Funeral services for Brandon Parker, of Wright City, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. July 23, 2021 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

IRIS GARDEN CLUB YARD of the Month is Dennis and Debbie Eagleberger at 602 E. Duke. The beautiful yard features many roses, hibiscus and petunias. Pictured with the winners are club members Tavanna Brown, Vickie Watson, Sammye Thacker and Harolynn Wofford.

At the tender age of 15, Andy Bowman answered God’s call to make ministering to people his number one goal for the rest of his life. Ministry is his first love. But did that call on his life demolish from his mind and his heart everything else that he loved?

he Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program has improved beef quality and increased consumer confidence for more than 30 years. BQA empowers cattlemen to take responsibility of being a key part of the production cycle that leads to quality beef.

This World Lung Cancer Day, Aug. 1, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline is urging Oklahomans to quit tobacco using its FREE resources and highlighting the importance of lung cancer screening for early detection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer and is associated with 80% to 90% of lung cancer deaths. Exposure to secondhand smoke can also cause lung cancer.

OKLAHOMA CITY – World Breastfeeding Week 2021 will be observed August 1-7. This year’s theme is “Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility,” with a focus on how breastfeeding contributes to the survival, health and wellbeing of everyone and the importance of protecting breastfeeding worldwide.

Seward, Alaska high school student and competitive swimmer Lydia Jacoby has heard many jokes about swimming in America’s northern-most state. Tuesday, she shocked the Olympic and sports world by pulling off a stunning gold medal 100-meter breaststroke win, upsetting defending American champion Lilly King.

UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS! — The Hugo-based Reckless Ballers basketball squad has recently returned from Tavares, Fla., where they went undefeated to reign as Tournament Champions in the Florida Big House. Prior to that tournament win, they went undefeated to be crowned Champions of the Mt. Pleasant Tournament with a five-game smash of the competition. Pictured above are: (Front, l-r) Jalyn Johnson, Jakya Johnson, Genesis Smith. (Back, l-r) Coach Jieriel Johnson, Haidyn Campbell, Hadlin Campbell, Jozie Holder, Belle Hookom and Coach Jordan Smith. Coach Johnson expressed his appreciation to a number of area individuals for their financial support that made the trip to Florida possible. (Photo Contributed)

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns, two of the longest rivalries in the NCAA, have filed their divorce papers with the Big 12 and appear to be headed to the SEC. The Sooners have already officially notified the Big 12 of their intentions to leave the conference as has Texas, each drawing rebuke from their fellow conference members.

Oklahoma health officials say the surge in Delta variant of COVID -19 continue to spike in the state. The state’s active case load has risen by as much as 30% week over week.