🌱 600 Stolen Packages Found + Millwood Schools Close For Repairs

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Oklahoma City Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, warmer. High: 61 Low: 30.

Here are the top stories today in Oklahoma City:

1. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office is investigating after almost 600 Amazon packages were found dumped in the area of 206th Street and Harrah Road. Investigators say someone removed the items they wanted from the shipment and discarded the remaining packages. Officials are working with the USPS and have reached out to Amazon to begin contacting the victims of the theft. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. Millwood Public Schools closed Monday due to complications caused by the temperature drop last weekend. District officials said they needed the day to make building repairs. The nature and extent of the damages being repaired are unknown at this time. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
3. Oklahoma Children's Hospital announced that it was celebrating its first birth of 2022. Baby Nayeli was born at 7 a.m. on Jan. 1 and was the hospital's first newborn of the new year. Hospital officials shared a picture of Nayeli on social media. (KOCO Oklahoma City)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• Legislative Breakfast At Yukon Chamber of Commerce (7:00 AM)
• Parkinson's Support Group At Moore Chamber of Commerce (6:00 PM)
• City Council Meeting At Choctaw City Council (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Oklahoma City Thunder player Josh Giddey has set the NBA record for the youngest player to record a triple-double. (Facebook)
• The Oklahoma City Ballet's first Summer Intensive audition is this coming Sunday, Jan. 9 at Kansas City Ballet. (Facebook)
• Oklahoma City Public Schools is excited to highlight another Rookie All-Star Teacher of the Month from John Marshall Enterprise High School! Maranda Boyd is a Science Teacher at JMHS. (Facebook)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.