The Pauls Valley Fire Department took delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, Engine 2, last week. The engine can carry 1,000 gallons of water and can pump up to 1,250 gallons per minute. Photo provided

The Pauls Valley Fire Department took delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, Engine 2, last week. The engine can carry 1,000 gallons of water and can pump up to 1,250 gallons per minute. Photo provided

PVFD puts new fire engine in service

Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Pauls Valley Fire Department welcomed a new engine to their fleet last week.The 2026 Sutphen Classic Engine will serve as the department’s Engine 2, replacing a 1999-model fire engine that was sold through a bid process to a department in a neighboring county last year.

News 

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, center, and Lt. Governor Chris Anoatubby are joined by tribal elected officials, Chickasaw Nation Department of Health leaders and staff in dedication ceremonies June 1 for the Chickasaw Nation Integrative Medicine Clinic, 1826 Anhi Drive, on the Ada South Campus.

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, center, and Lt. Governor Chris Anoatubby are joined by tribal elected officials, Chickasaw Nation Department of Health leaders and staff in dedication ceremonies June 1 for the Chickasaw Nation Integrative Medicine Clinic, 1826 Anhi Drive, on the Ada South Campus.

Chickasaw Nation cuts ribbon for Integrative Medicine Clinic

News Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
ADA, Okla. — Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led June 1 ribboncutting ceremonies for the new Chickasaw Nation Integrative Medicine Clinic, located near the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center on the Ada South Campus.
Pauls Valley Junior High Students of the Month for May were (front row, from left) Lily Rowland, Melany Balderrama, Emily Morrison, (back row, from left) Colton Brown, Aleks Nunez and Jesus Ramirez-Arellano. Courtesy photo

Pauls Valley Junior High Students of the Month for May were (front row, from left) Lily Rowland, Melany Balderrama, Emily Morrison, (back row, from left) Colton Brown, Aleks Nunez and Jesus Ramirez-Arellano. Courtesy photo

PVJH names May students of the month

News Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Pauls Valley Junior High recently announced the names of students honored as students of the month for May. The honorees include freshmen Colton Brown and Lily Rowland, eighth graders Aleks Nunez and Melany Balderrama, and seventh graders Jesus Ramirez-Arellano and Emily Morrison.
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Sports 

The Washita Gators went undefeated in the Garvin Murray OK Kids League 8U Softball for the 2026 season. Below (l) Cami Ruiz runs the bases and (r) Emery Lopez tries to get an extra base run during the 8U Softball game in Lindsay on Sunday. News Star photos by Don Coffey

The Washita Gators went undefeated in the Garvin Murray OK Kids League 8U Softball for the 2026 season. Below (l) Cami Ruiz runs the bases and (r) Emery Lopez tries to get an extra base run during the 8U Softball game in Lindsay on Sunday. News Star photos by Don Coffey

Washita Gators go undefeated

News Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Young football players practice their skills at Baylor running back Caden Knighten’s first official football camp at the Wynnewood High School football field May 23. News Star photos by Don Coffey

Young football players practice their skills at Baylor running back Caden Knighten’s first official football camp at the Wynnewood High School football field May 23. News Star photos by Don Coffey

Caden Knighten Football Camp

News Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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New tee signs are just one of the ways the Lindsay Disc Golf Course has been spruced up recently.

New tee signs are just one of the ways the Lindsay Disc Golf Course has been spruced up recently.

Lindsay Disc Golf Course gets facelift

Jennifer Lindsey
Thursday, May 28, 2026
In Lindsay, Kaleb Arter built a disc golf course around the lake at George Brown Park, north of town and near the Municipal Golf Course, as an Eagle Scout project in 2014.
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Opinion 

Education updates

Education updates

Education updates

Rep. Cynthia Roe
Thursday, June 4, 2026
As families across Oklahoma gathered over Memorial Day weekend, many of us paused to remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Memorial Day is much more than the unofficial start of summer.
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Obituaries 

Robert Brent Grimmett

Robert Brent Grimmett

Robert Brent Grimmett

News Staff
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Robert Brent Grimmett was born June 22, 1951, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, to Geraldine Johnson Grimmett and Jack Grimmett Sr. Brent entered his heavenly home May 11, 2026, in Norman, Oklahoma, at the age of 74, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Billy Joel Mitchell

Billy Joel Mitchell

Billy Joel Mitchell

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Billy Joel Mitchell was born on the family farm near Blanchard, Oklahoma, on September 6, 1934, in the middle of the Great Depression to his parents, Joel Denning Mitchell and Amelia Mellie (Copeland) Mitchell.
Beverly Ann Strickland

Beverly Ann Strickland

Beverly Ann Strickland

News Staff
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Beverly Ann Strickland, of Stratford, Oklahoma, was born March 31, 1965, and passed away peacefully on a beautiful spring day at her daughter’s home Sunday, April 19, surrounded by the love of her family.
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