News

    Joe Moore, Wendell Pierce, and Dean Goforth

    Atwood Alumni Attends Annual Reunion

    13 hours ago By News Staff
    It was a small group at the 2026 Atwood School Reunion on Saturday, June 27th, but those that attended enjoyed their time together telling stories from their high school days and the adventures they had.

    Sports

    LADY HORNETS HEADED BACK TO STATE!

    LADY HORNETS HEADED BACK TO STATE!

    3 months ago By News Staff
    The defending State Champions, the Stuart Lady Hornets, are headed back to the State Tournament this Spring. The Lady Hornets (21-18) defeated Wilson-Henryetta 1-0 & 13-2 to win the Regional Runner-up at Caney on Thursday.

    Columns

    Around Town...by John Bill Martin

    1 week ago By News Staff
    An awesome and orderly universeWhen you stop and ponder this awesome and orderly universe that God has placed us in, some very remarkable facts become evident.
    Courage at Home

    Courage at Home

    1 week ago By News Staff
    saw this Marine Sargent. He served on my ship’s security detail, the USS Lexington a carrier that fought in WWII. But it was on a Greyhound Bus out of San Diego, California that I noticed he was going my way — east to Oklahoma.

    Obituaries

    Sharon Kay Crawford

    Sharon Kay Crawford

    1 week ago By News Staff
    Sharon Kay Crawford passed away Wednesday, July 15th, 2026, at SSM St Anthony Hospital Seminole Campus in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 76.Sharon was born July 12th, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Norman Swinney and Jewel (Wilson) Swinney. She graduated from Choctaw Public School.
    Curtis Dean Brinlee

    Curtis Dean Brinlee

    1 week ago By News Staff
    Curtis Dean Brinlee, age 84 and a resident of Hold- enville, OK passed away after a short battle with cancer on August 1, 2026 surrounded by family.The oldest of five children, Curtis was born to I.O.