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April 14, 2023 Miscellaneous - At 6:35 am, traffic and engineering requested an officer at the intersection of 14th and Highland in reference to work on the traffic lights and there will just be a stop sign there to let residents know what to do.
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Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects Derek Chauvin’s request for new trial in George Floyd killing

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s appeal for a new trial outside Hennepin County. The decision comes nearly three years since George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, when Chauvin knelt on the Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes.
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SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt delaying what would be world’s most powerful rocket

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SpaceX got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration and looked to launch what would have been the most powerful rocket to ever blast off from Earth on a suborbital test flight today, but pressure issues scrubbed the attempt.
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Evans Children’s Academy’s performs Moana Jr. at the Poncan Theatre

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From April 13 through April 16, the Evans Children’s Academy knocked the socks off the crowd during their showing of the Disney movie turned musical, Moana Jr. The Disney film Moana was released in 2016 and soon after, the musical adaptation, Moana Jr., was released.
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Hospice of North Central Oklahoma employees celebrate huge milestones

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Hospice of North Central Oklahoma is celebrating two amazing employees who have given many years of service to the mission of hospice. Mary Meyers started working at Hospice of North Central Oklahoma on February 18, 2008 and recently celebrated 15 years. She was hired on as a Medical Biller but as Mary proved her hard work ethic and attention to detail additional responsibilities were given to her such as completing EMR conversions, of which she has done 4 in her time at hospice. She also took on the task of facilitating the IT/Computer needs as they are constantly changing with destops, laptops and IPADs. In addition, she was given the role of Privacy and Security Officer. In 2018, she was promoted to Chief Business Officer all while continuing to serve as Privacy/Security Officer and IT/Computer tasks. Wendy Stobbe, CEO of Hospice of North Central Oklahoma states, “Mary is an expert on billing, Medicare and hospice regulations. She has one of the hardest working persons I have ever worked with and she cares about the work she does.” When asked what her favorite part of her job is, Meyers replied, “Working with a wonderful staff. This is the most loving and compassionate group of people. I am proud of our mission and those who work with these families every day.” Meyers also states, “I have a lot of memories. I have worked with a lot of different personalities and have loved them all.”