Dear Doctor: I am a 76-year-old man who has dealt with edema in various intensities for several years. Now I have been diagnosed with early-stage congestive heart failure. I know I’m not the only senior affected by edema, and I hope you might consider devoting a column it.

DEAR ABBY: I’m in my mid-30s and about a year ago I went from limited contact to no contact with two siblings and my mother. No single incident caused this, nor was there any history of childhood abuse, etc. I just find I am much happier without their presence in my life.

More than 800 undergraduate students and faculty from around Oklahoma are expected to attend the 21st annual Oklahoma Research Day. The public is invited to attend poster sessions, to be held from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.

The already low fees for the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan are getting even lower, State Treasurer Randy Mc-Daniel announced.

Clinton Middle School seventh-graders named to the Whirlwind Honor Roll are, front row from left, Shylo Brien, Adam Flores, Alan Ruiz, Benjamin Dustman, Omar Ortiz, David Valerio and Jacob Collier; second row, Rylee Cummins, Josselyn Gonzales, Ciela Burns, Zoe Edwards, Yaira Gutierrez, Zoe Howell

The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed legislation to bring transparency to the reporting requirements of the Alzheimer’s Disease Special Care Disclosure Act.

Rep. Scott Fetgatter (ROkmulgee) commented on the passage of a concurrent resolution that promises to advance the industrial hemp industry in Oklahoma.

Arapaho-Butler FFA student Reece Richardson earned Reserve Grand Champion Heifer at the 2020 Junior Livestock Show. In the background is judge Billy Scott.

Rep. Mike Osburn, REdmond, has introduced a major modernization of the state’s civil service system.

Boeing still has plans to use a rural Oklahoma airport for flight tests of its 737 Max and 777X aircraft, but state officials don’t know quite when the aircraft will come in for a landing.