JULY 11 TH —15 TH Mon: Frito chili pie, warm corn relish, warm cinnamon apples, brownie and milk Tues: Chicken fried steak w/gravy, mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, roll, fruit crisp and milk Wed: Chef salad, cottage cheese, mandarin oranges, baby carrots, crackers, oatmeal raisin cookie and...

Kylie Michael Hartley recently graduated as Salutatorian of Kaufman High School with a 5.0 gpa. She was President of the National Honor Society, President of Kaufman FFA, a State Qualifier in Computer Applications for UIL, and a member of the Kaufman High School Theater Company.

One, Two, Free! The Fourth of July weekend was approaching, and Miss Pelham, the nursery school teacher, took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. We live in a great country,’ she announced. “One of the things we should be happy is that, in this country, we are all free.”

WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-4 that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native-Americans in Indian country, clawing back part of its 2020 decision recognizing nearly half of the state as a reservation.

Don’t apologize this July 4th. Conscientious, well-meaning people often slip into this: “I know the United States is flawed, HOWEVER” or “We’ve made mistakes, BUT” and similar white noise. I understand the urge; these things are not untrue but they are profoundly unfitting and disordered.

I was going thru some early day issues of the paper and found a story I really enjoyed and wanted to share with our readers . .

Sarah Joyce Puckett, Joyce to all who knew her, was born on May 18, 1928, to Joseph C. Taylor and Della Raines Taylor at Dustin, Oklahoma and passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, at the age of 94. Joyce attended Dustin schools and graduated high school as salutatorian.

Virgil Deward Gann passed away in Oklahoma City, June 27, 2022 at the age of 81. Virgil was born March 12 , 1941 in Carson, Oklahoma to Jewell Rupert Gann and Vallie Shipley Gann.

Dead Week Everything in high school athletics is shut down. The facilities are closed! The coaches are not there.