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If you’ve put off seeing your doctor for fear of catching or spreading the COVID-19 virus, Dr. Stephen Feuerborn, Family Medicine provider with AllianceHealth Seminole, wants you to know it’s safe and important to come in.

The best Father’s Day gifts are handmade, so celebrate the special dads in your life by creating a memorable culinary experience that suits their style, taste and love of the grill.

Much of this week’s column is a rerun, but I couldn’t let Father’s Day go by without honoring my dad, James W. “Dub” Childers. Dad has been gone from this earth for over eight years, and I still miss him dearly. My dad could fix anything, whether it was a car, an appliance, a toy or a bicycle.

June 20, 1971 Slants With the recent rains followed by the warm sunshine the grass has grown fast, and Leon Davis and Aaron Moran setting the pace for the grass cutters along Lincoln Street… Evelyn Davis wondering how she can time her work to be able to quit on time… Bedford Brewer and officers...

Kylar King of Konawa attended the American Legion Boys State in Miami, Oklahoma May 29 - June 5. He was assigned to Kuntze City, where he was presented with two special awards. King was the recipient of the Newby C.

Social distancing has compromised the financial health of many small businesses. Accustomed to daily, in-person interactions with their customers, many small business owners have had to look for other ways to connect with consumers.

The Agriculture Secretary has released the following statement in regard to the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule: “We intend to reconsider the prior Administration’s interpretation that the Organic Foods Production Act does not authorize USDA to regulate the practices that...

Pictured at right: The City of Wewoka and the Wewoka Chamber of Business & Industry held a Ribbon Cutting ceremony for Sonny’s Grocery welcoming store manager, Austin Shores, together with Bree Reaglen and store employees. 

Many stores employ “loss leaders” during the back-to-school shopping rush. Essentially, loss leaders are products sold at a loss to attract customers into the store.