“Home” is a familiar phrase used at this time of the year to indicate the multitude of emotions associated with comfort, familiarity, security and stability. However, “Home” for the Ram basketball teams for the past two years had been on a school bus to and from their temporary headquarters, the old Grant gym in Grant, Okla. That changed last Thursday night when the Lady Rams took the court against the visiting Boswell Lady Scorpions in the inaugural game in the brand new Rattan Athletic and Event Facility. “I am just happy that I don’t have to drive a bus to Grant every day,” said head coach and athletic director Michael Clay.

Governor Kevin Stitt announced he is declaring Thursday, Dec. 3 as a statewide day of prayer and fasting for all Oklahomans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY –– A 16-year-old boy, from Denton, Texas, expired at the scene of an ATV accident Friday on County Road E. 1960, approximately one-and-a-half miles east and one mile south of Sobol, Okla.

FORT TOWSON –– Fort Towson Historic Site will host Christmas at the Fort on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. Visitors to the site, which was originally established in 1824, will celebrate the season with a riding tour of the grounds ending at the Sutler’s Store with coffee, cocoa, treats and photos with Santa.