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OKLAHOMA CITY — Minimum daily recess time is about to double in Oklahoma elementary schools.A newly enacted law will require 40 minutes of recess per day, up from 20 minutes, for public school students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It will take effect for the 2026-27 school year.

He placed 2nd in Agribusiness and qualified to compete in the state speech contest on Friday, April 24th in Stillwater.

Stu dents in the 7th-12th grade competed to see who’s science project stood out above the rest. Pictured are the top three individuals who were se lected. Left to right: Tara Keesee (First Runner-Up), Liyah Cravatt (First Overall), Tate Keesee (Second Runner-Up).

Zyan Bowman brings the swamp to the stage as Shrek during Wetumka’s school musical, delivering a larger-than-life performance full of humor, heart and just the right amount of ogre attitude. Photos Courtesy of Jennifer Lee (More Inside!)

which causes severe, uncontrollable vomiting and stomach pain and requires hospitalization. There is no known cure.James Mann, a leading U.S.

Kevin Sabet, CEO of the antimarijuana organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), told Newsmax that “the biggest downsicfe to legal marijuana is that it’s hurting our kids.'He is clear about the terrible consequences of the high-potency marijuana that is ubiquitous now.“The No.

there’s been explosion in use, addiction, and dependence.After many years of advocating for the complete legalization of marijuana, arguing that the harms were minimal to zero, in early February, The New York Times ran a very unexpected editorial.

Editor’s Note: The following story was submitted from the Love Wetumka! website. Go to lovewetumka.org for this story and many more.A big thank you to Jesse Lopez for last week’s story on the demolition and this story as well.

WETUMKA — A traffic stop at the intersection of Main Street and Oklahoma Highway 9 led to the arrest of one individual and multiple charges involving alcohol, traffic violations and weapons, according to a report from the Wetumka Police Department.

This is only part of the incredible cast of Shrek the Musical at Wetumka Schools. It was a performance that the community will not soon forget.