Michael Deatherage, center, was presented Friday with the Newcomer of the Year Award at the Clinton Middle School Auditorium. From left are CMS Principal Gene Ray, Supt. Tyler Bridges, Deatherage, CMS Asst. Principal Tanner Wheeler, and Asst. Sup. Nathan Meget.
An Elk City man was involved in a vehicle vs. pedestrian fatality Saturday morning in Oklahoma City.
Monday’s meeting of the Custer County Board of Commissioners proved to be a speedy one with not a lot on the agenda to cover.
(AP) — Police in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of U.S. first lady Melania Trump that was sawed off and carried away from her hometown.
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which provided western settlers land for farms.
(AP) — A Delaware animal shelter is trying to care for and rehome thousands of chicks that survived being left in a postal service truck for three days. Trapped in a warm enclosure, without food and water, thousands died before they were discovered.
(AP) — The Indian space agency’s mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue during the third stage of flight, officials said Sunday.
COLUMBIA, S.C.
During a recent luncheon at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2025 honorees who will receive the state’s highest honor this November. Rachel Cannon, founder & CEO of Rock Paper Cannon, served as master of ceremonies for the event, and Oklahoma Hall of Fame Member, Anne Morris Greenwood, provided the invocation.

