Deborah Lynn Bennett, age 74, of Hugo, Okla., passed away on March 28, 2026. She was born on Sept. 8, 195, in McAlester, Okla., and lived a life marked by faith, kindness and devotion to the people she loved.

Funeral services for Nancy Lee (Collins) Stell, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. June 18, 2026 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Rodney James Ward, of Hugo, Okla., passed away June 5, 2026, at the age of 53. He was born on Feb. 7, 1973 in Coalgate, Okla., the son of Danny Ward and Patricia “Pat” (Tomlinson) Ward. He was preceded in death by his father.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Arts Institute (OAI) is launching a yearlong celebration recognizing 50 Summers of the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain, one of the nation’s premier residential arts education programs for high school students.

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the point And so we find ourselves during one of those seasons when the citizens have the opportunity to shape the political clay so that it best suits their interests and their vision for future counties, state and national governments. Often feeling like victims to the sometimes questionable actions of their respective governing bodies, this is the voters’ time...

Open your mailbox, turn on the radio or fire up a network television channel, and you’ll likely be bombarded with negative ads attacking Oklahoma political candidates. Outside groups are flooding Oklahoma with a record amount of advertising ahead of the June 16 primary election.

For Oklahoma Watch Just 18 days before this week’s election, a group called Stand With Oklahoma PAC was formed to influence Republican primary voters. Public information on the group, which registered as a political action committee with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission on May 29, is scarce.

Pushmataha County will mark its annual homecoming celebration on Saturday, June 20, with a full schedule of family-friendly activities, contests, food events, and entertainment under the theme “Cheers to 250 Years!”

The Choctaw and Pushmataha County OSU Extension Agriculture is excited to offer the Choctaw and Pushmataha County Bucket Calf Program again this year for young livestock enthusiasts. This educational program is designed to introduce youth to the cattle industry through hands-on learning and responsibility.