Choctaw member appointed to USDA committee

DURANT –– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 12 members to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) inaugural Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture. Among the newly appointed committee is Choctaw Tribal Member Kaben Smallwood. Smallwood, who lives in McAlester, was nominated for this role by Chief Gary Batton and was chosen from more than 300...