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Report Cards Grade the Schools

State test scores for schools are out. According to some analysts, the data isn't easily compared to past scores because the Oklahoma Department of Education changed what scores are considered proficient, making it easier for students to fall into the proficient or higher.

Blaine County Courthouse News

21st Mortgage Corporation vs Patrick R Deckard, Et Al, All Unknown Occupants, And, Foreclosure Capital One, N.

Centennial of Indigenous Voting Act

With National Voter Registration Day occurring on September 17, which is also Constitution Day, there has been much excitement geared around ensuring people are able to cast a vote, not only in the upcoming General Election on November 5, but also for every subsequent election held.

Newalla Man Charged With Attempting to Lure Child

According to a probable cause affidavit for arrest, Brian Frutchey of Newalla used the Internet in an attempt to entice an underage girl into a secret meeting. That ‘girl’ was a Blaine County undercover investigator.The investigator created a profile on a chat app identified as ‘Macie’ a 15year-old.

Harvest Fest Set by Germans From Russia

You are invited to attend Harvest Fest 2024 on October 12 in Oklahoma City at Our Lord’s Lutheran Church, 2900 W. Hefner Rd. The doors open at 11:30 a.m. and a meal will be served at noon.

Voters Could See Minimum Wage Upgrade on Ballot Soon

Oklahoma voters will have to wait nearly two years to decide if they want to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour.Gov. Kevin Stitt on Sept. 11 scheduled State Question 832 to appear on the June 16, 2026 primary election ballot.

Registration Open for Rural Renewal Symposium

STILLWATER, Okla. – Registration is open for the 2024 Rural Renewal Symposium at Lake Murray Lodge Oct. 8-10, 2024 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Gimcrackery Connoisseur

After 50-plus years of homemaking, I've become quite the collector, connoisseur some might call it, of many miscellany knick-knacks, tchotchkes, and gewgaws. Well, I call it a collection; my family would probably call me an extreme accumulator. Ha Ha!It started out innocently enough.

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