Edith Shiplet Graveside services for Edith Shiplet, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. Sept.

Funeral services for Justin White, of Brownwood, Texas, were held at 10 a.m. Sept.

Jimmie Lynne Demo, of Hugo, Okla., passed away Sept. 3, 2022, at the age of 65.

RATTAN — Executives from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Representative Justin Humphreys recently visited Diamond T Trailer Manufacturing, a recipient of the 2022 Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program (OIEP) to learn more about the company’s operations and discuss how the company is utilizing OIEP funding.

Recently, the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding approved nine projects to head to the full Legislature for consideration. These projects include funding for mental health, healthcare, water projects, information technology modernization, and infrastructure to help keep our public services running smoothly. I’ll keep you all updated on projects as they are approved in the coming weeks. This was a huge undertaking and it’s great to see so many vital projects head to the next step in the process as we continue our work to get these funds distributed.

the point By Stan Stamper Publisher This week’s edition comes to our readers with a bit of frazzle around the edges. With half of our staff out on jury duty, articles and stories that would usually get several layers of scrutiny, are almost thrown together.

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2022 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August.

Area Chamber of Commerce gathered at Kindred at Home last week to celebrate a new era for the home health company. Their name is now CenterWell Home Health after they were bought out, and patients and citizens will soon see all Kindred at Home materials rebranded to CenterWell.

Felony 070 – Kyle Jayson Kuykendall: Endangering others while eluding/attempting to elude police officer. 071 – Terry Tyrone Hickson: Possession of firearms AFCF.

The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network VAC-45 program will continue to host a series of certified cattle sales around the state this fall, beginning in November. OQBN is a partnership between Oklahoma State University Extension and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Associa-tion.