A daughter recalls the man known as Oklahoma's last Pearl Harbor survivor; state Medicaid enrollment reaches new monthly highs amid pandemic; and more

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 26 Jul, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( 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. [A daughter recalls the man known as Oklahoma's last Pearl Harbor survivor]( Clarence A. "Bud" Gilbert, a World War II veteran who is believed to have been the last Oklahoma survivor of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, died July 11. He was 98. Latest News/Sports [State Medicaid enrollment reaches new monthly highs amid pandemic]( Medicaid enrollment in Oklahoma reached new highs in May and June, driven by widespread job losses and federal action meant to prevent states from dropping people from the health coverage. [As pandemic continues, families worry for loved ones in nursing homes, want to see policy changes]( After 16 weeks apart, seeing his 88-year-old mother in a hospital room was not the reunion Kevin Stinson was hoping for. [To understand another community, Norman pastor says it's about showing up]( Standing outside Nappy Roots Books on the northeast side of Oklahoma City, Elizabeth Goen watched her two sons play in a bouncy castle while the fires for a neighborhood barbecue were roaring high under the afternoon sun. [Sooners' opener officially moved up to Aug. 29]( NORMAN - OU's season opener against Missouri State has officially been moved up to Aug. 29, Sooners athletic director Joe Castiglione announced Saturday. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Mississippi travelblog: 40 years with Trish the Dish]( Buc-ee's is essential while traveling during a pandemic Business [Kanna closes $500,000 funding round as it connects cannabis workers, companies]( Oklahoma City-based Kanna closed a half-million dollar funding round to secure its viability as an employment service for the cannabis industry. [Surplus crops are helping farmers and hungry families in Washington]( George Ahearn had heard about farmers in Eastern Washington who were giving away potatoes and onions and wanted to know if someone had a truck he could borrow to haul the discarded crops to Western Washington food banks. [Mnuchin: Virus aid package soon, $1,200 checks by August]( Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House after he and President Donald Trump's top aide met to fine-tune the $1 trillion proposal that had floundered just days before. 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 Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 West Main Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.