Easton Gregg competed in the Vegas Shoot 2025 on March 5-9. He shot his first 300, which is a perfect score for indoor archery. There were more than 4,000 competitors from more than 70 countries. While there, he officially signed with Lindenwood University’s archery team in St. Charles, Mo., where he will be a freshman in August. Easton is the son of Melissa Gregg and Tim Gregg and currently a senior at Rattan High School.

Washington Examiner As the junior senator from Okla‑homa, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), 47, has amassed an unusual level of clout in a chamber that values seniority.

Oklahoma’s Judicial Nominating Commission announced the selection of Donna Lynn Dirickson, Travis Verl Jett and Jon Keith Parsley as the three candidates to send to Governor Kevin Stitt for appointment to the Supreme Court. After Justice Yvonne Kauger lost her retention election last year, 14 applicants filed with the commission to fill the vacancy. Stitt must select a nominee to be sworn onto the court within 60 days. Among the 10 candidates eliminated were a former state representative, five judges and a former Oklahoma solicitor general.

Southeast Oklahoma is known to be pretty full of outdoor enthusiasts and that being the case, you can bet their excitement for the onset of spring is growing by the day. I admit to enjoying the early bud break of the Brad‑ford Pear trees and purple hues from the Texas and Eastern Redbuds.

The Department Of Education Has Failed — Trump Is Delivering Much Needed Reform For more than four decades, the federal government has controlled American education, and the results speak for themselves: declining test scores, skyrocketing costs, and millions of students left behind. Since its creation in 1979, the Department of Education has burned through more than $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars.

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12.

VINITA — An investigation by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ Office of the Inspector General has resulted in multiple felony charges for two individuals involved in a contraband smuggling operation at the Northeast Oklahoma Community Corrections Center.

Kiamichi Tech Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) has been recognized as the 2024 Workforce Partner of the Year by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS). The award was presented during the 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day on March 11, 2025, at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City.

Opal LaVerne (Clark) Lane Funeral services for Opal LaVerne (Clark) Lane, of Soper, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. March 14, 2025 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Funeral services for James Edward Floyd, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. March 13, 2025 at Shoals Cemetery. James passed away March 7, 2025, at the age of 86. James “Ed” Edward Floyd was born on March 16, 1938 in Boswell, Okla., the son of Aaron James Floyd and Ethel Mae (Maxwell) Floyd. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles Floyd.