🌱 Patch AM: How bad is Oklahoma City’s heat wave for local emergency calls?

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In today's newsletter:

• How bad is Oklahoma City's heat wave for local emergency calls?
• What changed with Oklahoma City's controversial Flock camera system?
• What Oklahoma City schools are saying about the ex-staffer's criminal charge

Also on today's calendar: Farmers Market at Scissortail Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 97, low: 73.
• Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 100 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Oklahoma City heat wave leads to rise in heat-related emergencies, EMSA reports (koco.com) — Oklahoma City's ongoing triple-digit heat wave is driving a 37% jump in heat-related 911 calls, with EMSA already handling more cases than in the past two years. Medics urge residents to stay hydrated, watch for nausea, headaches, and heavy sweating, and call 911 if symptoms worsen, especially as more children are being found in dangerously hot cars.
   

2. 'Bold strides': Cybersecurity expert details new safeguards for OKC Flock cameras (okcfox.com) — Oklahoma City residents are seeing new privacy safeguards on the 90 Flock license-plate cameras used by OKCPD after the city council renewed a $270,000 contract amid controversy. Data sharing is now limited, retention cut to seven days, and access more tightly controlled, even as a cybersecurity expert warns that no system is completely hack-proof.
   

3. Warrant issued for former Oklahoma City school employee accused in minors case (okcfox.com) — An Oklahoma City-connected former school employee now faces a misdemeanor charge for allegedly providing alcohol and marijuana to a former student she met while working in Oklahoma City schools. Investigators say text and social media records show her supplying vapes and marijuana pens, including items confiscated at John Marshall High School. Oklahoma City Public Schools emphasized the staffer is gone and pledged full cooperation with law enforcement.
   

4. Oklahoma City company wins multi-million contract to build F-16 parts for U.S. Air Force (news9.com) — A longtime Oklahoma City manufacturer has landed a five-year, $5–6 million contract to build critical F‑16 heat exchanger parts in partnership with nearby Tinker Air Force Base, bringing new local jobs for welders, inspectors, and technicians. City business leaders say the win strengthens Oklahoma City's role in national defense while boosting the local economy and beating out out-of-state competitors.
   

5. Oklahoma introduces digital driver's license for Apple devices (koco.com) — Oklahoma residents in Oklahoma City can now add their driver's license to Apple Wallet and use it as a digital ID at Will Rogers World Airport and more than 250 airports nationwide. The secure credential, which hides most personal details, will also work for age checks on tobacco and alcohol starting Sept. 14, though a physical ID is still recommended and required for traffic stops.
   

📸 Around Oklahoma City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oklahoma City

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Friday September 4
• PTO's Popcorn Friday
  Angie Debo Es Edmond, OK 73013
• Community Coffee - Bedlam
  Yukon Chamber of Commerce Joe Cooper Ford of Yukon, 1780 Garth Brooks Blvd, Yukon, OK 730
  8:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting - Trinity Endurance
  Yukon Chamber of Commerce 501 S Mustang Rd Suite F, Yukon, OK 73099, USA
  9:30 am
Saturday September 5
• Farmers Market at Scissortail Park →
  Scissortail Park, 300 SW 7th St, Oklahoma City, OK, 73109
  9:00 am
• Oklahoma City Time Travelers Vintage Expo 2026 →
  Oklahoma City Convention Center, 100 Mick Cornett Dr., Oklahoma City
  10:00 am
• Scraps To Soil - 1st Saturdays at the OKC Farmers Public Market →
  Okc Farmer's Public Market, 311 S Klein Ave, Oklahoma City
  11:00 am
• 7th Annual Prevention & Recovery in the Park →
  Scissortail Park, 300 SW 7th St, Oklahoma City
  6:00 pm
• The Flowing Current: Where Music Meets Water - the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra →
  Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4400 N Shartel Ave, Oklahoma City
  7:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day (no school)
  Chisholm Es Edmond, OK 73013
Wednesday September 9
• Scissortail Park-Monarch Tagging →
  650 S Hudson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 73109
  9:00 am
• Oklahoma's Credit Union Moonlight Movies: 10 Things I Hate About You →
  Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W Reno Ave, Oklahoma City
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Sensual Awakening Retreat: Love Thy Self Women's Retreat →
  Desire OKC: Holistic Sex, Intimacy and Relationship Coach, 2932 NW 122nd St, Oklahoma City
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors, I'm looking for a red colored medium sized dog looks like a lab mix, that has been wandering around the se 82nd and I 35 area for the past couple months since his owner passed away.
  He goes as far as s walker blvd, and i240 and his name is Rusty. His owner was old man James, a local homeless man that lived nearby. I had been… (Nextdoor Linda Lane)
• My nephew recently passed away and my brother can't take care of these sweet babies by himself.
  We are looking to place them if at all possible before he moves out of town. Please message me if you are or know someone that may be interested. (Nextdoor Northhaven)

• Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public Schools posted a job opening for CE Custodian in Choctaw. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Delivery Driver(09666) - 1654 S Choctaw Rd, Choctaw, OK 73020, USA in Choctaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oklahoma City here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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