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What's up McAlester! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How McAlester’s new cancer center finally came together after controversy
  • How is McAlester caught up in the CDL school crackdown?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 64, low: 33.
  • Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 59 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Life-changing health care': After contentious lease decision, renovated McAlester cancer center reopens (nondoc.com) — McAlester residents will soon have full cancer treatment services back on the McAlester Regional Health Center campus, with OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center opening a renovated facility on Dec. 15. The story explains how the new lease, earlier controversy over ending the prior provider’s lease, and the dedicated cancer-center sales tax all shaped this long-awaited return of local oncology care.
   

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• In Depth: Dozens of Oklahoma CDL providers shut down by USDOT, dozens more put on notice (fox23.com) — McAlester is directly affected by a federal crackdown on Oklahoma commercial driver’s license providers, with the City of McAlester listed among entities ordered to stop issuing CDLs. The investigation links poorly trained and undocumented drivers to serious safety risks, including a near-miss crash outside McAlester, and could shut down nearly half of CDL schools nationwide while leaving questionable license holders still on the road.
   

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