OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, recently submitted to the governor a review of a House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee Hearing held July 24, 2023.

MUSKOGEE –– The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeffrey Lyn Pierce, age 74, of Hugo, Okla., was sentenced to 327 months in prison for one count of murder in the second degree in Indian Country.

• Purchasing receipt left in the bag CHOCTAW COUNTY –– A Boswell, Okla., man was arrested in early August after law enforcement was notified of a possible contraband drop at the Howard Mcleod Correction Center.

• Fort Towson Historic Site to host come-and-go genealogy and research workshop FORT TOWSON –– The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a genealogy and research workshop on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 1-3 p.m.

DURANT –– Southeastern Oklahoma State University has announced the launch of six new degree programs, which will be available in the Fall II term. Of the six new degree programs, three are undergraduate degrees and three are graduate degrees.

We have entered a dance class. Dancers, some seated, some standing, try out newly-learned moves with their partners. Lively rhythmic music invites the class to experiment with the new movements –– and we had laughter –– this is serious fun.

Dr. Randy L. Springfield, Executive Director of the Choctaw County Ambulance Authority was asked by USDA Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn to be the guest speaker at the Oklahoma State Capitol representing Rural EMS agencies in the State of Oklahoma who received USDA grants to improve their...

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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Alexandria Nicole Nix, age 26, of Idabel, Okla., entered a guilty plea on July 27, 2023, to one count of involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.

• Submission deadline is Sept. 7 DURANT –– Choctaw Landing, the new resort under construction in Hochatown, has announced they are actively seeking Choctaw artists’ work for the new facility.