I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July holiday celebrating our freedoms with your family and friends. I enjoyed the long weekend and feel so incredibly blessed to live in the greatest country in the world.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin JJ Humphrey, R-Lane, has presented Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor with a proposed lawsuit against the Biden Administration for what he calls an utter failure to protect the nation’s borders.

First United Bank announced that it has been named to Forbes’ 2022 ranking of America’s Best Banks.

The deadline for the Calendar of Events is 12 p.m. each Tuesday.

After temperatures hitting 110 degrees early in the week, about the only cooling trend we are going to see is 101 degrees by Thursday but 104 this weekend.

Mark your calendars for our August Second Saturday demonstration, Growing Mushrooms at Home! The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a mushroom growing class on Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 1 – 3 pm. The class will be led by Midnight Mushroom Co.

CALERA — To commemorate the Choctaw Cultural Center’s inaugural year, the public is invited to a day of festivities for the whole family on Saturday, July 23.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal district court has temporarily prohibited the Biden Administration from enforcing new, expansive, and unlawful gender identity mandates against Oklahoma and 19 other States.

TOPEKA — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced that Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., plans to build a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery facility in the Kansas City Region.

THE IRIS GARDEN CLUB Yard of the Month for June has been awarded to Mike and Beverly Ford. Their beautiful park-like setting features lots of trees, hydrangeas, hostas, flowers, shrubs, lovely rock patios and walkways. Pictured are Shelia Kidd, Harolynn Wofford, Beverly Ford and Sammye Thacker.