Titan is one of those animals that just shows how resilient and forgiving animals can be. He was seen being tossed out of a moving vehicle last Friday. After a quick once over from the vet and a couple of square meals, we have a very playful puppy with an elusive “o_ switch.” He will need some “gentle hands” for a little while as he recovers from some road rash and the results of a bad case of fleas. But you couldn’t guess at what had happened to him just a few days ago once he is out of his kennel. He runs and jumps just like any other puppy his age. Come see him and take him o_ our hands. He deserves it. To ask about other available pets, call the Durant Animal Shelter, 924-3737 option 3. Durant Animal Shelter is having an adoption event starting at 9 a.m. at PetSense on April 27.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University announced the rebranding of its Aviation Sciences Institute as the Aerospace Sciences Institute (ASI). The rebranding announcement was made as part of the ASI’s annual Alumni Fish Fry Weekend.

Durant City Council in its recent monthly meeting awarded a bid for construction of the Chuckwa Creek pedestrian bridge over North First Avenue. The $1,375,563.58 bid is from C3 Construction Inc.

Weather in Oklahoma is usually unpredictable, but March weather seems especially tricky, bouncing from winter to spring to winter in a single day. Also with March weather comes Kiwanis spring activities and honors for city and county young people.

April 27 Youth of First United Methodist Church Durant-Caddo will host a rummage sale on Saturday, April 27 at 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The City of Durant is pleased to announce its recent employee spotlight. Fire Chief Jeff Langford has worked for the City of Durant for 26 years.

I am pleased to announce that the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has decided to proceed with the Roosevelt Bridge Project and has selected a construction plan. The project aims to build a new multimodal bridge south of the existing bridge over Lake Texoma. The Roosevelt Bridge was initially put into service in 1945 and has served our area well since then. Now, it faces critical safety concerns and is not adequately meeting the future traffic demands of our region.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 79 and can move around without any problem.

Felonies filed Brendan A. Sudderth, 21, Leonard,Texas, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

The Grand Theater inside Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant was nominated for the Academy of Country Music’s “Casino of the Year – Theater” award. The Grand Theater has taken home this award twice in the past.