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Choctaw Nation, OBI hosts plasma drive for coronavirus patients

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) hosted a convalescent plasma drive Thursday to aid Oklahomans diagnosed with COVID-19. The Choctaw Nation held the plasma …

Caddo sweeps to Bryan County Tourney titles

COLBERT - Caddo has become the frontrunner in the Bryan County Basketball Tournament in recent years winning either girls or boys titles every season for nearly a decade. Saturday night, the 2021 …

Downs named Teacher of Year

Northwest Heights Elementary School teacher Taylor Downs has been named the Durant Teacher of the Year for 2020-21, the Durant School District announced Tuesday morning. Downs, who teaches third …

Obituaries

Ernest Clifford Rice

Mike Elton McCalman

Terrill Robert “Terry” Naifeh

Loretta June Pittman

Rickey Dwayne Webb

Brenda Karen (Fails) Ivie

Georgia Juanita Deel

John Henry Weder

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City to assist utility customers impacted by pandemic

The City of Durant is eligible for funding from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to help low-to-moderate income utility customers who have been impacted by COVID 19. During a special meeting …

Parenting classes to be offered

The Bryan County OSU Extension Service announces their upcoming free parenting education classes. A parenting class geared for parents with infants and toddlers, “Active Parenting First Five …

Rep. Humphrey bill would open Bigfoot hunting season

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, last week filed legislation that would establish a Bigfoot hunting season. House Bill 1648 would direct the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation …

County now has its own emergency management director

As of Jan. 1, Bryan County now has its own emergency management director. Cody Allen, who is from the Liberty-Kemp area and is a graduate of Southeastern’s safety program, was named to the …

Volunteers help spruce up downtown on MLK Day

Volunteers with several organizations helped clean up and beautify downtown as a part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service project. Classes were not be held on Monday at Southeastern Oklahoma …

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