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So you think you want a dictator?

Phyllis Gobbell
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Every time I think I’ve heard it all from MAGAland, something else knocks me over. This time it was a video that showed Trump supporters saying they’d be just fine with a dictator as President of the United States.
House completes deadline week

House completes deadline week

House completes deadline week

News Staff
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The House completed its third reading deadline on Thursday, March 14. We passed 422 bills and joint resolutions off the House floor before the deadline, just a fraction of the thousands of measures filed this year.

Wrecks injure woman, teenager

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
A Mead woman and a Bokchito teenager were hospitalized from crashes this week and last week, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. On Monday, three eastbound vehicles were involved in a collision at approximately 7:45 a.m.
Young heroes from Silo bus crash honored

Young heroes from Silo bus crash honored

Young heroes from Silo bus crash honored

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Silo Middle School students students Anthony Christopher, Brooklyn Snow, Summer Christopher, Tegan Motley and Hunter Garrison were recognized during an assembly March 13 for their heroic efforts in a March 4 Silo school bus crash when another vehicle hit the bus head on.
DHS students raise money during ROAR week

DHS students raise money during ROAR week

DHS students raise money during ROAR week

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Durant High School had a pep rally Friday to celebrate students raising funds for the Safe Schools Student Assistance Program during Roar week which is a philanthropy event sponsored by student council.
Choctaw Nation brings more than $3.2 billion impact to Oklahoma in 2021

Choctaw Nation brings more than $3.2 billion impact to Oklahoma in 2021

Choctaw Nation brings more than $3.2 billion impact to Oklahoma in 2021

News Staff
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
BY CRYSTAL BURNEZKY-ROBERTSON reporter@madillrecord.net The Choctaw Nation held an Economic Impact Summit Thursday, March 14, at the Cultural Center in Durant. The 2021 Economic Impact Summit provided a look at the Nation’s impact on the economy of Oklahoma in 2021.
The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office arrested Robert Hardage for suspicion of pointing a firearm at drivers near Fort Washita. Photo by Bryan County Sheriff’s Office.

The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office arrested Robert Hardage for suspicion of pointing a firearm at drivers near Fort Washita. Photo by Bryan County Sheriff’s Office.

Man arrested for suspicion of pointing gun at motorists

Matt Swearengin
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A man was arrested Monday after authorities received calls about him pointing a firearm at motorists, the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to the Washita Bridge near Fort Washita about a man pointing the gun at people as they drove by that morning.
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