WILBURTON –– Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced honor rolls for the spring 2025 semester. There were 132 students named to the President’s Honor Roll, which requires a 4.0 grade point average in 12 or more credit hours during the semester.

Focused on eliminating driving behaviors that contribute to traffic-related fatalities on our nation’s roads, AAA is joining with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to urge drivers to recognize speeding as an aggressive driving behavior that endangers all road users and to put an end to it because “Speeding Catches Up With You.”

A serious digestive disease appears to be connected to lymphatic function, scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have determined. If confirmed through further research, the discovery by Sathish Srinivasan, Ph.D., and Xin Geng, Ph.D., could eventually lead to a new drug to treat or perhaps even prevent Crohn’s disease.

Oklahoma Human Services recently debuted a new website — Guardianship and Alternative Options, to equip Oklahoma families, people with disabilities, and professionals in the caregiving field with essential information about caregiving options that promote independence and self-determination. This site was constructed with support from a Bridging Aging and DD Networks grant awarded through the National Association for Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD). The Oklahoma State Alliance Team, which is comprised of many organizations and individuals from across the state, also officered support for this project.

Operation Christmas Time in August has officially launched, with efforts underway to collect donations for U.S. troops currently deployed overseas. This year’s drive holds special local significance, as among those serving is Captain Greg Gardner, a native of the Texoma region.

Choctaw County Genealogy Society is having a start-up meeting, Monday, July 7, at 6 p.m. at the Choctaw County Library.

Are you a U.S. soybean grower committed to conservation? Share your sustainability story, and you could be honored with the American Soybean Association’s 2026 Conservation Legacy Award.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Sick and tired of trying to teach little Johnny how to be potty trained, instead of leaving a tell-tale path of stain everywhere he goes? Exhausted from the constant battle to teach your two little warrior-siblings to learn to love each other and not try to kill each other every day? Ready to just toss in the towel and let those kids just live exactly how they please, because you are too sick of it all to care anymore? Could be, but sorry, you don’t have the right to walk away and let them live any way they choose.

A new statewide poll of Oklahoma business leaders underscores a resounding message: Skills-based training programs like those offered by Oklahoma CareerTech are vital to solving the state’s workforce challenges and attracting new investments to the state.