Lucile Morehouse, daughter of Nathan and Autumn Morehouse of Boswell, Okla., competed in the United Taekwon-do Alliance Grand Nationals this year in Tulsa, Okla. Morehouse is a student under Master Rick Arnold with Arnold’s Martial Arts in Sherman, Texas.

Walter Lee Gooding, known fondly to family and close friends as “Spooky,” passed away peacefully at his home in Temple, Texas, on June 26, 2024, at the age of 84. He was born on Oct. 31, 1939 in Grant, Okla., to Jesse B. Gooding and Harrie Marie (Wilkins) Gooding. He was raised in an Agricultural environment.

State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet One more day of summery armageddon and then we’re gonna get at least a week of normal to below-normal temperatures,.

The Lord Will Appear 14 Then the Lord will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south, 15 and the Lord Almighty will shield them.

1 If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. 2 If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is reporting the first human case, and death, caused by West Nile Virus (WNV) in a Southwest Oklahoma resident. The patient was hospitalized before passing away.

The American Aging Association has named Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Benjamin Miller, Ph.D., as its new president. The 54-year-old organization, also known as AGE, consists of scientists and physicians dedicated to research on aging.

“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio. J.D. honorably served our country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and is a Yale Law School graduate, where he was Editor of The Yale Law Journal, and President of the Yale Law Veterans Association. J.D.’s book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” became a Major Best Seller and Movie, as it championed the hardworking men and women of our country. J.D. has had a very successful business career in technology and finance, and now, during the campaign, will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American workers and farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond….”

On Saturday, in the minutes after President Donald Trump was shot during a speech in Butler, Pa., entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that he was endorsing the former president in 2024. “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk posted on X, alongside a video of Trump in the immediate aftermath of the attempted assassination.

In J.D. Vance, Trump is going all in on populism — and elevating an heir apparent . . . Trump placed a bet on both the appeal of their shared populism and the promise of generational change — elevating a 39-year-old freshman senator from Ohio as the MAGA movement’s heir apparent. The selection will draw a contrast not only with the 81-year-old Biden, whose age has become a major point of weakness in his campaign, but also Vice President Kamala Harris, who — while young in Washington terms — is a full decade older than Vance. Vance brings Trump a lot: His youth, his TV savvy and his ability to tap into a Silicon Valley donor base that has, until recently, been wary of the Republican Party. But most important, Republicans say, are the connections they believe he can make with blue-collar voters in some of the most coveted swing states. ( Politico) Who is JD Vance? . . . Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, will run alongside former President Donald Trump in 2024 after being chosen as his vice presidential running mate on the Republican ticket. Vance, 39, was first elected to the Ohio Senate in the 2022 midterms, defeating Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan for the seat. Before entering the political scene, Vance joined the Marine Corps and served in the Iraq War. Shortly after, he graduated from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. Vance rose to prominence after publishing a bestselling memoir-turned Netflix film, titled “Hillbilly Elegy,” a book about American values and his Appalachian upbringing. ( Fox News )