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Wetumka, Oklahoma - The small town of Wetumka is buzzing with excitement as news breaks that newly elected U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin will be visiting this Sunday to speak at the annual baccalaureate service.The service, held at the local high school gymnasium, is a tradition that dates back...

Ron Claiborne, retired American journalist and correspondent for ABC News, heard there were Black towns in Oklahoma from a Boley resident in California while visiting a story about the famous return of Bruce’s Beach to a Black family in LA County, California.

The Langston University Goat Program that was scheduled for April 29th is being postponed due to inclement weather. The workshops will be rescheduled for a later date.Sympathy is extended to the Forshee and Wade families on the death of Mrs. Gloria Forshee.

Two months ago, PBS came to the towns of Boley, Clearview, and Haskell to report on Black farmers in Oklahoma. The broadcast is called “Black Farmers Struggle in Face of Structural Racism and Economic Headwinds. The piece aired March 23, 2023.