They did it!
They did it!
News Staff
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
Spectators getting a closer look at some of the big catfish on display at the 2025 Okie Noodling Tournament. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey
Okie Noodling Tournament set for June 20
Suzanne Mackey
The countdown to Pauls Valley’s 26th annual Okie Noodling Tournament is underway, and though city...
Thursday, May 28, 2026
T.J. Rushing to be guest speaker at ‘Pauls Valley Proud’ Chamber Celebration
T.J. Rushing to be guest speaker at ‘Pauls Valley Proud’ Chamber Celebration
Tj Rushing
PAULS VALLEY, OK — The Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its annual community celebration...
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Lawmakers honor PV principal
Lawmakers honor PV principal
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Congressman Tom Cole and State Rep. Cynthia Roe met with Pauls Valley's High School Principal Kirk Moore and School Superintendent Brett Knight over lunch Tuesday to express their appreciation for Moore's actions in stopping an armed intruder at the high school on April 7.News
Pauls Valley High School Crochet Club warms hearts at The Willows
Pauls Valley High School Crochet Club warms hearts at The Willows
News Staff
Members of the Pauls Valley High School Crochet Club dedicated their time and talents this school year to a heartwarming community service project: crafting cozy 'lapghans' (lap-sized afghans) for residents of The Willows Assisted Living Center.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Regional Food Bank’s Summer Feeding Program provides free meals for Garvin County children
News Staff
(OKLAHOMA CITY) – The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Summer Feeding Program returns this June to provide free meals and snacks for children all summer long. Locations will be available throughout central and western Oklahoma, thanks to a gift from Love’s Travel Stops for the third straight year.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Pauls Valley educators Mark Green, Kirk Moore and Chad Chronister were presented with ceremonial Keys to the City of Pauls Valley Friday in recognition of their actions to protect students and staff at Pauls Valley High School from an armed intruder who entered the school and fired shots on April 7. Pictured left to right, Mark Green, Kirk Moore, PV Vice Mayor Bonnie Meisel, Chad Chronister and PV Mayor Jocelyn Rushing. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey
Educators honored with Keys to the City
Suzanne Mackey
Faculty and staff also recognized for years of service Three Pauls Valley educators were presented with Keys to the City last week for their actions in protecting students and staff at Pauls Valley High School from an armed intruder April 7.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Sports
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
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.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Northshore Disc Golf Course, one of two in Elmore City, is the most technical course in the county. Hole 2 is surrounded by the lake on three sides. News Star Photo by Jennifer Lindsey
Elmore City offers courses for all levels of disc golfers
News Staff
In Lakeside Disc Golf Course was built at the Elmore City Lake in 2017. It features 18 holes with a view of the city lake.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The tee at Hole 2 of the Flightline Golf Course includes a concrete pad and a granite marker specific to the hole. News Star photos by Jennifer Lindsey
Disc golfers uniting to grow their sport
Jennifer Lindsey
Concerns around the Flightline Disc Golf Course in Pauls Valley have led Tyler Johnson to found the Garvin County Disc Golf Association.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Opinion
Sen. Julia Kirt
The big picture
Sen. Julia Kirt, Senate Democratic Leader
The 2026 legislative session has officially ended. Normally we go through May, but everything ended a little earlier this year.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
(L-R) Pauls Valley High School Assistant Principal Chad Chronister, Pauls Valley Coach Mark Green, Rep. Cynthia Roe, Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore, Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lindel Fields and Pauls Valley Superintendent Brett Knight. Courtesy photo.
A week of good news
Rep. Cynthia Roe
This past week has been filled with lots of good news! A very special moment came on Thursday morning during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting held in the Blue Room at the Office of the Governor.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Jonathan Small, President of Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Session will reap benefit for years
Jonathan Small
Academic outcomes in Oklahoma’s public school system have been among the worst in the nation for years. But this year’s legislative session alters that trajectory and the full benefit will become apparent over time.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Lifestyle
Maysville Elementary recognizes students for high marks
News Staff
Maysville Elementary School has released its honor rolls for the third nine-weeks of the 2025-2026 school year. Students making all A’s were named to the Superintendent’s Honor Roll and students earning A’s and B’s were recognized on the Principal’s Honor Roll.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Garvin County students among spring graduates at UCO
News Staff
Several Garvin County students are expected to be among the nearly 1,400 spring graduates to be celebrated by the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond during Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremonies, May 8-9.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Pauls Valley Elementary School releases honor roll for third nine-weeks
News Staff
Pauls Valley Elementary School has released the names of students who earned a spot on the A or A/B honor roll for the third nine-weeks of the 2025-2026 school year.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Obituaries
Robert Brent Grimmett
Robert Brent Grimmett
News Staff
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.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Billy Joel Mitchell
Billy Joel Mitchell
News Staff
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.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Beverly Ann Strickland
Beverly Ann Strickland
News Staff
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.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
