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If you have ever attended a military funeral, perhaps you noticed that the honor guards pay meticulous attention to folding the U.S. flag that once draped the casket. Guards make crisp, precise folds a total of thirteen times to complete the ceremony.

Otis Davis will celebrate his 96th birthday on April 2, 2020, but the celebration will begin in Clearview on April 1 at 5:00 p.m. in front of Wanda Jean’s Uptown restaurant as a drive-by, come and go. You are invited to stop in for a slice of cake and say hello if you choose to do so. Mr.

The Okfuskee County OHCE Clearview Brown Suggas Club (left to right) Rita Cooksey, Henrietta Hicks, Shirley Nero, and Elaine Evans along with five members of the Okemah Club, Carla Schooling, Brandi Bumgardner and daughter Sarai, Ginny Bumgardner, Sherry Largent, and Educator Jan Maples attended...

The Red Hat Ladies met on February 12 for their Valentine Party at Roma’s Italian Restaurant in Seminole. What a fun time we had. Their waiter, Homi, went out of his way to make us feel fabulous! The Hostesses were Margie Mairel and Lynn Marquis.

Mrs. Judith Ann Carter, former Guthrie educator, was born in Wright City, Missouri on May 17, 1866. Her mother died shortly after her birth. Her father, Joseph Carter, was extremely strict and raised her and her older sister to work diligently and precisely to his specifications in his rural home.

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and...

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Photo courtesy of Susie Absher

Early voting begins Thursday March 31 for voters in Hughes County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.Hughes County Election Board Secretary, Brandy Davis, said early voting is open to all voters.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) assisted by the Hughes County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at an illegal marijuana growing operation at 7274 EW County Road 145 in Atwood on Wednesday March 16.