This year marked an exciting milestone for Girl Scout Troop 7660 as the troop participated in their very first cookie season. With a troop of six girls, Troop 7660 worked hard throughout the season, building confidence and learning valuable skills along the way.

Jordan Nowlin, of Holdenville, has been named the reigning Mrs. Oklahoma Regency 2026 and will represent the state this July at the prestigious Regency International Pageant. She will compete alongside titleholders from across the country and around the world, showcasing not only poise and presentation, but also leadership, service, and community impact.

For Zachary Bomar, co-owner of Lost Brothers Cannabis Co., the promise of Oklahoma’s cannabis boom was straightforward: opportunity. After 15 years in the oil field, Bomar entered the industry in 2020 following layoffs, investing his savings alongside his three brothers in what he described as “the next oil boom.” The brothers entered the industry as cannabis cultivation spread rapidly across Oklahoma.

HOLDENVILLE — A Cromwell man was arrested April 25 after Hughes County deputies responded to a reported domestic disturbance involving a firearm and discovered suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside a vehicle, according to court records.

My name is Malcolm Harden, and I am running for Hughes County Commissioner for District #1. I am a lifelong resident of Hughes County and graduated from Moss School. My parents were the late Lavern and Bill C. Harden.

Tampleton enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1960, bccame a warrant officer and commissioned officer, and retired in 1985. He served in the Vietnam War south of Da Nang for 20 months and received two Purple Hearts, lie was a police officer for nine years, school board representative for two years and President of the Central Oklahoma Military Officers Association of America for three years.

Doyle Tampleton U.S. Marine veterai and local leader who championed the naming of ■ Veterans Creek.

The gap between intentions and outcomes can be vast in politics, as the push to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage demonstrates. Proponents say they want to help struggling citizens at the bottom of the state’s economic ladder.