The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is proudly announced Tuesday that Agent Chazdon “Chaz” Anderson, embedded with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics K9 Interdiction Unit, played a vital role in the team being named “National Team of the Year” by the National Criminal Enforcement Association. The honor was awarded at the NCEA Interdiction Conference held in South Carolina on Sept. 10, 2025.

Over the past 12 months, the OBN K9 Interdiction Unit has seized 6,839 pounds of marijuana, two pounds of heroin, 89 pounds of cocaine, 365 pounds of meth and 140 pounds of fentanyl. The unit has also made dozens of arrests, including two individuals on the International Terrorism Federal Watch List, and recovered two endangered children kidnapped from Kansas.

Washington, D.C. – Monday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from all states looking to take advantage of the Rural Health Transformation Program. This unprecedented investment is designed to empower rural states like Oklahoma to strengthen health care infrastructure and improve patient access to care. The program, authorized under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 4^th, 2025.