Sales, use tax end-of-year comparisons

Sales Tax November 2024 November 2023 City Tax Rate Revenue Tax Rate Revenue Boswell 0.03 $22,033.81 0.03 $31,489.82 Fort Towson 0.035 $13,758.51 0.035 $12,943.77 Hugo 0.035 $337,885.87 0.035 $348,357.44 Sawyer 0.01 $4,595.86 0.01 $3,624.26 Soper 0.02 $1,446.30 0.02 $1,749.09 December 2024...

Wolf named Lawyer of the Year

• NAIHC congratulates J. Frank Wolf III as NAIHC 2024 Lawyer of the Year From the Choctaw Nation: “We honor and recognize Frank’s remarkable 40-year legacy of service to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Frank Wolf was recognized as Attorney of the Year in Indian Country by the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) at their recent Legal Symposium in Las Vegas on Dec. 10-24. Frank was selected for this national award after being nominated by the Housing Authority of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. From left to right: Jody Perez, Tom McGeisey, Kelly Cook, Jamie Navenma, Bobby Yandell, Frank Wolf, Charlotte Roberts, Sami Jo Difuntorum, Marcy Gouge and Patrick Goggles.

There really is... a Santa Claus

Sad to say, but not every child has a “Merry Christmas.” There exists turmoils, family separations, and financial burdens which subjugate the lives of children to the point that it’s a “not so merry time of the year.” My heart goes out to those children.
BACK ON THE HARDWOOD! With the holiday break officially over, area basketball teams will be returning to their regular season schedules this week. Above, Soper’s Denny Stacy goes up for two points in a recent game against Fort Towson. Defending for the Tigers was Daeyon Payun. Brian Moore Photo

Through both our actions and inactions...we choose

to point Publisher As we turn the page and begin our journey into another year, I can’t get Captain Kirk’s voice out of my head as he began each episode of Star Trek saying... “ to boldly go where no man has gone before.” That is us.
Through both our actions and inactions...we choose