Due to the opposition of state Senate lawmakers, Oklahoma’s 2024 legislative session ended without passage of pro-growth income-tax cuts, despite the best efforts of Gov. Kevin Stitt and House Republicans leaders.

Effective Thursday, August 29, the state’s 4.5% grocery tax was eliminated with the passage of HB 1955 —which means Oklahomans should now be seeing some relief in their food bill. Local taxes will remain, such as those charged by cities.

Wolverines Show Improvement in Scrimmage The Wolverines participated in their second scrimmage of the pre-season last Thursday and according to Coach Barker, the team showed signifi cant improvement. “The players had several areas of growth from the first scrimmage to the second.

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in awareness and identification of gender dysphoria, particularly among younger generations. According to findings from Pew Research published in June 2023, approximately 1.6% of U.S. adults identify as transgender or nonbinary, meaning they claim that their gender identity differs from the sex they were “assigned” at birth. This percentage is significantly higher among adults under 30, with 5.1% identifying as trans or nonbinary.

MOSS 2024-2025 OFFICER TEAM ATTENDS SOUTHEAST AREA COLT CONFERENCE.

MOSS AGGIE OLYMPICS WAS A HUGE SUCCES.

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! It is that time of year once again! Many mark their calendars for this event every year to have their entries ready by the check-in dates. We are proud to announce that the Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors will be hosting the annual Fall Art Show.

Wisdom from the lips of a wrinkled old worm. “Okay, listen up, ‘cuz I’m gonna tell ya’ perzactly what The World is like.

REMEMBER LABOR DAY I should have written this column last week but I’m several days late and a few dollars short in writing about Labor Day.. Labor Day is a three day holiday.

From his yard, Alden often sees his neighbor Thomas Sewell, a “New-Englander of the elder type” on the other side of his stone wall. Sewell has a “piercing yet so kindly humorous blue eye that loses none of its colour with age but seems to grow more vivid and vital.”