Around a quarter of the U.S. population — the majority of whom are retirees — receives Social Security benefits.

• Online scholarship applications now open for 2023-24 academic year The Oklahoma City Community Foundation recently awarded a $2,500 scholarship to Savanna Jamison for the 2022-23 academic year through the state’s largest independent scholarship program. A senior at Boswell High School, Jamison received the James M.

The Iris Garden Club of Hugo met on Sept. 26 at the home of Harolynn Wofford, after being adjourned for the summer.

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Goodland will be holding “Concert in the Court,” featuring Levi Walker on Oct. 15.

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office will partner with the Oklahoma Press Association to host a seminar on Oklahoma’s open meeting and open records laws in McAlester on Oct. 17.

Award-winning Choctaw author and storyteller, Tim Tingle will lead a writing class for youth at the Choctaw Cultural Center. The seasonal topic of “Writing Spooky Short Stories” will run Saturday, Oct. 29 from 11:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the center. The in-person workshop is free and open to all students, eighth through 12th grades.