The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a two-part beginner knitting class on Feb. 15 and 22 from 9 a.m. to noon. The classes will focus on the foundational skills of casting on, knit stitch, purl stitch and casting off. Registration is required for this free class.

Choctaw County is currently in the process of updating its FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan that allows for all participating jurisdictions and schools across Choctaw County to apply for federal grants for hazard mitigation projects, as well as potential infrastructure improvement projects. Below is a link for a public online survey and an opportunity to share opinions, concerns and thoughts about the natural hazards experienced as a resident of Choctaw County. www.surveylegend. com/s/5w0o or

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking applicants for its 2025-26 Teen Leaders class. Applications are due March 1.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist a $4.1 million grant to study how tiny genetic changes contribute to lupus. Swapan Nath, Ph.D., hopes to determine which genetic regions impact a type of immune cell called macrophages, which help protect us from infection.

The KEDDO Area Agency on Aging provides a variety of services for those 60 years of age and older and some services for 55 years of age and older. Do you need help with dental, vision, hearing, or minor home repair? Do you need assistive living devices? Do you need help with transportation to the doctor? What about nutrition services? Are you a caregiver for a loved one and need respite help, or a grandparent raising a grandchild? If you said yes to any of these questions, call the KEDDO Office at 918.465.2367 or 1.800.722.8180 for more information..

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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Thomas Raymond Phillips, III, age 36, of Fort Towson, Okla., was sentenced to a term of life in prison for first degree murder in Indian Country. Phillips was also sentenced to 120 months in prison for one count of use, carry, brandish, and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The sentences are set to be served consecutively.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President during the 60th Presidential Inauguration Monday in a tightly-packed Capitol rotunda with very limited seating.