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Firefighters respond to fires, broken pipes

A man was killed in an automobile accident Saturday and firefighters have responded to several fires plus calls where pipes burst during the freezing temperatures last week. The Oklahoma Highway …

Oklahoma administers COVID-19 vaccine to Teacher of the Year finalists

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) opened COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers and Oklahomans with comorbidities Monday and kicked things off by vaccinating this …

Fire chief announces retirement

Durant Fire Chief Roger Joines announced he is retiring after serving for more than 30 years with the department and making many great memories through his career. Joines spoke at last …

Obituaries

Dickie Joe Cates

Freda (Weathers) Stubblefield

Jerry Rushing Currence

Nancy C. (Harris) Wills

Demetra Danielle (Stanfield) Wright

Mr. James Lowell “Jim” Woodall

Ronnie Leigh Moore Jr.

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Alleged cockfighting operation found

The Bryan County Sheriff”s Office said they found a cockfighting operation when responding to a call Saturday in the Allison community south of Durant. When deputies arrived, they noticed …

‘Ghost student’ reform advances

Members of a state House committee have voted to rein in schools’ ability to receive funding for students who no longer attend classes in the district, a practice informally referred to as …

Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute seeks talented high school students

OKLAHOMA CITY - Every winter, nearly one thousand high school students from all corners of the state crowd into auditoriums and line school hallways, dragging oversized instrument cases, rehearsing …

Light of Hope helps homeless in cold

The temperatures last week reached an all time low in history of Oklahoma. There was snow every single place you looked. The low temperatures meant that the homeless would have been out there …

Calera to vote on school bonds

Calera voters will head to the polls Tuesday, March 2 to vote on two bond issues for Calera Public Schools. Proposition 1 is for $175,000 and it will fund security improvements at the early …

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