David Hillock Senior Extension Specialist Horticulture Caterpillar pests are common on many landscape plants and can cause mild to severe damage depending on plant species and number of caterpillars present. Control of caterpillars may not be necessary in some instances because their numbers are kept in check by numerous natural enemies such as parasitic flies and wasps, disease, predator insects and birds.

Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, and Sen. Kelly Hines, R-Oklahoma City, commented on the signing of House Bill 3720, a measure updating Oklahoma’s Homemade Food Freedom Act and expanding opportunities for small, local food producers.

This fall, Oklahoma FFA chapters will have the opportunity to turn their STEM ideas into reality because of a $40,500 grant by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) Foundation to the Oklahoma FFA Foundation.

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Felony 043 – April Morsman Larvin: DUI. 044 – Thomas Lee Burkhart: Possession of CDS, second and subsequent.

Happy Birthday to Vickie Roberts (May 14)! Happy Birthday to Carliss Harmon (May 18)! Oklahoma Tennis Foundation is bringing a FREE Tennis Clinic to Hugo and the surrounding areas from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 26 at Ansley Park, 304 E.

The Choctaw County Democratic party sponsored a scholarship during the 2025-2026 school year for essays on Eleanore Roosevelt and the 1948 United Nations Declaration of Human rights. They offered $500 to each Choctaw County High School for the best essay, and another $500 for the best essay across all four high schools.

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) has opened its second Judicial Center in McAlester, OK to improve access to justice for residents in the reservation’s northern counties. The new facility will help reduce congestion at the Judicial Center in Durant and shorten travel for families involved in guardianship, divorce, and juvenile cases.

A Texas-based construction company, Zachry Construction Corporation is entering the Oklahoma market and was selected by ODOT to deliver the US-70 Roosevelt Bridge replacement project under a modified progressive design-build contract. This project will be delivered by Zachry Construction Corporation/Traylor Bros., Inc. (JV).

With property taxes routinely getting hiked annually in all of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, more and more senior citizens are screaming about excessive tax levies. In response to those complaints, several bills have been introduced in the current 2026 Oklahoma legislative session to place a cap on property taxes assessed on seniors.