CHOCTAW COUNTY –– The body of an unidentified white male was recovered Sunday, south of the Hugo Dam on Kiamichi River. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the body was located around 6:30 p.m.

The Valliant 8U coach pitch All Star Team made up of boys from Rattan and Valliant traveled to Mt.Vernon, Texas, this past weekend to compete in the Dixie Youth District Tournament (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Going into Sunday’s games the boys were undefeated. Playing three backto-back-to-back games in 100-degree weather Sunday and winning five-of-six games, they came home with the Dixie Youth District Tournament Championship! Team members include: (back, l-r) Coach Dave Lindley, Coach Colton Leffel, Coach Thomas Carpino, Coach Colby Mitchell (Middle Row, l-r) Kam Shockey, Ian Lindley, Bentley Bohanan, Logan Carpino, Kycen Cooper, Cashton Mitchell. (Front, l-r) Kyle Stafford, Owen Gordon, Tyge Sanford, Ryder Roberts, Taos Sanford, Julian Leffel.

Oklahoma (42-22) defeated No. 4-seeded Virginia Tech (45-14) 11-2 in game three of the Blacksburg Super Regional on Sunday, clinching its 11th College World Series berth and first since 2010.

In the wake of recent mass shooting incidents in a number of states, members of Congress, led by a constant consortiam of pregressive anti-gun legislators, have found a number of conservatives willing to push forward several significant gun control laws.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Oklahoma Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and friends will celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week, June 26 - July 2, in honor of Oklahomans who are deafblind and world-famous author, educator, lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller.

Oftentimes the most important words after a disaster are those you didn’t have to use such as death/injuries, starting over, rebuilding, and others. That’s where the protection of Oklahoma’s network of 2,107 flood control dams and voluntary conservation practices once again shined.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Tough one. When you think of babies born without arms or legs.

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Graveside services for Jimmy Vaughn Kinslow, of Fort Towson, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. June 13, 2022 at Fort Towson Cemetery.

It is with a heavy heart that the family of Beverly Nanette Payne Peiser share that she passed from this life on June 7, 2022, in San Angelo, Texas, surrounded by her loved ones. A Citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Beverly was very proud of her Heritage.