Contributing Writer Soper’s Kirsten Harless pitched a one-hit softball game against Hugo’s Lady Buffaloes last week in Hugo and led the Lady Red Bears to a solid 16-0 victory. The first inning was a long one.

TULSA –– Eighteen FFA chapters across Oklahoma will receive a total of more than $36,000 in American Electric Power Foundation FFA STEM After-School Grants this year. The AEP Foundation is the charitable arm of American Electric Power, parent company of Tulsa-based electric provider, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO).

The Oklahoma Emergency Drought Commission voted on Wednesday to reinstate Pond Clean Out Cost-Share participants whose applications were canceled due to not having their projects completed by the July 15th deadline. The Commission also tasked the Oklahoma Conservation Commission with gathering how many applicants will be reinstated, as well as questions and concerns from the local conservation districts. This information will be used in order to provide more specific guidance to districts to mitigate obstacles for applicants, and to also to set a more reasonable deadline for the program.

• Adair County men face charges in Cherokee Nation Tribal Court FORT WORTH –– Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association special rangers arrested James Glenn Sawney and Donnie Lee Nail for larceny of equipment, implement of husbandry, and possession of stolen property this July. The arrests stem from an investigation conducted by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Cody Hyde, who received a report of a vandalized metal fabricated gate on a ranch in southern Adair County.

DURANT –– The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Wildlife Conservation department will be conducting bear conservation and hunting workshops at Choctaw Community Centers across the reservation. Workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Door prizes will be handed out at each event.

DURANT –– Southeastern Oklahoma State University will host the annual Texoma-Wide College Fair on Tuesday, September 12, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• Entrants are eligible to “win only one time” during the regular contest period and may be eligible for the Bowl contest. • Entry blanks are available at all sponsor locations.

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