Body Ray Wylie Hubbard, a Soper Red Bear native, was the feature artist on stage for the ending concert of the Denison, Texas, Music on Main last Friday. Hubbard is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who helped establish the “Texas outlaw music” genre.

Body Several area students recently attended Oklahoma FFA Alumni Camp, with two sessions seeing strong participation from local members.

Body Governor Kevin Stitt released the following statement regarding a proposed multimillion dollar settlement to a 20-yearlong lawsuit against Oklahoma’s poultry producers.

Body Aubree Edwards recently attended Victory Lamb and Goat Camp in Idabel, Okla., where she dove into the fundamentals of raising and showing goats over several action packed days.

Body • Chahta Foundation matches $21,000 in funds Choctaw Travel Plaza raised $42,000 during the first round of fundraising for the Choctaw Travel Plaza Scholarship Fund, which was launched in April.

Body A team of researchers that includes a group of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists has upended conventional wisdom about how cells interact. Their new finding holds far-reaching implications for conditions including cancer.

Body The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was pushed to its lowest level in decades after the Biden administration ordered the biggest drawdown in its history. Quick Take Biden approved a 180 million barrel release in 2022, the largest ever from the reserve.

Body The White House Domestic Policy Council released a 162-page report on July 4, America’s 250th anniversary of independence. The report claims Smithsonian leaders view American history as “a prime tool” to push social justice ideas, rather than teach honest history.

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Body Republican leaders are demanding that everyone else, but them, do the job they were elected to handle. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Oklahoma Sen.