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Craig D. Lounsbrough said, “The difference between a ‘man’ and a ‘father’ is the former shares his genes, but later gives his life.”

Every year for the past 43 years, Oklahoma has conducted an annual Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest to celebrate great artwork and raise funds for wetland habitat projects across the state. Artists may register online right now for this year›s contest. Artwork entries are due by Aug. 31.

Three Ohio residents are being held in the Beckham County Detention Center for aggravated fentanyl trafficking, child endangerment, and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

STILLWATER, Okla. – The damage was heartbreaking when the Smokehouse Creek Fire tore through western Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Panhandle and Texas in late February. Livestock, forage, hay and fencing were destroyed, and it will take years for producers and their operations to bounce back.

At least several times a day, someone says, “Dr. Dixie, I’m so frustrated by how HARD things are. Parenting is HARD, work is HARD, marriage is HARD…everything is HARD. I don’t think I signed up for this! I thought by now life would be easier!”

Oklahoma rodeo company growing rapidly

A full report is not yet available on the cause of the collision last Friday on the 200 block of West Broadway in Elk City.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recently approved artificial intelligence (AI) degree programs at Rose State College, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma. The programs are the first undergraduate AI degrees offered in the state.

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Growing Hops & Grapes in Oklahoma Field Day will be an opportunity for Oklahoma residents and potential growers to learn more about the state’s specialty crops.

An arrest warrant was issued for a 44-yearold Elk City man on May 31 in the Beckham County District Court.

CHALMETTE, Louisiana – Republican governors, including Gov. Kevin Stitt, banded together Monday to pound away at the Biden administration’s energy policy. In a letter to the White House, 20 GOP state leaders call on the president “to pursue an allof- the-above energy approach that will promote homegrown energy that benefits all Americans.” With a diesel refinery outside New Orleans as their backdrop, eight governors held a news conference to discuss their strategy to “unleash American energy,” largely based on talking points from the letter.

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