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The Choctaw Nation had its annual Kick Up Your Heels Walk Saturday at Choctaw Headquarters. The walk brings awareness to sexual abuse. Photos provided | Choctaw Nation

The Choctaw Nation had its annual Kick Up Your Heels Walk Saturday at Choctaw Headquarters. The walk brings awareness to sexual abuse. Photos provided | Choctaw Nation

Choctaw Nation has walk to step on sexual abuse

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted every two minutes and the Choctaw Nation had its annual Kick Up Your Heels event Saturday to bring more awareness to sexual violence.
A ribbon cutting from the Durant Area Chamber of Commerce was held for the unveiling of the America Connects Nature’s Adventure Mural Mosaic at the Durant Multi-Sports Complex. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

A ribbon cutting from the Durant Area Chamber of Commerce was held for the unveiling of the America Connects Nature’s Adventure Mural Mosaic at the Durant Multi-Sports Complex. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Mural unveiled at sports complex

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
America Connects Nature’s Adventure Mural Mosaic was unveiled last week at the Durant Multi-Sports Complex. This is a public art installation created through a global collaboration of artists and visionaries.
Photo provided | Choctaw Nation The newly built Haven Apartments are located at 2830 Haven Boulevard, Durant and o_ers 6–12-month leases. Haven is currently accepting leasing applications from the public.

Photo provided | Choctaw Nation The newly built Haven Apartments are located at 2830 Haven Boulevard, Durant and o_ers 6–12-month leases. Haven is currently accepting leasing applications from the public.

Choctaw Nation opens new housing options in Durant

News Staff
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma officially opened its newest multi-family housing unit in Durant with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, April 22. The Haven Apartments in Durant, located on 25 acres, offers 216 one- and twobedroom units providing a comfortable and convenient living experience.
Oklahoma State Rep. Rep. Cody Maynard is shown with Joslyn Harbin, the Durant Boys & Girls Club Oklahoma Youth of the Year winner. Photo provided

Oklahoma State Rep. Rep. Cody Maynard is shown with Joslyn Harbin, the Durant Boys & Girls Club Oklahoma Youth of the Year winner. Photo provided

Harbin selected as Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year

Matt Swearengin
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Joslyn Harbin has been named the Oklahoma Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year. She is a senior at Caney High School and has been a Durant Boys & Girls Club member for two years.
Brina Dutton, Mighty Moms Podcast co-host, speaks at the Mighty Moms Podcast and The Gordon Center on Saturday. Photo provided

Brina Dutton, Mighty Moms Podcast co-host, speaks at the Mighty Moms Podcast and The Gordon Center on Saturday. Photo provided

Mighty Moms has autism awareness conference

News Staff
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
The 2025 Mighty Moms Autism Conference was held last Saturday at The Gordon Center in Durant.

Kiwanis to hold Community Prayer Breakfast

News Staff
Friday, April 25, 2025
The Kiwanis Club of Durant’s 43rd annual Durant Community Prayer Breakfast will be at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1 at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry Building, 305 W. Montgomery Drive on the Southeastern campus north of the baseball field.
Photo provided by Up the Creek Photography The Choctaw Cultural Center will open the outdoor photography exhibition Kowi Haiaka Ikwehpowo (Unspoiled Wilderness): Photography from the Round Bottom Ranch by Gene Blackwell on April 29. The public is invited to view the photos of southeast Oklahoma wildlife and landscapes.

Photo provided by Up the Creek Photography The Choctaw Cultural Center will open the outdoor photography exhibition Kowi Haiaka Ikwehpowo (Unspoiled Wilderness): Photography from the Round Bottom Ranch by Gene Blackwell on April 29. The public is invited to view the photos of southeast Oklahoma wildlife and landscapes.

Choctaw photographer showcases wildlife, landscapes in new exhibit

News Staff
Friday, April 25, 2025
Choctaw citizen and wildlife photographer Gene Blackwell will debut his latest exhibition at the Choctaw Cultural Center this spring.

The war on women escalates

Jane Hicks
Friday, April 25, 2025
“Christian” Nationalists and their agendas are front and center in Project 2025, the extremist plan for Trump’s second administration. One goal is to eliminate women’s rights over reproduction, then restrict their right to vote. The vehicles to do this are the Comstock Act and the SAVE Act.
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