Neo the Robotic Dog Brings Cutting-Edge Tech to Wes Watkins Technology Center A four-legged robot named Neo is turning heads in the Information Technology classrooms at Wes Watkins Technology Center — and it’s doing a lot more than just walking. Neo is a Unitree Go2 EDU, an advanced, AI-powered robotic dog designed for research, education, and development.

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Brandon Michael Hughes is set for Pre-Trial on March 3, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Hughes is being charged with Procuring/distributing/ possessing juvinile pornography and soliciting sexual conduct or commincation w a minor by use of tech from a case originating in 2021 as well as charges of rape, first degree (victim under age 14), two counts of Forcible sodomy, and lewd molestation from a case dating back to 2018. Hughes failed to appear in the Hughes County District Court on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 and was apprehended in Arkansas on October 14, 2025.

The federal jury trial for former Holdenville FFA Instructer Cody Ryan Richison has been rescheduled and is now set for April 7, 2026, at 9 a.m., according to court records filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Last week I mentioned how much I enjoyed our recent family gathering. It was the first time our entire family had been together in many years and I hated to see the day end.

Jacob Barone, Michael Bartschi, Rhidlee Brewer, Jayci Christopher, Nova Dority, Aubri Flick, Millie Forbis, Colton Gantt, Kenneth Gaskins, Laker Goolsby, Penelope Gray, Mckynna Hall, Kaleena Hardgraves, Sawyer Hench, Kayden Ingram, Presley Jacobs, Addisyn Johnson, Chaytan Johnson, Maverick Lloyd, Abel Lowe, Lizbeth Maldonado, Gabriela Mejia, Kasen Munoz, Kennedy North, Alex Perteet, Korina Pumphrey, Tristan Reed, Karsyn Robinson, Preslee Robinson, Joshua Rose, Margret Rowell, Briar Sanford, Philip Schuler, Bodee Skeen, Matias Villalobos, Easton Worsham First Grade Principal’s Honor Roll Emaleigh Chesser, Jayla Christopher, Kaef Christopher, Christian Cross, Wyatt Hoover Langston Jagger, Skylar Jameson, Korbyn Jones, Troy Marsh, Chloe Prince, Raycen Rambo, Yovani Silva, Luna Skeen, Josiah Williams Second Grade Superintendent’s Honor Roll Scarlett Almodovar, Natalie Anderson, Caspian Asbury, Jonah Barker, Brayden Brewer, Everett Burden, Braxton Clark, Luke Cox, Olivia Drawbaugh, Kyle Dyer, Karley Epperson, Levi Favela, Koby Gipson, Lincoln Gray, Alexa Hernandez, Landon Hill, Ivory Johnson, Lucas Johnson, Emersyn Lening, Aubrie Love, Rafael Martin Del Campo, Camber Martin, Sunnie McLaughlin, Ivin Nguyen, Kingsley Overbey- Ford, Jonathan Pereles, Benjamin Poulain, Penelope Robinson, Jasmine Sanford, Esmeralda Shields, Josiah Soria, Hunter White, Remington White, Kaleb Wilbanks, Olivia Wolf, Flora Woods, Brantley Yahola, David Yahola Second Grade Principal’s Honor Roll Jordan Chick, Braelyn Davis, Elaina Eller, Harmony Gover-Miller, Natalia Guerrero, Dylan Harrison, Rylee Hill, Hayden Hobbs, Jocelyn Hoover Polkinghorn, Gael Martinez, Asher McCoy, Camille Olson, Kaden Smith, Destin Tucker, Ransom Weaver, Christine Yahola Third Grade Superintendent’s Honor Roll Kamdyn Babb, Amos Barker, Ariyah Berryhill, Kenny Briones, Johnny Brown, Christian Campbell, Jaxton Cook, Gwendolyn Dodd, Nokose Elliott, Lucus Fearn, Sebastian Gomez, Brandon Hall, Ameliya Hanks, Tytan Holliman, Perla Ibarra Rojas, Tilly Inselman, Ellison Jeffrey, Daxton Kelley, Ryan Long, Laycie Lucas, Jonah Marsh, Cade McConnell Shepherd, Dash Merriman, Sophie Miranda, Brayden Pearce, Bradley Pickett, Parker Robinson, Easton Rogers, Jewel Schuler, Tyre Selman, Jenzen Slavens, Blaine Smith, Genisis Smith, Hutchison Smith, Abel Stephens, Alyse Stephens, Marco Vega De Loera, Wren White, Cooper Williams, Laken Yates Third Grade Principal’s Honor Roll Cayden Apala, Trehvor Carpenter, Jasper Childs, Greyson Cindle, Haysten Couffer, Kaesyn East, Iker Favela, Marcus Fearn, Letti Forbis, Axton Gilley, Iola Gordon, Ashlynn Hale, Larissa Harper, Rhyker Heiskill, Bristol Johnson, Merci Johnson, Diesel Kelley, Dorotea Lainez, Lyndi Lockett, Adalynn Mainard, K’Mari McCombs, Noah Mchan, Bryson Moses, Jase Musick, Rilynn Scull, Theo Skeen, Dulce Venegas, Taleah White, Ja’Kobe Yarbrough

ADA, Okla. – East Central University is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the Fall 2025 semester by naming them to the President’s Honor Roll.

ADA, Okla. – East Central University is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the Fall 2025 semester by naming them to the Dean’s Honor Roll.

The Center for Community Transformation (CCT) in partnership with Security State Bank was awarded $1.5 Million through FHLBank Topeka’s 2025 Affordable Housing Program (AHP). This year $33.9 million in AHP grants were made in partnership with FHLBank Topeka’s member financial institutions in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.. A total of 31 AHP projects will give 1,764 very low-, low- and moderate-income households a place to call home.

Bob Jones, 94, passed away peacefully at his home in Raytown, MO on January 3rd, 2026. Bob was born on June 15, 1931, in McLoud, Oklahoma, to William and Aleetha Jones (Snellings).