Body The Office of District Attorney Erik Johnson announces that Mason Levi Monday was arrested this week in connection with felony allegations involving child sexual abuse material and the use of a computer in violation of Oklahoma law.

Body Traditionally, August is the year’s last chance to plan a picnic. It’s the month that begins the downhill slide toward autumn, neatly snagging the beginning of school along the way.

Body Holdenville, Oklahoma — Grace M. Pickens Public Library announced today that it will host Moments That Made US, a special exhibition as part of the nationwide America 250 commemoration celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Body HOLDENVILLE, OK — The Grace M. Pickens Public Library is proud to announce it has been awarded an America 250 Programming Grant through the Oklahoma DepartmentofLibraries to launch Voices of Hughes County: An America 250 Oral History Project.

Body NEW YORK, NY — Struggling to determine the definition of a woman, the Women’s National Basketball Association decided to bring in a revered Supreme Court Justice to help settle the question.

Body LOUISVILLE, KY — Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI), which manages the annual Kentucky Derby race, formed a committee this week to answer a question which would determine the future of horse races forever: what is a horse?

Body For hundreds of senior citizens across Hughes, Okfuskee and Seminole counties, the New Age Project provides considerably more than a meal.

Body CALVIN — A Calvin woman is accused of taking more than $3,000 from a local convenience store after the business owners reportedly discovered cash shortages while reviewing surveillance video and register records, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Hughes County...

Body By Ray Carter, OCPA There will be two state questions on the ballot in Oklahoma’s Aug. 25, 2026, runoff election. One addresses property taxes (ad valorem taxes), and the other concerns voter identification.