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.

The Southeastern Oklahoma State University cheerleading team took its first-ever trip to compete at National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Nationals recently, placing eighth in Spirit Rally Division II, which is made up of schools similar to Southeastern in athletic competition, akin to NCAA Division II size.

Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Edward Obrian and Francile Obrian to Scott Lilling, quit claim deed Gayle Hilburn to Gayle Hilburn, quit claim deed Jeffery D. Williams and Crystal J. Williams to Jeffery D. Williams, Crystal J.