Think on these things

By Joyce Sequichie Hifler

We like to think there are some things in the world that cannot be bartered. We like to think there a lot of people that can’t be bought and can’t be changed by dangling a prize before them—no matter how wrong the deal is. But how do we calculate ourselves when the bargaining begins? Can we not gamble when everything presses us to do so?

Sports

Local sporting events rained out Friday

By BY DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

April 4, 2025

For the third straight day, Mother Nature was the big winner in the local sports world as all events were rained out on Friday. Baseball games rained out Friday were the final day of the two-day Muldr...

News, School News

States ordered by U.S. Education Department to certify school DEI ban or lose funds

By Shauneen Miranda | Oklahoma Voice

April 4, 2025

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education demanded in a letter to state education leaders on Thursday that they certify all K-12 schools in their states are complying with an earlier Dear Colleagu...

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Operation leads to arrest of pastor, sex offender, former officer and contractor

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

April 3, 2025

Numerous arrests have been made following a multi-agency operation to locate individuals suspected to be involved in sex trafficking, according to a press release issued on Wednesday by District 27 Di...

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Earley found with child pornography, receives $20,000 bond

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

April 3, 2025

A Muldrow man is charged with possession and distribution of child and juvenile pornography following an investigation by local authorities and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). Danie...

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Winners named in Board of Education, Municipal General Election

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

April 3, 2025

The names of those who took the majority of the vote in Tuesday’s election, winning a seat on their local school board, municipality or town, have been released by the Oklahoma State Election Board. T...

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Pedestrian killed on turnpike

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

April 3, 2025

A tragic fatality occurred early Tuesday morning on the Muskogee Turnpike, as a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle. The collision took place around 6:40 a.m., about two-tenths of a mile nor...