Dorothy Louise McGarry, 91, of Weston, Mo., passed away May 7, 2026. Dorothy was born Feb. 21, 1935 in Choctaw County, Okla., to Claude and Leona (McQueen) Harless. She married Raymond Howard McGarry on June 19, 1953 at the Baptist Church of Soper, Okla.

Funeral service for Clara Mae (Nation) Phillips, of Valliant, Okla., were held May 18, 2026 at Valliant Church of God. Clara passed away May 13, 2026, at the age of 80.

Rebecca “Beckie” Louise (Loper) Mackey, of Powderly, Texas, was born on Nov. 28, 1953 in Chatom, Ala., the daughter of Hardie Loper and Ada Mae (Ezell) Loper. She passed away May 1, 2026, at the age of 72. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harvel Edgar Mackey, Jr.; son, Donald Duane “Melon” Scaff; brother, David Loper and sisters: Betty Powell and Elizabeth Eubanks.

Funeral services for Zane Alexander Mann, of Broken Bow, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Broken Bow Assembly of God.

The Choctaw County Democratic party sponsored a scholarship during the 2025-2026 school year for essays on Eleanore Roosevelt and the 1948 United Nations Declaration of Human rights. They offered $500 to each Choctaw County High School for the best essay, and another $500 for the best essay across all four high schools.

Happy Birthday to Vickie Roberts (May 14)! Happy Birthday to Carliss Harmon (May 18)! Oklahoma Tennis Foundation is bringing a FREE Tennis Clinic to Hugo and the surrounding areas from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 26 at Ansley Park, 304 E.

Felony 043 – April Morsman Larvin: DUI. 044 – Thomas Lee Burkhart: Possession of CDS, second and subsequent.

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This fall, Oklahoma FFA chapters will have the opportunity to turn their STEM ideas into reality because of a $40,500 grant by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) Foundation to the Oklahoma FFA Foundation.

Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, and Sen. Kelly Hines, R-Oklahoma City, commented on the signing of House Bill 3720, a measure updating Oklahoma’s Homemade Food Freedom Act and expanding opportunities for small, local food producers.