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🌱 How an Ada therapist earned a national honor for kids’ health
Ada, Oklahoma Patch AM: a 3 min readHello again Ada! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Ada therapist earned a national honor for kids’ health
- How Ada co-op lineworkers saved a driver seconds before fiery blaze
- Byng man sentenced years after Pontotoc County killing finally prosecuted
Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 95, low: 73.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Dewitt named 2026 Senior Therapist of the Year (chickasawtimes.net) — An Ada-based physical therapist who leads the Chickasaw Nation’s pediatric programs at the medical center in town has been named the 2026 Senior Therapist of the Year by a national advisory committee. She credits her Empowered Living Clinic team in Ada for their holistic approach to children’s health, emphasizing family habits, activity, and nutrition over strict weight or calorie goals. 
• Oklahoma Co-op Lineworkers Rescue Driver From Car Wreckage Moments Before Blaze (electric.coop) — Two People's Electric Cooperative lineworkers from the Ada headquarters recently pulled an injured woman from her wrecked car on a nearby country road just moments before it burst into flames. Their quick response, guided by the co-op’s intensive safety and CPR training, kept her safe until first responders arrived and she was airlifted to Oklahoma City for treatment.
• Man sentenced in 2018 Pontotoc County homicide (kxii.com) — A homicide case tied to Pontotoc County and reported from Ada has ended with a Byng man receiving a 20-year sentence, with five years to be served in prison. Prosecutors say revisiting the long-unfiled 2018 shooting allowed them to secure a conviction and some accountability for the victim’s family despite significant delays and legal challenges.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Fallen heroes remembered (countywidenews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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