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Wewoka Tigers returned from Fall Break to a short week packed with Homecoming activities. This included a different theme from dress up each day leading up to the Thursday night game, when the Wewoka Tigers take on the Liberty Tigers.
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With less than five months until Oklahoma’s presidential primary elections, former President Donald Trump has built a significant fundraising advantage among Republican candidates.
Read moreThe Senate Education Committee held an interim study Tuesday requested by Education Vice Chair Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, examining Oklahoma’s teacher pipeline. Seifried hosted the study to discuss current recruitment barriers facing Oklahoma schools, identify best practices, and review innovative policy solutions being utilized around the United States to maintain a healthy teacher workforce.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jerry Eugene Teafatiller, age 39, and Doyle Lee Lafavor, age 52, both of Checotah, Oklahoma, entered guilty pleas to federal drug offenses. Teafatiller pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, which carries a potential prison term of 5 to 40 years. Lafavor pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, which carries a potential prison term of 10 years to life.
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FNB has announced the appointment of Justin Moon as the new Vice President of Lending for their Wewoka Branch. Moon will play a pivotal role in reinforcing FNB’s commitment to serving the community and enhancing its lending practices.
Read moreOklahoma Baptist University’s newly announced Bison Pact will cover tuition and general fees for Oklahoma’s Promise qualifiers who are incoming OBU freshmen and transfers in fall 2024, making private Christian education affordable for many families across the state. This stands to save families $140,000 over the course of four years.
Read moreResearchers at the University of Oklahoma have received a nearly $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to expand the Parent‐Child Assistance Program. The project will support efforts to create foster care prevention programs in a new clearinghouse established as part of 2018 federal legislation, The Family First Prevention Services Act.
Read more(UPI) - A gigantic light show is beaming into space from the Texas Hill Country to attract some of the UFOs reported from coast to coast the last couple of weeks.
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