Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2021 election year, can request absentee ballots now using the State Election Board’s online OK Voter Portal or download and print an application from the State Election Board at ok.gov/elections.com.

Gingerbread man

Four-year-old Cayson Castro walks to the front of his house and fixes his inflatable gingerbread man.

Festivity inside the museum

Oklahoma Route 66 Museum staff member Greta Funk, left, and Director Pat Smith pose and show off their Christmas tree.

Through Jan. 15, every donation to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Holiday Match is matched, dollar for dollar, up to $700,000 thanks to presenting sponsor APMEX with additional support from the Cresap Family Foundation.

Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma State Department of Health announced recently that PreK-12 teachers and support staff will be moved up to phase two in the state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. This decision was made to support teachers and encourage school districts to provide an option for safe, full-time, in-person instruction for every child in Oklahoma.

Shopping season

Customer Ismael Nolasquez looks at some locks and other household equipment inside Atwood’s one afternoon.

Gift buying isn’t just for two-legged family members. Many parents of furry “children” are in the final holiday rush to find presents for their four-legged family, too.

Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services and Early Childhood Initiatives and Human Services Director Justin Brown launched the Oklahoma Clearinghouse for Early Childhood Success to promote wellbeing for Oklahoma children and their families recently.

Holiday spirit in the library

Fifth-grader Drezden Corbridge places a bow and wrapping paper on the side of a bookshelf inside the Clinton Public Library.

Mission House bell ringer

Walter Murphy rings bells as he waits for customers at United to donate money into the bucket.

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