• Shares personal story of son’s medical journey U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement after his bill, the Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act, co-led by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), passed on a strong bipartisan vote out of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

Funeral services for Rhonda (Teague) Flanary, of Paris, Texas will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 8, 2024 at First United Methodist Church in Paris, Texas. Rhonda Joyce Flanary was born on Aug. 19, 1954 in Hugo, Okla., the daughter of Billy E. Teague and Velma Lee (Hill) Teague. She entered Heaven after a brief battle with cancer on Aug. 4, 2024 in Paris, Texas, at the age of 69. Rhonda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ron Flanary and brother, Monty Teague.

Linda Diane Gibson, beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2024, at the age of 80, in Cleburne, Texas. Born on Dec. 12, 1943, in Jasper, Tenn., she was a cherished presence in the lives of all who knew her.

Funeral services for Gary Wayne Bone, of Valliant, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at Trinity Baptist Church in Valliant. Gary passed away Aug. 4, 2024, at the age of 75. Gary Wayne Bone was born on Sept. 24 1948, the son of Bob Bone and Opal (Scott) Davis. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services for Ala Faye Randell West, of Marietta, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.

Carla was born in Hugo, Okla., on Aug. 6, 1965.

Funeral services for James Edward Easterwood, Jr., of Fort Towson, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug.

Guest Columnist Halito, chim achukma (Hello, how are you)? The Olympics are in full gear and Kim and I are loving it. The modern era Olympics, which concerns us, was reborn in 1896 in Athens, Greece.

Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, capping more than two weeks of speculation over who would join her at the top of the Democrat ticket in the 2024 presidential race.

Total revenue for July increased over July of last year by $44M or 3.3% while totals equal $1.36B. Receipts for the last 12 months through July total $16.93B, a decrease of $450.45M, or 2.6%, when comparing revenue from the previous year.