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Marilyn Jackson, Shirley Nero, Doris Bear, and Doris Johnston represented Okfuskee County at the Oklahoma Home Extension State Convention from July 6–8, 2025, at the Hilton Convention Center. They attended sessions, heard from notable speakers, and Marilyn Jackson was elected state treasurer.

There were many great lawmen who rode for Judge Isaac C. Parker in the Western District of Arkansas, but one stands out from the rest. And it's not just because he stands by himself in an early 1900s U.S.Marshals Service reunion photo in Fort Smith.

1963 OLD NEWSWetumka Youth is West Point Exam Nominee Robert Branton has been selected to take entrance exams for the United States Military academy at West Point.Branton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Branton and a 1962 graduate of Wetum-ka High School.

FELONIES Mason Levi Monday – Driving a motor vehicle while under the  influence  of  alcohol Lariat Wayne Jagger – Grand larceny, Petit larceny, Pattern of criminal offenses, Malicious injury to property over $1000, Malicious injury to property, Possess  firearm  during commission of a felony,...

In Oklahoma, less than half of school funding goes to instruction in roughly 150 of the state’s more than 500 school districts, according to state records.Yet total superintendent compensation in some of those districts continues to climb.

If you have read any of my Facebook posts entitled “Back Porch Memories”, this one is a bit long but shouldn’t bore you. I must say, what I am about to write about, is “the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.’In my last FB narration, I was lamenting about reaching the ripe old age of 90.

alternating state and tribal jurisdiction, encumbering the State and local governments, and having a detrimental effect on landowners neighboring the tribal property.”It’s estimated a McGirt tribal exclusion could result in the loss of $75 million in state revenue each year.

Dr. Glenn MolletteIs church a waste of time? Is it a waste of time for you to refuel your car? If you do not stop occasionally at the convenience store or fueling station, your car will just be a piece of metal beside the road. Your automobile requires gasoline or charging to keep going.