Prayers for Mexican freedom fighters...

to point Publisher Every year we join with regional residents in soaking up all the warm colors and gorgeous weather we experience each fall in Southeast Oklahoma.
Prayers for Mexican freedom fighters...

Local school board positions up for election

The board of education of Hugo Public School District, Soper Public School District and Boswell Public School District announces that the annual school board election filing period for candidates will open Monday, Dec. 1 at 8 a.m. and will end at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Choctaw County...

Williams drops 42 to lead Boswell over Soper, 86-34

Contributing Writer In just his third high school game, Boswell freshman Terrance Williams scored 42 points in an 86-34 victory over Soper. This was almost half of his team’s points. This was more than the entire Red Bear basketball team. It was an outstanding performance.
BOSWELL’S RESSA DILL checks up for two points for the Scorpions as Soper’s Kabrey Harless pleads for a charging call. Brian Moore Photo

Great American Smokeout set for Nov. 20

The Great American Smokeout on Nov. 20 encourages tobacco users across Oklahoma and the nation to take their first step toward a healthier, smoke-free life. For nearly 50 years, the American Cancer Society has observed the event on the third Thursday of November.

Controversy continues regarding tribal hunting policy

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has cautioned the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) that it must rescind its misguided and unlawful policy to pursue criminal charges against tribal members for hunting and fishing in Indian Country.

U.S. Attorney’s office takes action on Choctaw County residents

• Choctaw County resident sentenced for illegally possessing firearm, ammunition The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jimmy Dale Kelley, a/k/a Jimmy Dale Kelly, a/k/a Jimmy Dale Robinson, age 38, of Grant, Okla., was sentenced to time served for...