LITTLE DIXIE Horace Mann 3 recently sent Dad’s Day activities home for its students, due to COVID. Pictured is a student participating in the activities..

BUFF PARKER FIELD — In their first District clash of the COVID-marked 2020 football season, the Hugo Buffaloes fell prey to four costly turnovers that the Atoka Wampus Cats were happy to capitalize on... enroute to a 28-12 victory.

Lady Rams sweep Turner in back-to-back wins The Rattan Lady Rams softball team won the Wright City Fall Softball Classic last weekend. The championship games started with a close game against the Turner ladies who were also unbeaten in the 2020 Classic.

Teachers Teachers Paint their minds and guide their thoughts Share their achievements and advise their faults Inspire a Love of knowledge and truth As you light the path Which leads our youth For our future brightens with each lesson you teach Each smile you lengthen Each goal you help reach For the dawn of each poet each philosopher and king Begins with a Teacher And the wisdom they bring Kevin William Huff.

• Two national speakers scheduled ARDMORE –– The 2020 Profiles and Perspectives Community Enrichment Series will take attendees on a journey to explore Oklahoma and the world –– all from the comfort of their homes. This year’s speaker presentations will be live online seminars.

The first U.S. Poitou donkey census is currently underway at The Livestock Conservancy. More rare than Black Rhinos and Giant Pandas, it’s estimated only 70 purebred Poitou donkeys are left in America, and fewer than 500 remain throughout the world. Documenting the American population is the first step in developing a successful recovery plan for this critically endangered equine breed.