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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

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

Norman nonprofit sponsors event to engage community, police department in conversation

NPD

A Norman Police Department squad car sits outside the police department on March 31, 2018.

 Claire Bendtschneider/OU Daily

The Xenia Institute for Social Justice will sponsor a discussion with the Norman Police Department, according to a NPD press release.

According to the release, the Xenia Institute for Social Justice will sponsor the sixth event in the series titled “Voices for Norman: The Community and the Police in Conversation” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Norman Public Schools administration building on 131 S. Flood Ave. The event is open to all Norman residents.

The nonprofit Xenia Institute for Social Justice provides opportunities for groups of people to engage in discourse that motivates further responses, according to the release.

“The (Xenia Institute for Social Justice) series began as conversations between the community and the police after a number of widely publicized and tragic incidents between citizens and police in other cities,” the Rev. David Spain, president of the Xenia Institute for Social Justice, said in the release. 

The goal of the discussion is to promote department transparency, community involvement, trust and accessibility, according to the release. NPD plans on using information gained during the event as an “additional guiding tool” for the development of the department’s 2020 strategic plan. 

“As we continue to plan for the future, we need, and truly desire, input from members of the community about what we are doing well and where we should improve,” Chief Kevin Foster said in the release. 

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