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Idabel · IdabelIDABEL, Okla. (KTAL/KMSS) - What do you do when the sun is eaten? Make some noise! A large part of the Choctaw Nation will be in the path of totality during the total solar eclipse on April 8, but the Choctaw people have a long history with the phenomenon.
MORE on Eclipse 2024 A total solar eclipse is a trick of perspective. As the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, the sun appears to disappear. Because the moon is closer to the …See the Story
A squirrel’s tale: The Choctaw solar eclipse legend of Fvni Lusa
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Idabel · IdabelIDABEL, Okla. (KTAL/KSHV) –The annual Dogwood Days Festival returns to Idabel, Oklahoma, but since the town is in the path of totality this year, the event is extended through Monday. "We get approximately 25 to 50 calls a day from Oklahoma City, Kansas, Nebraska or Arizona wanting to come in." Says Jackie Lecrone, Idabel's Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture's executive director, "So it's, it's huge. I did not expect people from California fly…See the Story
Dogwood Days festival extended to include eclipse day
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Broken Bow · Broken BowShayla Staab, 16, won first place in her division at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln on March 9. The girl from Broken Bow is the proud daughter of deaf parents who taught herself to race. She has her sights on reaching the Cinch Junior World Championships in Las Vegas later this year.See the Story
‘She’s here because she got herself here’: The rise of Broken Bow’s self-taught barrel racer
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McCurtain County · McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County is within the path of totality and will have over four minutes of a total eclipse. The total solar eclipse's swath is about 100 miles wide and extends from Texas to Maine. Emergency management officials have also warned that cellphone service could be disrupted because of the number of visitors.See the Story
Solar eclipse prompts National Guard response in Oklahoma
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NASA · Broken BowThe Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education is partnering with NASA scientists to host a solar eclipse event on April 8. The eclipse’s totality lasts from 1:45-1:50 p.m. The event is open to the public, with eclipse glasses provided. Attendees can engage in STEM activities while researchers conduct a full-scale balloon flight campaign.See the Story
OAIRE researchers partner with Choctaw Nation for total solar eclipse event
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