The American Red Cross continues to see a concerning trend – blood donations are being sent to hospitals faster than they are coming in. The Red Cross has collected about 50,000 fewer blood donations than needed over the last two months.

The Ombudsman program advocates for residents of nursing homes, board and care homes, and assisted living facilities. Ombudsman programs work to resolve problems individual residents face and effect change at the local, state and national levels to improve quality of life and care.

Fire donation water challenge: Donations of water, Gatorade, small ice chests, baby wipes and non-perishable snacks are now being accepted at any of the 12 fire departments in Choctaw County. Mountain Fork gospel singing convention will be held at 10 a.m.

070 – Ridge Milik Jackson: Plan/attempt/ conspire to perform act of violence. 071 – Jacob Tyler German: Endangering others while eluding/ attempting to elude police officer.

Term limits amendment... what a good idea! Not! What’s the real problem with our federal government? That people in Congress serve too many terms? And if we get an Amendment to limit their terms, will our Land be healed? Of course not!

Paris, Texas, resident Jim “Pops” Kirby recenlty published his first Sci Fi book, “The Memoirs Drs. Newt.” In the future, somewhere between time warps and transformations...

Oklahoma 529 launched the Bright Future Sweepstakes that gives six Oklahoma families $529 to start an OK529 account or add to their existing account, state Treasurer Todd Russ announced recently.

The Oklahoma Conservation Commission and Garfield County Conservation District are thrilled to unveil the inaugural Crossroads Conference, a groundbreaking event focused on soil health.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced recently that USDA is making investments that will create new and better markets for agricultural producers and food businesses in 19 states across rural America.

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has released the unofficial results of the 2023 general election.