Family Features –– When you’re considering upgrades for your home, earth-friendly enhancements that impact your energy usage are smart investments. Energy-saving home upgrades can offer long- and short-term advantages for the earth, your wallet and even your safety.

While Jack may have gotten lucky with the magic beanstalk beans he received when he traded his cow, gardeners may not be so lucky when purchasing seeds for their gardens. Casey Hentges, host of Oklahoma State University Agriculture’s television program “Oklahoma Gardening,” has a word of caution for gardeners purchasing seeds this growing season.

The price jump in eggs over the past few months has inspired some consumers to establish their own flock of backyard chickens. Others who have taken on the adventure enjoy it as a hobby.

The Historic St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, located in the heart of a once-thriving, predominantly black community approximately 20 miles southwest of Hugo, Okla., will celebrate its 140th church anniversary Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be Minister Reginald Love, a former member and native of the community who now resides in Stockton, Calif.

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IDABEL — Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has called for the immediate resignation of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy and District 2 County Commissioner Mark Jennings, after an audio tape was discovered in which the pair were heard to be threatening the lives of McCurtain Gazette owner Bruce Willingham and his son Chris Willingham at a county commission meeting on March 6.

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A paradigm-shifting discovery at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has opened a new pathway to finding treatments for maintaining and growing muscle mass. OMRF scientist Aga Borowik, Ph.D., discovered that the nuclei in skeletal muscle cells, called muscle fibers, continue replicating DNA after reaching maturity.

• TSET gathers local leaders to discuss rural health in Oklahoma The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) hosted a live virtual panel with local experts on March 29 to discuss the current state of rural health in Oklahoma. Event panelists shared critical expertise and insight on improving health outcomes in rural communities.

Citywide spring cleanup will be held April 14-15, for those with a current city of Hugo water bill. All items must be taken to the landfill on S.