OKC, Tulsa add shelter-in-place orders, state prepares for greater surge in patients, educators fear 'summer slide' could start early and more: Your morning headlines for Sunday, March 29, 2020

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 29 Mar, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( [Latest Coronavirus News]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. Are you a subscriber? View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Coronavirus in Oklahoma: More than a quarter of Oklahoma residents firmly under shelter-in-place orders]( Over a quarter of Oklahoma residents are firmly under shelter-in-place orders after Oklahoma City and Tulsa issued decrees Saturday formally restricting residents from leaving their homes for anything but essentials. Latest News/Sports [As Oklahoma hospitals tend to hundreds of patients, state officials plan for more]( As Oklahoma hospitals tended to hundreds of patients confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19, the Stitt administration worked Saturday on a plan for how to accommodate a surge of people with serious symptoms. [Educators worried 'summer slide' in academics could start early]( As Oklahoma students spend the rest of the school year away from the classroom, some educators worry academic losses, typically reserved to summer, will come early. ['I'm very thankful for it': Christian nonprofit works to fill a need in NE OKC food desert]( Some residents of a northeast Oklahoma City neighborhood initially were surprised to learn that a small grocery had opened in their midst. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [OU football: Why the NFL Draft could give a huge boost to the Sooner defense]( Kenneth Murray knows his early departure for the NFL leaves OU with one less playmaker on defense and one more hole at linebacker. [Berry Tramel: Henry Iba's Cowboys and Bruce Drake's Sooners were NCAA Tournament staples]( In the first 15 NCAA Tournaments, 1939 through 1953, one of the Bedlam rivals made the NCAA quarterfinals - what we now call the Elite Eight and what originally was the regional semifinals - eight times. [Ed Godfrey: A small town boy's journey from the ball field to the press box]( Thinking about the 1971 "Game of the Century" between the Oklahoma Sooners and Nebraska Cornhuskers still makes me sad. Damn that Johnny Rodgers. [Thunder: With salary cap uncertainty, assessing contract situations for 2020-21]( Beyond the uncertainty of whether this NBA season can be salvaged is another looming question: How will the 2020-21 season be affected? [Have fishing pole, will travel: Moore angler knows all the honey holes]( Bill Tharp probably knows more good fishing holes than anybody in Oklahoma. Business [Energy demand drop, oil price war and virus crippling Oklahoma economy]( Businesses large and small continue to scale back or shut their operations as the coronavirus spreads across the United States. [As service, entertainment industries shutter, workers ask 'What next?']( As restaurants, venues and bars are required to close to the public, many employees and artists have seen hours and wages cut. [Meet Eric Yuan, the man who made your Zoom meetings possible]( If you hadn't already heard have of Zoom Video Communications, there is a decent chance you've made its acquaintance over the past few weeks. Opinion [Tending to mental health amid coronavirus]( Organizations in Oklahoma that serve victims of abuse expect to be busier than normal while the coronavirus outbreak plays out. We should pray they're proven wrong. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 West Main Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.