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Great-great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, USA.

by Shirley A. Ballard Nero If you have any news about the Clearview area and would like it published, contact Shirley at 405-786-2440 or email at annnero@aol.com

Well, here I sit on the back porch, watching the breeze rustle the leaves on a forest of tall trees surrounding three sides of our home in North Carolina. Watching the grass grow taller by the day and wondering if the mower will make it another year without breaking down.

Relatives of the late Jack and Grace Johnson reunited in Oklahoma City to remember their ancestors and enjoy time together. Despite the passing of Jack, Grace, and their children, the family remains committed to holding these reunions in their memory.

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.