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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...

The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality from 10 AM to 10 PM CDT Friday.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, August 21
for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high
concentrations of ozone.

Public Health Recommendations: Persons with existing heart or
respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor
activity.

The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus, carpooling, or
avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid
refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours, and to avoid
the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, weed
trimmers, and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor
burning.

To view the latest air quality map, visit airnow.gov or the AirNow
app.

For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings,
telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at
405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the
American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674

Weather Alert

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
expected.

* WHERE...Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma,
Pottawatomie, Seminole, Hughes, Jefferson, and Stephens Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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NCAA Division I Council votes to give winter athletes additional year of eligibility, per report

Lloyd Noble Center

OU playing against No. 1 Baylor in a nearly-filled Lloyd Noble Center, Feb. 18, 2020.

 Trey Young/The Daily

The NCAA Division I Council has voted in favor of giving winter sport athletes an additional year of eligibility, as reported by Stadium's Jeff Goodman.

Per Goodman's report, the vote will not be official until the close of tomorrow's council meeting, as it could be reconsidered during that time.

The reported decision comes after multiple winter athletes saw their careers arrive at an untimely end due to COVID-19. OU gymnasts Maggie Nichols and Jade Degouveia, and basketball forward Kristian Doolittle were among the Sooners who were not granted an extra year after the remainder of their senior seasons were cancelled due to the pandemic.

Ultimately, the council voted to give 2020 spring and fall sports athletes another year, and appears ready to pledge the same to winter athletes.

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