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Members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted overwhelmingly to limit brick-and-mortar schools’ use of virtual days to emergency situations, saying children need as much in-person learning as possible.“Virtual education, we have seen time and time again that it is just not as high-quality as in-person...

FELONIESClayton Anthony Dodd – Failure to comply with sex offender registration/ Provide False Joshua A Bakken – Failure to comply with sex offender registration/ Provide False Charles Peoples, Jr.– Murder in the first degree, deliberate intent Hoang Tran – Aggravated assault and battery on...

The most important Christian holiday, Easter, is a “movable feast.” Why does it change every year?What are the commonest and rarest Easter dates? How is the date determined? Where did the word “Easter” come from?

The Weleetka Public Works Authority convened for its regular meeting, bringing together members of the community to discuss crucial matters concerning the town’s infrastructure and operations.The meeting commenced promptly at 7:02 p.m., with Trustee John Pugh leading the assembly in the Flag Salute...

Funny stories to fill idle times Some of us have time during when “… there’s nothing to do.” Maybe this little group of suggested activities might help fill the idle spaces.Bread is like the Sun. It rises in the yeast and sets in the waist.Why do French people eat snails?

Holdenville, Oklahoma - In a recent development, law enforcement officials have uncovered an illegal marijuana grow operation in Hughes County, located at 3564 N 369 Rd, Holdenville.The operation, discovered through diligent investigation by Agent Heath Miller of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics,...

March 8th, Caitlynn Rosenow signed with Eastern Oklahoma State College’s Soils Judging Team. Caitlynn is also a recipient of the Eastern Oklahoma State College Mark McGee Memorial Scholarship which will be presented to her on March 21st at the Oklahoma Youth Expo in OKC.

CONGRATULATIONS to Landen Yates and Lainee Yates! They were both selected to participate in the Legislative and Celebrity Showmanship Event at OYE where they will proudly be representing Hughes County Ag Youth and Holdenville 4-H!

FELONIESJohn-Sing Maxwell Amundsen – Domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Guangyou Chi – Aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs, aggrevated manufacture of CDS, endeavoring/ conspiracy to deliver/ manufacture/possess CDS, endeavoring/ conspiracy to deliver/ manufacture/possess CDS,...

THE YEAR WAS 1945 – WETUMKA BOY HOME AFTER OVERSEAS DUTY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE Gail Peevey, junior war correspondent and photographer for Life magazine, is spending a 30 day convalescent leave here with his mother, Mrs. Ed Peevey.A Wetumka high school football player and active in dramatics, Peevey...