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Dr. Dixie, I am appalled by how “normal” it seems to young adults to have sex with someone they hardly know, with no commitment. They have “dating sex” like we used to have movie dates! The two couples I know in which both spouses were virgins when they married endured enormous ridicule because they chose to wait. I know God says to wait, but I wish we had practical information for teens, that might make more sense to them.” Appalled by Sexual Carelessness Dear Appalled: Yes, practical, logical information is often more effective than only saying, “God said so.” Young adults who haven’t been taught about God’s design for sex rationalize their choices by saying, “Well, I know God will understand because… …she said she wanted to, and we just couldn’t help it.

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program, an experience dedicated to empowering leadership in agriculture and rural Oklahoma, celebrates 40 years in 2024.

STILLWATER – The Cow-Calf Corner weekly newsletter published by Oklahoma State University Extension beef management and livestock marketing specialists is celebrating 20 years with nearly 1,600 subscribers worldwide.

SOUTHWEST Waurika: January 7. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 47°F and murky. Largemouth bass and crappie slow on crankbaits, hair jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, and small lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, rocks, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye good on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, and small lures around docks, main lake, points, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, minnows, shrimp, small lures, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels, docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Tucker Clem, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.

Merritt High School’s overall performance indicator for the 22-23 school year came in at 69 percent, while the state came in at 55 percent. The report card serves as an indicator of how the students are doing in a variety of areas. Those areas include academic achievement, graduation, chronic absenteeism, and postsecondary opportunities. MHS had no reportable data in the area of English language proficiency progress.

Representative Nick Archer

Elk City, OK: Great Plains Regional Medical Center’s first baby of 2024 was born January 5th to proud parents Candra Davis and Nathan Rose. Taylyn Faye arrived weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches long. Taylyn is welcomed home by her siblings Tatum, Tyson, Kelsey, Dillon, and Aspen.

The alleged victim had been taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Reports went out on January 10 for a BOLO – or Be on the Lookout – for a suspect who had allegedly stolen vehicles and committed armed robbery at Love’s Convenience Store in Erick.

Although Coach Staci Wilson’s girls came up short in both games last week, the girls played well and simply just took “bad beats.”

Merritt Classic Basketball Tournament Tournament Champs