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Sandy Odum, Child Nutrition Director for Holdenville Public Schools is shown with teachers Jessica Hinton, Misty Turner, Morgan Teague and Chrissy Jeffrey.

Who’d have guessed you’d hit a snag with something so basic as moving your letter of church membership? To start with, who knew the issue of differing conventions would pose a problem?

Coal Dilday is shown with his wife, Megan at the swearing-in ceremony in the courtroom of the Hughes County Courthouse. Associate District Judge Trisha Smith presided.

Good morning from the Yoders. These quiet, pleasant mornings are almost addictive, once you get started, it’s hard to miss a single one.

Donna and Jack were high school sweethearts. They’ve now been married some 48 years and enjoy a full life. Jack likes to work long hours, and Donna is a writer and speaker, so they don’t have a lot of free time for one another. They do enjoy each other’s company when they get together though.

May 7, 2020 Two men huddled against the cold on a dark night in January. Even in relative obscurity, the fresh snow reflected enough light to see the vapors of breathing, evidence of the bitter temperatures.

“Fiffinella” and “Burch” Harris Team Up in Pacific “Fiffinella—Goddess of Flight” hasn’t rated any headlines, but the men she has carried from Australia to the Philippines have made military history: her flights as an “air going grocery store” to men grounded in jungles have made her an angel of...

Her children arise and call her blessed...Proverbs 31:28a Each Mother’s Day the Tribune selects a special lady to be our Mother of the Year. This year the honor goes to Ruth DeShields of Atwood. Ruth is an amazing lady and will celebrate her 97th birthday May 26th.

One by one each year flew by, Since you both said, “I do.” 65 years of memories, Shaared by the two of you. From big events and holidays To simple daily pleasures, Some tearful times along life’s way, Some joys that can’t be measured.

The little girl in the middle is my grandmother, Wanda. She was born in 1912 to two Swiss immigrants. Her father was a blacksmith, and they lived outside Yakima, Washington. There was a water pump in the backyard.