Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Fireworks at home on the fourth of July? Almost a given in a large percentage of American homes on that day.

Chaney Ray Williams earned a 4.0 GPA in the spring 2026 semester, securing a reputable position on Southern Arkansas University’s President’s List. Williams is a senior Computer Science: Gaming & Animation Design major from Ringold, OK.

Feature Impact –– The busy summer season can take you almost anywhere –– baseball fields, backyard cookouts, long workdays or road trips across the country. Regardless of where you are, summer is a reminder that emergencies like cardiac arrest can happen anywhere.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com The longer I live, talking and being with people, the more I realize that there is no one-way-only-lifestyle that is completely normal.

New Hope Church of God, 238 Bearden Springs Rd., will hold guest speaker Dr. Shamaun from Pakistan at 7 p.m.

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The Choctaw Nation, along with three other tribes, helped save more than 14,000 lives during the Our Blood Institute’s (OBI) Tribal Blood Drive Challenge held from Aug. 1 to Jan. 31 each year.

Backed by a new four-year, $1.2 million grant, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientist will investigate why osteoarthritis develops and progresses differently from person to person.

DURANT –– The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma recently hosted a special screening of “Stickball: The Little Brother of War,” a documentary short exploring the history, culture and modern-day significance of Native stickball, one of the oldest Indigenous games in North America.

The Choctaw and Pushmataha County OSU Extension Agriculture is excited to offer the Choctaw and Pushmataha County Bucket Calf Program again this year for young livestock enthusiasts.