Head Start has been studying about their five senses and people with differing abilities. Jonathon Phelps was able to visit the center to build upon that study and the children got to witness how a book is read in Braille!

• Swink Volunteer Fire Department Receives $39,496 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation The Swink Volunteer Fire Department announced it has received a $39,496 Community Grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation. The grant will be used to fund Project Protection, which will allow the Swink Volunteer Fire Department to purchase new Bunker Gear, Wildlife Gear, AED, and Mobilize Comprehensive Trauma Kit which will enable the Swink Volunteer Fire Department to enhance the quality of life for rural citizens and communities in Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation on Thursday welcomed U.S. Sen.

WILBURTON –– Eastern Oklahoma State College recently hosted its 44th Annual Scholastic Contest. There were 27 participating schools for 30 academic tests. Eleven schools competed in Division I, seven schools in Division II and nine schools in Division III.

Contributing Writer Youth Services for Choctaw, Pushmataha and McCurtain Counties won an Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Award Saturday night. Members of the nonprofit traveled to Tulsa over the weekend to be present for the ONE Awards, which are hosted by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits.

We have all heard the chant, mindlessly recited, “Separation of church and state.” Many believe this phrase is in the Constitution and that it forbids any Christian influence in the public square. But that is false. It was in a letter, not in the Constitution, and it is not a constitutional principle.

Fort Towson Corinth Baptist Church is having a gospel meeting April 30 to May 3. Meetings will begin at 6:30 each evening. The speaker will be Dr. Jerry Wells from Ada, teaching on how the signs of the end time fit into today’s world of events. Everyone is welcome.

DURANT –– Oklahoma Baptists, in partnership with Southeastern Oklahoma State University and several local churches and community leaders, broke ground on a new Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) building at Southeastern on March 26.