Charlene Haynes

Charlene Haynes, a beacon of warmth and selflessness, passed away on Friday morning, Sept. 26, 2025, in Hugo, Okla.
Charlene Haynes

Newspapers help build communities...

to point Publisher Oklahoma Newspaper Week, Oct. 5-11 Publisher’s Note: As one of the state’s senior newspaper publishers, with more than 50 years as writer, Editor and Publisher, The Oklahoma Press Association invited Stan Stamper to author this year’s statewide message on behalf of...
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Grand Jury indicts former FBI Director...

James Comey was indicted by the Department of Justice late on Thursday. A grand jury charged the former FBI director with lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding in his 2020 testimony, claiming collusion between Russia and then-candidate Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Oregon sues Trump over Guard insertion...

Oregon sued the Trump administration late Sunday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s order to deploy 200 National Guard troops to the city of Portland to protect federal buildings. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined the City of Portland in filing a preliminary injunction in U.S.

Oklahoma still has work to do on funding mental health

OKLAHOMA CITY — While the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has made some improvements in the wake of a landmark class-action lawsuit settlement, a progress report released today indicates much more work must be done to ensure compliance with the consent...

Judges 21

Wives for the Benjamites 1 The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” 2 The people went to Bethel, a where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3 “Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why...

1 Thessalonians 5

Final Instructions 12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work.