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Durant Lions Vice President Shelley Dunnam received the Lion of the Year award at the recent Durant Lions Club Banquet. She is shown with outgoing Lions President Layne Heitz. Photos provided

Durant Lions Vice President Shelley Dunnam received the Lion of the Year award at the recent Durant Lions Club Banquet. She is shown with outgoing Lions President Layne Heitz. Photos provided

Durant Lions Club has 104th anniversary banquet

Mark Swearengin
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
The Durant Lions Club recently met at the Choctaw Cultural Center to celebrate their annual accomplishments and elect new officers. The evening started with a guided tour of the Cultural Center, which the members found to be very interesting and informative.
Dr. David Whitlock

Dr. David Whitlock

Whitlock named interim president of Southeastern

Dr. David Whitlock
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
The Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) has named Dr. David Whitlock as interim president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, effective August 1, 2025. Whitlock succeeds Dr. Thomas W. Newsom, who was recently announced as the next president at Pittsburg State University in Kansas.

Music at the Museum

News Staff
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Three Valley Museum will once again be offering a look at local musicians On Thursday, July 24, as local artist, Jason Starkey, will introduce us to his brand of music by performin
Southeastern Center for Instructional Development and Technology honored with State Regents’ award

Southeastern Center for Instructional Development and Technology honored with State Regents’ award

Southeastern Center for Instructional Development and Technology honored with State Regents’ award

News Staff
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Center for Instructional Development and Technology (CIDT) was recognized with the State Regents’ Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE)’s Oklahoma Online Excellence Award for Team Leadership at last week’s State Regents meeting.
Dr. Mila Zhu Photo provided | SE

Dr. Mila Zhu Photo provided | SE

Dr. Mila Zhu named to Oklahoma Magazine’s 2025 40 Under 40

News Staff
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Dr. Mila Zhu, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Instruction and Leadership at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, has been named to the 2025 edition of Oklahoma Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list, featured in the publication’s April 2025 issue.
Sixteen Practical Nursing students graduated from Kiamichi Tech - Durant. Photo provided

Sixteen Practical Nursing students graduated from Kiamichi Tech - Durant. Photo provided

Kiamichi Tech recognizes Practical Nursing graduates

News Staff
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Sixteen Practical Nursing students graduated from Kiamichi Tech - Durant on Thursday, June 26, 2025. According to program director, Shelly Swalley, Practical Nursing graduates complete 1,508 hours of class time and clinical hours.

Peanuts are incredible

Henry Brigman
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Peanuts are a part of my life. As a five-year-old boy in 1942, I rode on the left axle of my father’s Farmall B tractor while he cultivated them. I grew these legumes myself in Bryan County, Oklahoma, in the 1980’s when they were still a major farm crop in the area.

Power and Control

Jane Hicks
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
“Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear” —Niccolo Machiavelli Those driven by the will to dominate seek to control others. The easiest, quickest way to control others is with fear.
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