OKLAHOMA CITY — Prepare to embark on a three-day road trip adventure with Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom. Applications are available for the 2025 Summer Road Trip set for June 10-12, 2025.

WILBURTON –– The Eastern Oklahoma State College meat judging team continued its winning streak, securing the Champion Team title at the South Plains Contest with an impressive first-place finish in grading and total beef.

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12.

Members of the Choctaw County Republican Party met Saturday and elected officers and District Committee members for 2025. Elected President of the group was Doug Mc-Clure.

The Iris Garden Club Open Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. March 24 at Ace Hardware in Hugo.

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The Department Of Education Has Failed — Trump Is Delivering Much Needed Reform For more than four decades, the federal government has controlled American education, and the results speak for themselves: declining test scores, skyrocketing costs, and millions of students left behind. Since its creation in 1979, the Department of Education has burned through more than $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the files regarding former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination will be released on Tuesday without redactions.

VINITA — An investigation by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ Office of the Inspector General has resulted in multiple felony charges for two individuals involved in a contraband smuggling operation at the Northeast Oklahoma Community Corrections Center.

Kiamichi Tech Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) has been recognized as the 2024 Workforce Partner of the Year by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS). The award was presented during the 31st annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day on March 11, 2025, at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City.