Couple living in assisted-living facility celebrates 68 years of marriage

HelenandWaymonThompson celebrated 68 years of marriage and they were presented an anniversary cake on June 2 at Featherstone Assisted Living Center. Their birthdays are on the same day, Sept.

Rotary Club Magnolia Bike Tour

The Durant Rotary Club’s annual Magnolia Bike Tour was June 1 beginning at Durant High School.

Key Club members recognized at school board meeting

The Durant High School Key Club was recognized for their achievements during a recent meeting of the Durant Board of Education.

Durant residents graduate from Oklahoma Connections Academy

BARTLESVILLE – Oklahoma Connections Academy, a tuition-free, online public school serving students across Oklahoma in grades K-12, celebrated the graduation of 108 students on May 18.

PET OF THE WEEK

Poppit is the Durant Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week. He and his brother were dumped in a local park and a good Samaritan brought them into the police station and Dispatchers watched out for them until animal control officers could bring them to the shelter.

Firefighters respond to house fire

Durant firefighters put out a house fire last week and the cause of the fire was undetermined, according to a fire department report. Firefighters were dispatched at 6:09 a.m.

COURT RECORDS

Felonies filed Michelle Lusher, 57, fugitive from justice. Dustin Clyde Davis, 41, fugitive from justice.

Former police officer sentenced for embezzlement

A former Durant police officer charged in April 2023 with two counts of embezzlement pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week. Forty-eight-year-old Billy Joe Jones of Durant was given a seven-year deferred sentence during the court hearing May 29.

The miracle of the Crabtree twins

Twins Ava and Gracie Crabtree, daughters of Zach and Valerie Crabtree, graduated from Durant High School on May 16, and they have been described as true miracles. They were born 14 weeks early in 2005.