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CARSON — Carson Baptist Church will host a four-day revival beginning Sunday, March 29, featuring guest evangelist and missionary Craig Hobbs, founder of Flame of Fire Ministry.Services will begin Sunday, March 29, with meetings at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Revival services will continue Monday...

Dear Savvy Senior, How do Social Security spousal benefits work? My wife, who’s approaching age 62, has had a few small-paying jobs over the years, but spent most of her time as a homemaker.

Sometime around 405 A.D., a ruthless band of Irish marauders went ashore on the coast of Britain. The inhabitants of the countryside had no protection against the barbaric warriors who soon came upon a village. They enslaved many of the people there, taking them back to Ireland.

It has been several years since we shared parts of B.J. Osborn’s Wetumka “A Centennial History.”I have read it a couple of times, and it is fascinating.

Life can have some scary moments. We have all been there or may be there at any given time.Sickness scares us. Dealing with a debilitating illness is scary. Cancer is scary.Heart disease is scary. Dying is scary.We fear having enough food, money, housing and transportation.

WELEETKA — While many students her age are just beginning to think about career options, 17-year-old Abigail Walker of Weleetka has already taken several major steps toward a career in healthcare.Walker recently graduated from high school early through Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy (OVCA) while...

A Wetumka man was injured Saturday morning after a single-vehicle rollover in Kiowa County.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the crash happened at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 28 on State Highway 19 near County Road 2430, about 15 miles east of Cooperton.Troopers reported that Logan A....

WETUMKA — A stretch of highway in Hughes County may soon carry the name of a Wetumka Marine who was killed during one of World War II’s fiercest battles.Under Oklahoma House Bill 4265, a section of U.S. Highway 75 beginning at State Highway 9 in Wetumka and extending two miles south would be des...