A birth certificate is made each time a child is born to mark the moment of their arrival. Last year, about 1,600 babies were born in Rowan County. Birth certificates are part of the vital records ...

Whereas the designation of sex is essential for data collection, statistics, and policy for many functions of the state, including public health, education, the protection of sex-specific spaces, ...

The office in Kent County where people get certificates for births, deaths and marriages will close temporarily starting in February, so residents may have to change the way they get those documents.

Starting Tuesday Oklahomans will be able to pick up birth and death records requests in person through a “will-call” system at three locations across the state. The Oklahoma State Department of Health ...