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“We are fast approaching the stage…where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission.” — Ayn Rand.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector (SA&I) Cindy Byrd has released her forensic audit report for the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. The District Attorney requested the SA&I to investigate the financial activity of the Sheriff’s Office. The audit report reveals two significant issues.

Oklahoma Watch In a House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee meeting last week, Chairman Justin “JJ” Humphrey, R-Lane, presented two Oklahomans who said they were blackmailed by Department of Corrections inmates, that their relative was beaten or raped and that they were threatened with more violence against their loved one if they didn’t pay.

As we put February in the history book and enjoy some unseasonably warm weather, most of the folks here in Southeast Oklahoma are cranking up their expectations for another beautiful spring season. A large segment of residents in our part of Oklahoma either work outdoors or they enjoy being outdoors where they can enjoy our moderate weather.

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services will host People with Disabilities Awareness Day on March 5. The event brings hundreds of people with disabilities, their families and their supporters together and will again be held at the Oklahoma History Center. People with Disabilities Awareness Day 2024 logo.The event is marking its 30th year.

Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is offering resources on nutrition and health to Oklahomans ahead of National Nutrition Month in March. The observance is an opportunity to recommit to a healthy lifestyle by creating small habits that foster significant transformations.

Funeral services for Billy Shad Greenwalt, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Feb. 27, 2024 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home. Billy Shad Greenwalt, 51, passed on from this life on Feb. 23, 2024, in Hugo, Okla., surrounded by his loving family. Billy was born on Nov. 8, 1972 in Dallas, Texas, the son of Billy L. Greenwalt and Vickie Barton. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vickie Barton and bonus sons: Colton Perdue and Jacob Mays.

Memorial services for Brenda Alene (Trapp) Vanderburg, of Valliant, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2024 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home in Valliant. Brenda passed away Feb. 24, 2024, at the age of 60.

• March 5: Movie “I Still Believe” Antlers Move Theater at 6 p.m. • March 14: Brotherhood Meeting FBC Rattan at 7 p.m.