Felonies filed Kasey Louis Stonecipher, 33, Durant, assault and battery on police officer. Caitlynn Nichole Weber, 23, Calera, falsely personate another to create liability.

Sample ballots are now available for the February 13 election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ ovp or pick up a copy at the Bryan County Election Board during normal business hours.

A sharp cold north wind whistled through the trees. Although we couldn’t see them in the darkness, the occasional hollow thump of one decoy bumping against another let us know that our spread was still out there bobbing in the water, patiently waiting to do their job.

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Hard Rock International in partnership with Pointe Vista Holding Company announced development plans for the Hard Rock Hotel at Lake Texoma and The Residences at the Hard Rock Hotel Lake Texoma. Set to begin construction in March 2024, the Hard Rock Hotel and Residences will be located within the Pointe Vista development, joining a 2,700-acre masterplanned resort community featuring over 19 miles of shoreline, a golf course, enclosed waterpark, family entertainment center, amphitheater, casino and more. The project is expected to create over 9,000 jobs in the area.

God looked down on the United States of America and said, “I need a caretaker. So God gave us Trump. And God said, ‘I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, fix this country, work all day, fight the Marxists, eat supper, and then go to the Oval Office and stay past midnight… So God made Trump.’” That’s the message of a new, slickly-produced video that pieces together excerpts from Trump’s life and family while serving in our nation’s highest office (https://news.yahoo.com/ trump-shares-bizarre-biblicalvideo). The former president is depicted as a messianic figure, as “a man who cares for ‘the flock, the shepherd to mankind who won’t ever leave or forsake them.’” There are quotes from the Bible, paraphrases from Psalm 140 to describe “fake news media,” and then Trump is also fighting the “deep state” that is against him and against our great nation, and then Trump finishes a hard week’s work by attending church services on Sunday.

Our brains were designed to hear. So much so that when our hearing deteriorates, our brains can go into overdrive, striving to “fill in the gaps” and help us fully engage. It leaves those with hearing loss scrambling to stay connected.

Robert E. Lee Early Childhood Center teacher Shaunda Usry was named the Durant Teacher of the Year for 2023-2024.