February 2021

FROM ONU FACEBOOK - As pharmacists across the U.S. begin to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine to administer to patients, we meet one who helped develop it.

When Americans roll up their sleeves in the coming months to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, there is a good chance that a pharmacist will be the health care professional to administer it.

In recent years, more and more states have granted approval for pharmacists to administer some of the most common vaccines in retail pharmacy settings.

A recent survey of retail pharmacists by the American Pharmacist Association revealed that 74 percent of those surveyed are willing to order and administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

Ada High School will host a College Credit Plus meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, via a Zoom link for parents and students attending Ada Jr/Sr High School. 

Students and parents are invited to attend the meeting to learn about the College Credit Plus program mandated by House Bill 487. 

The law allows high school students to enroll in college courses while enrolled in high school, if the student meets eligibility requirements set by the college or university. 

Sue Thompson, human resources manager in the Liberty National Bank, Ada office, retired at the end of the year.

While she retired on Dec. 31, the bank employees celebrated her retirement safely at the Ada office on Feb. 5.

She began her career with Liberty on Nov. 13, 1995, as a receptionist in the Ada Office. Sue has worked in loan processing (Ada Office), and eventually moved into a role in the HR department in 2010. She became the human resources manager in 2015

Ruby J. Holbrook, 85, passed away on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at 8:02 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

She was born on June 24, 1935, in Magoffin County, Kentucky, to Rev. Seward and Mary (Hurt) Dyer who preceded her in death. On March 15, 1952, Ruby married Rev. James Holbrook and he preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 2010.