Schools short on substitute teachers as pandemic limits pool; As state passes 50,000 infections and 700 deaths, experts warn of possible future spikes; and more

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 21 Aug, 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. [Schools short on substitute teachers as pandemic limits pool]( EL RENO - For El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Craig McVay, it was the worst possible scenario. Latest News/Sports [As state passes 50,000 infections and 700 deaths, experts warn of possible future spikes]( As Oklahoma passed 50,000 reported infections and more than 700 deaths on Thursday, state health experts warned that the state's month-long battle against the coronavirus is far from over. [Tribal courts toss Senate candidate's lawsuit]( Judicial bodies for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation last week tossed a wrongful termination lawsuit a state Senate candidate filed against the tribe's chairman. [OKC Thunder: Five takeaways from Game 2 loss to Rockets]( The Thunder is an 0-2 hole after falling to the Rockets 111-98 Thursday afternoon. [OSU will allow 25% capacity for football games, per report]( At 25% capacity, Boone Pickens Stadium would hold slightly less than 14,000 fans. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Oklahoma high school football: Highlights, things we learned from first night of scrimmages]( High school stadium lights kicked on for the first time Thursday night across the state as teams participated in their first scrimmages of the year. Business [Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association gets new executive officer]( The Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association named Elisa McAlister as executive vice president and executive officer, succeeding Rusty Appleton, who resigned to return to political consulting. Opinion [Opinion: Heart-wrenching stories of veterans' treatment]( Oklahomans should know before long what the Department of Human Services finds about treatment of residents at the Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center. [Opinion: Sound and fury and the U.S. mail]( U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is scheduled to testify Friday before a Senate committee about the postal service and its ability to handle mailed ballots for the Nov. 3 election. 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.