After defeating the Moss Pirates in a dramatic 1-0 extra-inning stealing of home plate, the Boswell Scorpions drew powerhouse Fort Cobb-Broxton in the first round of the State Playoffs in Oklahoma City Friday, suffering a 17-1 defeat.

No. 1 Oklahoma (48-1, 17-1 Big 12) defeated No.

SHAWNEE — After smashing the Caddo Bruins 7-0 and 11-0 in the Regional Tournament, the Rattan RAMS drew the Tushka Tigers in the first round of the State Class A baseball playoffs Friday in Shawnee, and battled them into the eighth inning before being edged 2-1.

Mom jeans may be back in style this season, but mom genes never go out of fashion, say experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. In addition to the half-and-half mix of each parent’s DNA in the nucleus of our cells, genetic material is found in mitochondria, the part of the cell responsible for producing energy.

The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) and the Choctaw County Public Library are collaborating to provide the Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program. The classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 17 through Aug. 4, 2022 at the Choctaw County Public Library located at 703 E. Jackson St. in Hugo.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative launched in 2003 to recognize businesses and organizations that implement best practices and policies that support improved health and wellness.

Nearly 850 4-H and FFA students and more than 250 coaches from 34 states gathered in Oklahoma for the 69th National Land and Range Judging Contest, May 5, 2022. After two days of practice at sites in the Oklahoma City area, the contest was held near El Reno, Oklahoma at the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribal Headquarters.

You are invited to learn about growing nutritional and tasty herbs at the Fort Towson Historic Site on Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 1-3 p.m. Master Gardener Jean Maniger will share her expertise on producing high yields of herbs. Site staff will be on hand to answer questions about the three types of gardens that were grown when the fort was active from 1824-1854, to provide balance to a frontier diet of salted meats, beans, and flour.

You actually did it. You won the election.

Brancen Redman, a graduation senior at Antlers High School, has been named one of 620 semifinalists in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 5,000 candidates expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2022.