• Deadline Aug. 29 to have artwork submitted All artists are invited to enter their artwork in the 44th annual Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest, but the clock is ticking.

• Sculptures of three historic Choctaw figures to be unveiled The 2025 Choctaw Labor Day Festival will mark a milestone for one structure on the festival site. Also, new art will be shown to the public for the first time.

Bobby Long, of Haworth, Okla., took the oath of office to serve on the Kiamichi Tech Board of Education at the Board meeting on Aug. 12, 2025. Long will represent Zone 7 of the Kiamichi Tech District, which includes parts of McCurtain, Leflore and Pushmataha counties.

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The Choctaw Nation Public Health Department has released a new Choctaw Nation Tick Guide in response to growing concerns about tickborne illnesses within the reservation.

• Through TRIO Student Support Services WILBURTON –– The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Eastern Oklahoma State College a federal TRIO Student Support Services grant totaling $348,000 to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and...

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• Businesses, organizations and communities can apply through Nov. 1 The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s (OSDH) Certified Healthy Oklahoma Program began accepting applications for 2025 on Friday, Aug.

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