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Oklahoma City, OK Vizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma, received an email from a mother expressing gratitude. Her son was referred during a vision screening at a local OKC daycare. In her letter she shared, “My twelve month old son failed the SPOT vision screening.

FELONIESThomas Dunne—fugitive from justice Randy Latrell Mills—domestic assault & battery by strangulation Erin Deshawn Napoleon—assault, battery or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Waylon Lane Osborn—aggravated assault and battery Thuam Lian Thang—driving a motor vehicle while un-der...

Possibly as soon as April, the City of Wetumka will vote whether or not to change the present form of government from council-manager to statutory town board of trustees.If passed, Wetumka will no longer have a city manager, but council members will once again make the decisions.

Southern superstition holds that people who eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day will be blessed with a year›s worth of good luck. But why, exactly, are black-eyed peas lucky — and what›s the story behind the tasty tradition?

Felix Linden and wife Megan are educators in the Oklahoma City public schools. They both were named teacher of the year at their perspective schools and will compete for teach of the year for Oklahoma City School District.

The descents of the late Roy and Mary Ann Ballard of Clearview met at the Clearview Main Street Community Building for a pre-Christmas celebration. Roy and Mary Ann had three girls named Shirley, Marilyn, and Lavada Marie (deceased). Those three girls had eight children.

1947 Gobblers Knob Dec. 13, 1947 Deer Edditer Fillups, The bridge is fixed butnow the pickup is a washout, the pore thing has run 9 year and I feellike im horse-whippin my grandma every time I crank it up.

2 cinnamon sticks1 qt. sweet cider or apple juice1 tsp. ginger1 qt. orange juice1 tsp. allspice ½ c. lemon juice10 whole cloves2 qt. ginger ale2 c. water2 c. sugar Tie spices in a bag. Simmer water, sugar, and bag of spices about 10 minutes. Stir until sugar is dissolved, cover, and cool.

The Boley Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha donated monies to the towns of Boley and Clearview to assist anyone in need in their communities. Each year, as their community service project, they donate during the holidays to serve a community. This year, Alpha Phi Alpha members, Dr.