On September 9, 2024, Wes Watkins Technology Center hosted its annual College Fair, drawing students from partnering high schools across the region. The event primarily catered to juniors and seniors, providing them with a valuable opportunity to explore their post-secondary options. Representatives from a wide range of colleges and universities, not only within Oklahoma but also from neighboring states like Texas and Arkansas, were present to engage with students.

Pigs and wedding bells The Picnic A Jewish Rabbi and a Catholic Priest met at the town’s annual 4th of July picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter.

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Jason David Gerard passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at McAlester Regional Hospital in McAlester, Oklahoma at the age of 50. Jason was born December 21, 1973, in Morristown, New Jersey, to David Gerard of Long Valley, NJ and Nancy (Jones) Blaylock.

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Wolverines trounce Wewoka 52-0 The Holdenville Wolverines traveled to Wewoka for their season opener and came away with a decisive 52-0 victory. The fans that made the 6 mile trip down highway 270 weren’t disappointed with the lopsided win.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Americans on both sides of the political divide have finally united under a single issue: every single American in the United States has agreed to vote for whichever candidate stops sending them campaign donation text messages first.

Movie Review “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” President Ronald Reagan issued that challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union, on June 12, 1987.

START A FIRE — Wadded-up newspaper is the traditional beginning for bonfires, fireplaces and camp grills. Computers, not so much — they’re hard to light and the smoke they produce will make you ill, if not downright kill you.