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Townley, Hines celebrates signing of Gold Star Family Monument Bill
From left, Fairo Mitchell, director of the public utilities for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Joy McGill, state director of advocacy for AARP, State Rep. Brad Boles, R-Marlow, and Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, at a town hall about electricity rates held Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at the Bronson Brookside Library in Tulsa. Photo by Andrea Eger/Oklahoma Watch
Garvin County under burn ban
Pauls Valley‘s Thompson Field will welcome the 2026 football season with several upgrades including new artificial turf (top), a new video scoreboard (lower center), and new restrooms (lower right). Over the summer, the school district also began sanding and refinishing the floor in the basketball gym at the high school (lower left). News Star photos by Suzanne Mackey
Maysville Elementary is building a new multipurpose facility that will serve as a community saferoom during off hours. News Star Photo by Jennifer Lindsey
Screen shot of Oklahoma Forestry Services burn ban map as of noon Monday, Aug. 17.
Ella Lister, of Stratford, performing at 4-H Roundup