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DHS varsity football game cancelled

Already minus 13 players due to COVID-19 contact tracing along with injuries, etc., Durant elected to cancel this week’s high school football game at Bishop Kelley after being informed by the …

Bruins remain unbeaten with Homecoming victory

While it was far from their best performance of the relatively young season, the Caddo Bruins remained unbeaten last week with a 50-28 Homecoming win over Wetumka. Now 4-0, the Bruins are slated …

Penalty flags hurt Lion chances in Shawnee setback

There’s a good chance that Durant head football coach Todd Vargas was seeing yellow in his sleep Friday night. Nearly 40 flags hit the turf in the penalty-marred District 5A-3 marathon …

Obituaries

Joe Richard Tinkler

Russell Cullen Dedmon

Anita Jeanette Engles

Austin “Sucka” McCann

Winona Gene (Gayle) Hedgecock

James H. Flowers

Kenneth Edward Reid

Linda B. Westall

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OHP captain dies from COVID-19

A veteran Oklahoma Highway Patrol captain has lost his battle with COVID-19 after being hospitalized for most of September. “The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is deeply saddened to announce the …

Caddo Heritage Day plans are finalized

Members of Caddo Community Association are pleased to be producing a two-part Heritage Day event in downtown Caddo, Saturday, Oct. 3. “The pandemic started us wondering if we would be able …

DISD not operating buses until end of month

Bus routes in the Durant School District have been canceled until the end of the month because an employee tested positive for COVID-19, the school district announced last week. Buses were first …

Chancellor Johnson honored with lifetime achievement award

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education Chancellor Glen D. Johnson was recently honored by Leadership Oklahoma with their 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. He is one of four state leaders recognized …

SE enrollment surpasses 5,000

Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment continues to grow at a record-setting rate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. For the first time since the school …

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