Crews with Hoffman Sanitation worked to distribute polycarts to residential addresses across Maysville Saturday morning. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey

Crews with Hoffman Sanitation worked to distribute polycarts to residential addresses across Maysville Saturday morning. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey

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Maysville rolls out new trash service

Suzanne Mackey
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Maysville residents are making the switch from dumpsters to polycarts this week.
Signage outside the Pauls Valley Fire Station indicates extreme fire danger conditions are currently present and an active burn ban is in place. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey.

Signage outside the Pauls Valley Fire Station indicates extreme fire danger conditions are currently present and an active burn ban is in place. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey.

County burn ban extended

Suzanne Mackey
Monday, August 31, 2026
Garvin County will remain under a burn ban for two more weeks.
Pauls Valley senior Mallory Carter delivers a hit during recent Lady Panther action at Ardmore last weekend. Carter went 6-for-8 with a pair of home runs, a pair of doubles, and 8 RBI in a pair of wins at Anadarko Monday. Photo by Mike Arie

Pauls Valley senior Mallory Carter delivers a hit during recent Lady Panther action at Ardmore last weekend. Carter went 6-for-8 with a pair of home runs, a pair of doubles, and 8 RBI in a pair of wins at Anadarko Monday. Photo by Mike Arie

Pauls Valley sweeps Anadarko in doubleheader

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Mallory Carter went 6-for-8 with two home runs, two doubles, and 8 RBIs to lead the Pauls Valley Lady Panthers to a 17-6 and 15-0 doubleheader sweep over Anadarko. With the wins, Pauls Valley moved to 13-8 on the season and 5-4 in District 4A-2 play.

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Community News & Events

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2026
The Lindsay Chamber of Commerce is asking for specific non-perishable food items to help “Drive Hunger Out of Lindsay.” The effort will allow the Chamber to give families a meal, as food is available. Food items should be shelf stable and things that can be used to make a minimal meal.
Maysville Elementary School Team shows off their Reading Rope models made during a training from the Oklahoma Literacy Initiative. Pictured, from left, front: Maggie Shannon, Susan Green, Kendra Schenk (OLI Consultant), Kimberly Layton, Mandy Russell, Kelsey Ring; back: Kevan Fortney, Principal John Edwards, Kortney McCaskill, Jennifer Nimmo, Kacee Uhles, Mandee Anderson and Jessica Dean. Courtesy Photo

Maysville Elementary School Team shows off their Reading Rope models made during a training from the Oklahoma Literacy Initiative. Pictured, from left, front: Maggie Shannon, Susan Green, Kendra Schenk (OLI Consultant), Kimberly Layton, Mandy Russell, Kelsey Ring; back: Kevan Fortney, Principal John Edwards, Kortney McCaskill, Jennifer Nimmo, Kacee Uhles, Mandee Anderson and Jessica Dean. Courtesy Photo

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Maysville Elementary piloting new literacy initiative

Jennifer Lindsey
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Maysville Elementary is one of 10 schools in the state selected as a pilot for the State Chamber Research Foundation’s new Oklahoma Literacy Initiative.
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Sports 

Pauls Valley’s Raegan Close takes a ball off the gut as she slides into third during action with Wynnewood Monday in the Wayne Festival. Photo by Mike Arie

Pauls Valley’s Raegan Close takes a ball off the gut as she slides into third during action with Wynnewood Monday in the Wayne Festival. Photo by Mike Arie

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Bobcats rally late to snap Pauls Valley’s streak in 7-6 walk-off win

Mike Arie
Thursday, September 3, 2026
BRIDGE CREEK — Winners of seven of their last eight games, the Pauls Valley Lady Panthers were looking to extend their streak to four straight and three straight 4A-2 district games at Bridge Creek on Tuesday.
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Opinion 

Bringing Oklahomans to the table

Bringing Oklahomans to the table

Bringing Oklahomans to the table

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Six of my interim study requests were approved this year, and I am now meeting with individuals, organizations and state agencies to prepare for each one.

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Open our eyes

Pastor Mike Deviney,
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Hello readers, I would like to share a story with you from the Bible, found in 2 Kings 6:8-20. The Syrians were making war with Israel, and the king told his servants where they were to camp.
Jasen Agee

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Managing risk at different stages of life

Jasen Agee
Thursday, August 27, 2026
As an investor, you will always need to deal with risk of some kind. How can you manage the risk that accompanies the volatility of the financial markets? The answer depends somewhat on where you are in life.
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The church belongs to Christ

Bill Jones,
Thursday, August 27, 2026
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate” (Matthew 23:37-38).
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A warning concerning obedience

Bill Jones
Friday, August 14, 2026
In Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus gave us a very serious warning. “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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Obituaries 

Donnie Howard Higginbottom

Donnie Howard Higginbottom

Donnie Howard Higginbottom

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Donnie Howard Higginbottom passed away August 26, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 78.
Christina “Chris” Benthin

Christina “Chris” Benthin

Christina “Chris” Benthin

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Christina “Chris” Benthin, beloved mother, grandmother and cherished friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Maysville, Oklahoma, on August 17, 2026, just days after celebrating her 72nd birthday.
Donald Kenneth Johnson

Donald Kenneth Johnson

Donald Kenneth Johnson

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Donald Kenneth Johnson, of Pauls Valley, passed away August 22, 2026, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, at the age of 95 years. Kenneth was born January 23, 1931, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Donald Kennedy and Viola Edith Tucker Johnson.
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