Applications are being accepted for grants to help communities across the state improve their forests. Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Oklahoma Community Forestry Council, is accepting applications through Nov.

Choctaw County Fair this week at the Bill Grant Civic Center! The deadline for the Calendar of Events is 12 p.m. each Tuesday.

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A daily, two-mile walk is an excellent thing for many of us. Nothing like fresh air, exercise and an invigorating conversation with your walking buddy. Those four thousand+ steps can clear your thinking, give you more energy and actually change your mood for the better.

WILBURTON –– More than 680 Eastern Oklahoma State College students recently received emergency federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to assist them with unexpected costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IRIS GARDEN CLUB YARD of the Month is Dennis and Debbie Eagleberger at 602 E. Duke. The beautiful yard features many roses, hibiscus and petunias. Pictured with the winners are club members Tavanna Brown, Vickie Watson, Sammye Thacker and Harolynn Wofford.

PARIS — Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 175 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the Spring 2021 semester. Included on that list of scholars is Hollye Hiinsley, of Hugo.

MR. and MRS. LOYD DEATON of Rattan, will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 4 p.m. The celebration will be held at the Rattan Senior Citizens Center. All family and friends are invited to attend. Loyd and Kay were married in Rattan, Okla., on June 9, 1961. They have built a beautiful loving life together.

(Left) Lauren Wren (center) of KTC Hugo, recently presentd her Classification Talk to fellow members of the Hugo Rotary Club. We are thankful to have her serving with us. She is pictured with two of our Hugo Rotarians, Club Treasurer Les Shumake (left) and District 5830 Assistant Governor Rochelle Cory (right).

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University awarded degrees to 4,047 students this past spring, including 2,508 Oklahomans, according to the office of the Registrar. Graduates are listed by their hometowns, along with degree and subject area.