and Class D Preferred Units
TULSA, Oklahoma, April 5 -- NGL Energy Partners issued the following news release: NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL) announced today that the Board of Directors of its general partner approved a distribution of 55.4% of the outstanding arrearages for the quarter ending March 31, 2024 to be paid to the holders of the Partnership's 12.544% Class B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units ("Class B Preferred Units") and the 9.625% Class C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumul  more

NGL Energy Partners LP Announces Sale of the New Mexico Ranches
TULSA, Oklahoma, April 6 -- NGL Energy Partners issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE:NGL) ("NGL," or the "Partnership") announced today that it has completed the sale of its North and South Ranches. These two New Mexico ranches have combined acreage of approximately 122,250 acres, in the core of the Delaware. New Mexico Ranches Highlights: * Approximately $70.0 million in proceeds, including working capital * Including asset sales in FY24, we have   more

Okla. A.G. Drummond: 101 Subdivisions Apply for First Round of Opioid Abatement Grants
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 6 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: The Office of Attorney General Gentner Drummond is reviewing 101 applications for the first distribution of grant funds from the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board. The application process for $23 million in funds to fight Oklahoma's opioid crisis ran from December through March. Applications from eligible political subdivisions span 34 counties, 33 school districts,   more

Oklahoma State University: 20 Students Named 2024 Ferguson College of Agriculture Seniors of Distinction
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture recognized 20 Seniors of Distinction at its annual Scholarships and Awards Banquet on April 4. The Seniors of Distinction were selected for their involvement, leadership, research and service in the Ferguson College. "The strength of our college lies in the contributions of our students, each of whom brings their talents to create an environment fo  more

Oklahoma State University: Psychiatrist Joins UHS to Treat Student Mental Health and Addiction Issues
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 6 -- Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Sciences issued the following news: Starting college, moving away from home, and feeling alone are common stressors for students. Regardless of pre-existing diagnoses, these factors can trigger mental health crises or substance abuse problems among students. Oklahoma State University recently welcomed Dr. Kaelyn Lu, the campus's first psychiatrist specializing in mental health and addiction issues, to assist student  more

OU Research Contributes to National Conversation on Neuropsychiatric Side Effects in Children Taking Asthma Drug
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Study sheds light on effectiveness of black box warning for Singulair * * * A University of Oklahoma study about a "black box warning" for the asthma drug Singulair continues to influence a national conversation about the medication and its reported neuropsychiatric side effects in children and adolescents. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration assigns black box warnings, sometimes calle  more

USAO's Jordan Kirkland Named a Gilman Scholar
CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, April 6 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma issued the following news: Jordan Kirkland, a senior English major from Comanche, has been selected as the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma's first-ever Gilman scholar. She is currently spending the spring 2024 semester studying at Swansea University in Wales, United Kingdom as a Brad Henry International Scholar. "This has been the most amazing experience of my life, and it would not have been possible witho  more