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The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) announced that Oklahoma’s Save the Monarchs license plate is the winner of America’s Best License Plate Award for 2020. This is the 50th year of the award and the fourth time Oklahoma has received the award.

Health care workers are heroes in the best of times, but the heroic efforts of our frontline medical workers has been especially notable since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.

Equine Herpes Virus has been impacting events throughout the world and cases have been confirmed stateside.

Barbecue season has arrived, so soon people will be bonding in the backyard over hamburgers and hot dogs. Backyard barbecue season begins in spring and continues through summer and, where the weather allows, into fall.

Now that spring has sprung, many Oklahomans are gearing up for some spring cleaning. While a thorough clearing of dust bunnies and cobwebs in the home is essential, it’s a safe bet the garage, barn or storage building is harboring some unwanted pesticides that are in need of proper disposal.

An electric motor that circumnavigated the globe by air will soon have a new permanent home at Oklahoma State University. Skydweller Aero Inc.

The Women of Wewoka First Baptist Church met on 3-25-21 at Phyllis Williamson’s home. Patti Prater read the missionaries’ names that had birthdays today & did the prayer calendar. Patti Prater read Psalm 112:1-10 we focused on verses 5&9.

Oklahoma Baptist University will announce the winners of the University’s annual Harvest Court Friday night, March 26, during halftime of the Bison football spring game. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. inside Crain Family Stadium at the Hurt Complex on the OBU campus in Shawnee.

Energy bills tend to be high in summertime, when many people crank up their air conditioners in an attempt to combat the heat. For some households, higher energy bills might be stretching their budgets, while others might be looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprints.

While my son, Clay, lived in Columbus, Ohio, he took me to a rare but wonderful used bookstore there. An old 3-story home with a basement was crammed with thousands of books on each floor. Sadly, I could only buy what I could carry up and down those crowded, narrow stairways.