Billboard chart-topping composer/arranger Kitt Wakeley’s new orchestral album, An Adoption Story, has received a GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Classical Compendium.” Nominated for the Award is Wakeley along with Starr Parodi and Jeff Fair. The 65th annual ceremony will take place on Feb. 5 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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The United States is at crisis level on the amount of stray dogs and cats all across the nation. All rescues are full. HALO was unable to transport any in November to Iowa because there was no room. All of this is caused by people not spaying and neutering their dogs. The Holdenville Animal Shelter is way past capacity.

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Oklahoma, Red Dirt singer-songwriter Jake Flint, 37, dies just hours after his wedding By Brandy McDonnell, The Oklahoman Oklahoma singer- songwriter Jake Flint and his bride, Brenda, didn’t seem to let the wet weather dampen their spirits as they exchanged vows on Saturday at a remote homestead between Claremore and Owasso. “It was rainy, but he’d rented a 40-by-60 circus tent.

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Most of our gener ation of 60+ were H OME SCHOOLED in many ways. We just didn’t know it at the time.

On Sunday, November 6, 2022, OSBI began an investigation into a deadly shooting in rural Seminole County, between the towns of Sasakwa and Wewoka. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office had received a 911 call regarding a shooting that occurred at that location. Upon arrival, deputies located Russell “Rusty” Bolen, 33 years old, deceased at the scene. An additional individual, Robie Watters, 52 years old, had also been shot, and was transported from the scene. Daniel Sisco, 46 years old, reported Bolen and Watters pointed firearms at him, and he shot at them, striking both of them. OSBI agents responded to the scene, interviewed individuals, and conducted a thorough crime scene investigation.