TODAY HIGH:59° LOW: 45° NEWS | A2 SPORTS | A11 Mostly sunny RealFeel: 67° / 42° SATURDAY HIGH:65° LOW: 55° LT. GOVERNOR PINNELL LAUNCHES GUNDY’S LATEST RIDICULOUS Cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm in the area COMMENTS OUT OF TOUCH RealFeel: 63° / 51° #OKLAPROUDINTERVIEWS SERIES SUNDAY HIGH:71° LOW: 31° WITH REALITY OF CORONAVIRUS Cloudy with showers around; breezy in the p.m. RealFeel: 69° / 26° VOL. 122, ISSUE 29 | $1.25 Your Community. Your News. Your Website. | www.grandlakenews.com Friday, April 10, 2020 THE GROVE SUN Shelter in place order approved by Grove City Council Chloe Goff ment unit, condo unit, dorm [email protected] room, hotel room, motel PATRICK SEMANSKY room, shared rentals, Former democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, GROVE — The City Council boats, recreational I-Vt., departs Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 18, voted to approve a ‘shelter in vehicles, similar 2020, after the Senate passed a second coronavirus response bill. place’ resolution for the City facilities or accom- of Grove on Tuesday, April 7. modations. The new resolution further Should someone tightens restrictions within within a residence Sanders drops out city limits, in hopes of slowing test positive for CO- the spread of coronavirus (CO- VID-19, all members VID-19). The resolution went of the household are into effect at 12:01 a.m. on to quarantine in sepa- Wednesday, April 8, 2020 and rate areas of the house for of presidential race will be revisited by the council no less than fourteen days. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Those members are not to go Democratic Socialist leaves race, The shelter in place order is to work, school or any other purposes: for all residents living within community function, un- • to get supplies essential Biden becomes presumptive nominee city limits and non-residents less someone is an essential to their health and/or safety visiting the city. The order healthcare worker. That per- • to get supplies essential Chloe Goff mount a campaign that can- requires anyone within city son may then work in accor- to the health and/or safety [email protected] not win and which would limits to take shelter in a dance with CDC guidance. of their family, those living interfere with the important residence, which is listed as a Residents may only leave WASHINGTON D.C. — work required of all of us in single-family home, apart- their home for the following SEE SHELTER, A3 Senator Bernie Sanders has this difficult hour,” Sanders left the presidential race. said. “While this campaign is On Wednesday, April 8, coming to an end, our move- the senator from Vermont ment is not.” announced the ending of his Sanders has found some campaign via a livestreamed comfort in the knowledge Cherokee Nation distributes food packages to speech. that his platform is making “I wish I could give you headway into everyday life. better news, but I think you “Few would deny that know the truth, and that over the course of the past 4,000 Cherokees during COVID-19 pandemic is that we are now some five years, our movement 300 delegates behind Vice has won the ideological Staff Reports President Biden, and the path struggle,” Sanders said. “It [email protected] toward victory is virtually was not long ago that people impossible,” Sanders said. considered these ideas radi- TAHLEQUAH – The Cher- “So while we are winning the cal and fringe. Today, they okee Nation has distributed ideological battle and while are mainstream ideas. Many more than 1,500 food pack- we are winning the support of them are already being ages to help more than 4,000 of so many young people and implemented in cities and elderly and disabled Chero- working people throughout states across the country.” kees have plenty of food as the country, I have concluded Sanders was the front- they stay indoors during the that this battle for the Demo- runner in the Democratic COVID-19 pandemic. cratic nomination will not be race just a few months ago, Cherokee Nation used successful. And so today I am but the impact of corona- emergency funds of more announcing the suspension virus (COVID-19) has left than $350,000 approved last COURTESY PHOTO of my campaign.” it’s mark on his campaign. year by Principal Chief Chuck Cherokee Nation employee volunteers load non-perishables and Sanders continued by Sanders held his final live perishable food items for distribution to community organizations across saying: “I cannot in good SEE CHEROKEE, A2 the Cherokee Nation, which distribute the food to Cherokee elders. conscience continue to SEE SANDERS, A2 County residents are visiting pharmacies and grocery stores 32 percent more than the average Oklahoman Carolyn Ashford-Boothe wide the reduction in [email protected] workplace mobility was down 32 percent. In GROVE — Google col- Delaware County it was lects mobility data for down 20 percent and in its Google Map program Ottawa County down 35 and that data is being percent. Tulsa County’s used by public health cate that our two coun- a 36 percent reduction homa County is down 43 increased 20 percent figures for this category officials as part of CO- ties are behind the curve in visits. That mobility percent. while in Ottawa County were down 36 percent VID-19 data collection. in sheltering at home. for Delaware County is For the same time that number is down and Oklahoma County The reports are called According to the down only 16 percent period, statewide mobil- by 3 percent. In Tulsa down 35 percent. Community Mobility Google Data, from Feb- and for Ottawa County ity to grocery stores, County the decrease is The mobility trend Reports and they are be- ruary 16 until March 29, down 21 percent. In farmers’ markets, drug 18 percent and in Okla- for residential was up ing collected throughout statewide places such as the two top virus-in- and pharmacies is down homa County is down 16 an average of 9 percent the world. restaurants, shopping fected counties, Tulsa 12 percent. However, in percent. statewide during this Data for Delaware and centers, libraries and County’s reduction is Delaware County that As businesses are Ottawa Counties indi- movie theaters have had 42 percent and Okla- number has actually ordered closed, state- SEE COUNTY, A2 ESTABLISHED 1898 MEMBER OF THE OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION 12 PAGES • 1 SECTION A2 THE GROVE SUN | GRANDLAKENEWS.COM Friday, April 10, 2020 NEWS FORECAST FOR GROVE TODAY HIGH:59° LOW: 45° Shown is today's weather. Temperatures Mostly sunny are today's highs and tonight's lows. 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Today Saturday Last New First Full LOCAL ALMANAC Sunrise 6:52 am 6:50 am Statistics through Wednesday Sunset 7:49 pm 7:50 pm High / Low temperatures 87° / 60° Moonrise 11:13 pm none Precipitation 0.00" Moonset 8:49 am 9:32 am 14 22Apr 30Apr May 7Apr Lt. Governor Pinnell Launches #OklaProudInterviews Series Staff Reports homans are finding new educate their children, Previous episodes have [email protected] and innovative ways and provide some sense highlighted Oklahoma to go about their lives of normalcy in their Department of Com- OKLAHOMA CITY – during these difficult everyday lives,” said Lt. merce Executive Direc- Standard,” continued Lt. mism and perseverance In light of the ongoing times, and how Okla- Governor Pinnell. “The tor Brent Kisling, Jenna Governor Pinnell. “How of Oklahomans as we all COVID-19 situation, homans are demon- goal of this series is to Worthen of Mom Who Oklahomans respond do our part to slow the Lt. Governor Matt Pin- strating the Oklahoma bring Oklahomans up- Works, Josh Sanders of and bounce back after spread of COVID-19.” nell recently launched Standard. lifting and encouraging Keystone Foodservice, difficult times is some- New episodes are a new online interview “All Oklahomans are stories about how oth- and Tulsa restaurant- thing that has been talk- posted to Lt. Governor series, #OklaProud- having to find differ- ers are adapting during owner Travis Davidson. ed about for years. My Pinnell’s Facebook page Interviews. The series ent ways to continue these unprecedented “Our state is well- hope is that this series and can also be viewed focuses on how Okla- their work, care for and times.” known for the Oklahoma will highlight the opti- directly on Youtube. CHEROKEE shelves of casino pan- taken care of, especially we can ensure food is not CONTINUED FROM A1 tries to help solve food the more vulnerable a worry for them,” said insecurities. population such as our Chief Hoskin. “We have Hoskin Jr.’s administra- “As the COVID-19 elders and the disabled. already taken several tion and the Council of virus makes its way to With this emergency steps to keep our com- the Cherokee Nation to the Cherokee Nation, food for elders project munity safe and we will purchase the food items, it is our top priority to that we established with continue to work on ad- and also cleared the ensure our citizens are our emergency funds, ditional ways to make a difference.