Sam Seimer won First Place in the Poster category of the Area Conservation Contest in Poteau in November..

Needing play-around money, as all teenagers do, three industrious farm boys decided to create their own hay-hauling crew one summer. So they made a plan. One boy would drive as another loaded the hay, while the third teen would stack it onto their borrowed truck.

Congratulations to three of the Rattan Public School teachers who were funded on DonorsChoose this month! This was possible due to OKSDE, additional donors, and the teachers’ innovative ideas. Approximately $2,980 in classroom materials are on their way to Rattan Schools right now. Pictured are (l to r): Wyatt Hudson, Raelyn Price, Ali Lundry, Aiden Pound. Teachers (l to r): Shelly Pinkston, Durynda Batchelor, Angela Ervin and Principal Tonya Scott.

Oklahoma Blood Institute is teaming up with two Oklahoma attractions to help boost the blood supply this spring. Those who donate blood with Oklahoma Blood Institute in March will receive a free t-shirt and their choice of one free entry to the Oklahoma City Zoo or the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Gregory Paul Cash, of Boswell, Okla., passed away Feb. 23, 2022, at the age of 56.

Donald Rodney Leflore went to be with his Lord on Feb. 23, 2022 in Joplin, Mo., at the age of 65. He was born in Talihina, Okla., on Dec. 28, 1956 to Alice Lee Jacob and Alexander Leflore. Donald was a longtime minister of the Friendship Baptist Church.

Graveside services for John Larry Masters, of Ringold, Okla., were held Feb. 25, 2022 at Rufe Cemetery.

The world scene on this day in history is pretty messy, with Russia attempting an outright takeover of Ukraine. There are always a good number of Americans who are passive by nature, and they fundamentally don’t believe in any type of confrontation. This might be understandable until your life or family gets threatened and then you have a pretty critical decision to make.

The Biden administration on Monday announced it would be revoking diplomatic privileges for a dozen Russian spies accused of carrying out espionage under the cover of diplomacy. “The U.S.

The Epoch Times has reported that Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday issued an apparent warning to European Union countries providing weapons to Ukrainian defense forces after Russia’s invasion last week.