Lifestyle
Confessions of a solar eclipse curmudgeon
Mark Swearengin
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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I will admit that I bought into the hype. As a self-described “space junkie,” I really thought it would be the experience of a lifetime.
Earth Day festival is Saturday
News Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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Everyone is invited to attend the family-friendly Durant Sustainability Coalition Earth Day Festival Saturday afternoon, April 20. There will be bees, trees and seeds; bikes and tykes; informational presentations; and free giveaways.
Fort Washita having annual rendezvous
News Staff
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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The Fort Washita Rendezvous bgan Wednesday and it continues from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Easter egg hunts
News Staff
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Kiwanis Club of Durant had its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning at Billy Miller Park. .
‘First they came for the …’ journalists
Phyllis Rustin
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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“First they came for…” is an allusion to a quote by Martin Niemoller from the 1930s to express concern about the Nazis’ right-wing radical control of all opposing opinions and movements. Citizens did not speak out to protest the attempted annihilation of socialists, union members, communists, and Jews.