Public Engagement Specialist, ODAFF OKLAHOMA CITY –– The Emergency Drought Commission met on Tuesday and voted on several motions regarding the Emergency Drought Cost-Share Program. The deadline for practices related to water well drilling, pipeline, pumping plant and water facilities has been extended to Dec. 31, 2024.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Courtney Nicole Deatherage, age 28, and Dustin Keith Deatherage, 27, both of Wilburton, Oklahoma, were sentenced for their roles in a murder-for-hire plot.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event April 12-13, at the Phil Gardenhire Memorial Rodeo Arena in Poteau, Okla. The event begins Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m., and features 140 animals for adoption.

BOSWELL — A Boswell man was arrested on March 4, 2020 and charged with nine felony counts including seven counts of possession of stolen vehicle, one count of unlawful possession of controlled drug with intent to distribute (marijuana) and possess firearm during commission of a felony.

Little River Chapter DAR In 1974, President Nixon made a proclamation in part, stating: “As a Nation, we have acknowledged our deep respect and admiration by setting aside March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day to remember that the honorable peace America achieved came through great sacrifice. Those who served, those who gave their lives, those who were disabled, and those who are still missing in Southeast Asia –– and whose full accounting we shall continue to seek –– deserve the profound gratitude of their countrymen. For this purpose, the Congress has authorized and requested me to issue a proclamation designating March 29, 1974 as Vietnam Veterans Day.”

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:11.

Felony 045 – Jack Lester Martin: Bail jumping. 046 – Cecil Lavaughn Nelson: Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.