Funeral services for Floyd J.C. Roebuck, of Boswell, Okla., were held at 10 a.m.

Funeral services for Dollie Watson, of Bluff, Okla., were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021 at South Central District Building.

Funeral services for Margrett Bostwick, of Missouri City, Texas, were held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021 at Rogan Funeral Home Chapel.

Two big annual events in Choctaw County last week included the Choctaw County Junior Livestock Show and the Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Banquet. Both events appropriately are intended to reward outstanding individual effort.

The House on Thursday approved legislation aimed at strengthening background checks on firearm sales and transfers, a leading priority for Democratic lawmakers. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act — spearheaded by Rep.

Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) “Universal background checks are a commonsense approach to address the gun violence epidemic plaguing our country. I’m proud to support the Background Check Expansion Act and look forward to passing it and other much-needed reforms.

Congressman Markwayne Mullin says Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to grab guns now that Democrats control Congress and the White House. “Gun owners across our country should be concerned about the future of our Second Amendment rights with Nancy Pelosi and her radical Democrats in control of the House,” said Mullin.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– A bill allowing boards of education to adopt policies authorizing school personnel to carry firearms on school campuses passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives last Tuesday evening.

A cold front passing through should bring in some windy and drier weather by late Wednesday and that will set the stage for sunshine from Thursday through the weekend. Look for high temperatures to be in the low-60s Thursday and Friday and upper-60s Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, March 19 Fried Chicken Wings Pinto Beans Smothered Potatoes Cornbread Lemon Cake Wednesday, March 24 Salisbury Steak Scallop Potatoes Purple-Hull Peas Cornbread Pound Cake.