Today’s Scripture: All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. Proverbs 21:2.

Happy Birthday to Edward Roberts (July 31)! The deadline for the Calendar of Events is 12 p.m. each Tuesday.

Dear Editor, As a home health professional, I have seen firsthand how the clinically advanced, costeffective care we provide helps the homebound members of our community. That’s why I was so disappointed to see that Medicare has proposed cuts to home health once again.

Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters has prevailed in a face-off with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister regarding millions of dollars in state spending with Hofmeister belatedly agreeing to provide more transparency.

Newspaper reporters and editors are occasionally singled out by our readers who have specific things (often confidential) they want to tell us. Those “things” run the gamut from someone stealing money from a public body, to having large silent UFOs hovering around their property.

Funeral services for Dianna Lynn Corgill, of Fort Towson, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Leo Joseph Rolf, of Gordonville, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2022 at Fry Gibbs Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Jimmy Lee Walker, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. July 25, 2022 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Felony 052 – Dennis Wayne Hider: Abuse/exploitation/neglect of vulnerable adult. Misdemeanor 054 – Luke Austin Cody: Protective order violation.

The 2022 Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival will return this year after being canceled for two years due to the pandemic. The festival will take place on the Tvshka Homma Capitol Grounds Sept. 2 through Sept. 4.