Brooklyn Bunch of Lindsay (pictured center) was one of three Garvin County students to receive an academic scholarship from Oklahoma State University’s Ferguson College of Agriculture earlier this month. Courtesy Photo

Brooklyn Bunch of Lindsay (pictured center) was one of three Garvin County students to receive an academic scholarship from Oklahoma State University’s Ferguson College of Agriculture earlier this month. Courtesy Photo

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Garvin County students awarded OSU scholarships

Elisabeth Moser
Thursday, September 17, 2026
STILLWATER, Okla. – On Sept.
Pauls Valley City Manager Joe Livingston, City Councilman Kahn Nirschl, pantry sponsor Cheryl Flowers, Camryn Williams with PV Animal Welfare and Pauls Valley Animal Welfare Society President Marjie Little were on hand Friday to dedicate the new Pets & People Pantry. Photo by Suzanne Mackey

Pauls Valley City Manager Joe Livingston, City Councilman Kahn Nirschl, pantry sponsor Cheryl Flowers, Camryn Williams with PV Animal Welfare and Pauls Valley Animal Welfare Society President Marjie Little were on hand Friday to dedicate the new Pets & People Pantry. Photo by Suzanne Mackey

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New pantry box lends a paw to families in need

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Local officials and animal welfare advocates gathered at the Pauls Valley Dog Park Sept. 11 to dedicate a new community resource built around the goal of keeping pets with their families.

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The bride of Christ

Pastor Mike Deviney
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Good day, Reader, I had the great honor and privilege to marry two young adults this last Wednesday, and it gets me excited to think of how if they stay true to their vows to God and each other then they are on their way to having a great life with each other.
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Sports 

Garvin County’s Caden Knighten was on the field Saturday to help the Baylor Bears defeat the Prairie View A&M Panthers 44-3 at home in Waco. Knighten had 12 rushes for 86 yards and one touchdown. He also caught a pass for another 11 yards. The Bears had 552 total yards on offense and held the Panthers to just 110 yards total offense. Photo by Josh Smith

Garvin County’s Caden Knighten was on the field Saturday to help the Baylor Bears defeat the Prairie View A&M Panthers 44-3 at home in Waco. Knighten had 12 rushes for 86 yards and one touchdown. He also caught a pass for another 11 yards. The Bears had 552 total yards on offense and held the Panthers to just 110 yards total offense. Photo by Josh Smith

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Knighten scores first touchdown of the season

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Thursday, September 17, 2026
Knighten scores first touchdown of the season
Addison and Lili Dodson Courtesy Photo

Addison and Lili Dodson Courtesy Photo

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Dodson breaks sister’s home-run record

Jennifer Lindsey
Thursday, September 17, 2026
For the Dodsons of Lindsay, home runs are a family affair. Addi Dodson, a senior on the Leopardettes softball team, has hit 48 home runs so far, surpassing Lindsay’s previous home-run record of 34—held by her older sister Lili.
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Opinion 

Simple budgeting tips that fit real life

Simple budgeting tips that fit real life

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Simple budgeting tips that fit real life

Jasen Agee
Thursday, September 17, 2026
If you’ve just started managing your own finances, recommitted to doing it well or noticed your spending isn’t making you as happy as you’d hoped, a budget might be exactly what you need.
School-choice program benefits public schools

School-choice program benefits public schools

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School-choice program benefits public schools

Jonathan Small
Thursday, September 17, 2026
A new report shows that 42,012 students are using the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit (PCTC) program in the ongoing 2026-2027 school year with a majority coming from low-income or middle-class families across the state.
Rep. Cynthia Roe, R-Lindsay, reads to third- and fourth-grade students at Wayne Public Schools on Thursday, Sept. 10, for Read an Accurate Ag Book Week. Photo courtesy of Wayne Public Schools.

Rep. Cynthia Roe, R-Lindsay, reads to third- and fourth-grade students at Wayne Public Schools on Thursday, Sept. 10, for Read an Accurate Ag Book Week. Photo courtesy of Wayne Public Schools.

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Keeping rural care close to home

Rep. Cynthia Roe
Thursday, September 17, 2026
I recently traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Women in Government Medicaid Policy Symposium, where I served on the steering committee and moderated a discussion titled “Improving Financial Outcomes: Rural Emergency Hospital Conversions.”
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Unfailing forgiveness

Pastor Mike Deviney
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Good day, Reader, Have you ever stopped to think of how perfect life must have been for Adam and Eve while living in the Garden of Eden? No hard working in the sense of managing a garden for food.
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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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Obituaries 

Marie Arnold

Marie Arnold

Marie Arnold

News Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2026
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mama and Grandma, Marie Arnold, at home in Maysville, Oklahoma, Saturday, September 12, 2026; but, we are comforted by the knowledge that she passed peacefully and gently into the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ.
Omeda Joy Lawson

Omeda Joy Lawson

Omeda Joy Lawson

News Staff
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Omeda Joy Lawson passed away peacefully in Texas August 31, 2026. She was born March 25, 1935, in Elmore City, Oklahoma, and lived a life marked by faith, devotion to family, generosity and practical wisdom.
Charles Wendell Roady

Charles Wendell Roady

Charles Wendell Roady

News Staff
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Charles Wendell Roady, 77, of Elmore City, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026, surrounded by family, after a lifelong battle with heart disease. Funeral services were Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Elmore City, with Rio Taylor officiating.
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