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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.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, August 28
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

OU football: Sooners to unveil, dedicate Selmon brothers statue at Kansas State game

Selmon brothers

(From left to right) Lee Roy, Lucious and Dewey Selmon.

 OU Athletics

OU athletics will unveil a statue honoring former Sooners defenders and brothers Lucious, Dewey and Lee Roy Selmon, on Saturday, Sept. 24, before the Kansas State game, the program announced Thursday.

The Selmons starred at OU from 1971-75 and finished with a 54-3-1 record, four Big Eight championships and two national championships. They also combined for 915 total tackles, including 96 for loss and 16 fumble recoveries in 96 career starts.

The brothers’ statue is the second of four set to be revealed after Baker Mayfield’s Heisman Trophy statue was dedicated during Oklahoma’s spring game in April.

Release dates for Kyler Murray’s Heisman statue and a sculpture honoring former Sooners player and coach John Blake have yet to be announced.

Lucious and Dewey will be present for the dedication, which is open to the public and begins at 3:30 p.m. near the northeast corner of Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Family members of Lee Roy, who died in 2011, will attend in his stead.

Former OU coach Barry Switzer, university president Joseph Harroz Jr. and athletics director Joe Castiglione will speak at the ceremony.

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