On Sept. 1, 2024 a new law will go into effect in the state of Oklahoma. The “Mason Treat Act” that was passed earlier this year will affect the way Oklahoma residents will now register their vehicles, creating a new process of pre-registration of the vehicle after purchase, whether the purchase is new or used.

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY –– A Ringold, Okla., woman passed away last week as a result of a motorcycle wreck that occurred approximately two miles south of Oleta at 8:58 p.m. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Gay Martin, 72, was a passenger on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by Jerry Martin, 70 of Ringold.

The concert schedule for the 2024 Choctaw Labor Day Festival has changed. CMAAward-winner Mark Chesnutt, initially announced as a performer, was sidelined last month when he required emergency surgery. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma wishes him a complete and speedy recovery.

Registration is open now for the 43rd annual Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Competition. The winning artwork will become the design for the 2025-26 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp, which is sold to state waterfowl hunters and stamp collectors nationwide. The winning artist will receive a $1,200 purchase prize.

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is announcing the renewal period for current registered cattle and horse brands in Oklahoma will begin on Oct. 1. Beginning Oct. 1, current registered brand holders can renew online by going to www.okcattlemen. org/brands. If a registered brand holder would prefer to renew by mail, a renewal notice will be sent to those that do not renew online. Once the brand renewal is received, registered brand holders can renew by going to the OCA website or returning the renewal documentation via mail with the $60 fee.

HOCHATOWN –– Head to Choctaw Landing this month to enjoy free live music at Cypress Lawn! The amphitheater on Cypress Lawn is the perfect spot for family fun, just steps away from a small playground, two food containers and a self-serve beer wall. All performances will be held from 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. The guest speaker last week during the Hugo Lions Club meeting was Krystopher Gross, head football coach for Hugo.

The Johnson O’Malley committee will host its first meeting of the school year at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.

Just as most Southeast Oklahoma residents look forward to coming outside in the spring and shaking free of the closedup feelings of winter, so to do they look forward to the first coming of the cool night breezes that signal the oncoming fall season.

Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed 1 A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares: 2 “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.