“You don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone” (Joni Mitchell). Democracy is fragile compared to dictatorship.

Dr. Matthew Gerber – a 1997 graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University and associate professor at Baylor University – has been selected as a recipient of the American Forensics Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

Ninety people who lost money or other property through the death or dishonest conduct of their attorney will have their losses reimbursed by the Oklahoma Bar Association this year. The OBA Clients’ Security Fund will pay out more than $210,000 to those clients of deceased, suspended or former lawyers whose actions led to the losses.

State Rep. Justin Humphrey says fees imposed on individuals released from prison and placed on probation have not been used for oversight of those convicted criminals. Instead, he said the money is being diverted to other uses, and he has asked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to investigate.

The very successful series of historic presentations which have been held at the Three Valley Museum for the past 10 years will continue on Jan. 9.

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Bryan County Commissioners, during their first meeting of the new year on Monday morning, selected District No. 1 commissioner Scott Goad to be chairman of the commissioners.

As students across every major at Southeastern Oklahoma State University were taking final exams to wrap up the Fall 2023 semester, one course’s final presentation aims to have real world implications for a local business owner, as well as the students in the course.