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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, October 9 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
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Joe Castiglione announces OU will have Patty Gasso statue 'next year'

Patty Gasso

OU softball head coach Patty Gasso after the WCWS championship series against Florida State on June 8.

 Bob Nguyen/OU Daily

A statue for OU softball head coach Patty Gasso is coming "next year," athletic director Joe Castiglione announced at the Sooners' national championship celebration on Saturday.

"I get emails, social media posts, and people stopping me (asking), 'When are we going to dedicate a statue for Patty Gasso?'" Castiglione said. "We do things (and) we try to keep it secret for a while but you just won't let us keep a secret. So tonight, I'm just breaking it out, we're going to have a statue for coach Gasso next year."

Gasso is fresh off her 29th season with OU and seventh career national championship. Gasso is a 15-time Big 12 coach of the year and has led the Sooners to the Women's College World Series 16 times.

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