• D1 Thomas Williston • D2 Tony Ward • D3 Eddie Bohanan • D4 Jess Henry • D5 Ron Perry • D6 Jennifer Woods • D7 Joey Tom • D8 Perry Thompson • D9 James Dry • D10 Anthony Dillard • D11 Robert Karr • D12 James Frazier Chief Gary Batton Asst. Chief Jack Austin, Jr..

CHOCTAW CHIEF GARY BATTON shares his appreciation with members of the Tribal Council for the completion of the $26-million dollar Tribal Services Building in the Tribe’s Hugo complex. Also recognizing tribal councilors was Speaker Thomas Williston.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) recently launched a state-wide incentive for public schools to purchase nutritious foods from local farmers and ranchers.

Oklahoma State University’s Fire Service Training program is providing free conferences over the next two years to Oklahoma’s firefighters.

14 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him a to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?” 15 She replied, “Do me a special favor.

Joshua 13 Land Still to Be Taken 1 When Joshua had grown old, the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over. 2 “This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites, 3 from the Shihor River on the east of...

Runny nose, coughing, watery eyes –– These are the symptoms Tess (not her real name) just couldn’t seem to shake. The congestion set in after raking leaves.

• Empowering health in the Choctaw Nation: New respiratory health hub The new Respiratory Health Hub of the Choctaw Nation Department of Public Health shows a 19.6% rise in flu positivity since Jan. 11, 2025.

GRANT –– On Feb. 3, 2025, the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to investigate a homicide in Grant, Okla. Around 5 p.m., deputies responded to a residence near N. Ervin St. and E. Locust Av. regarding an individual who had been shot.

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