Second and third grade students at Pauls Valley Elementary School recently had the opportunity to conduct a hands-on investigation of different types of rocks. The lesson was part of a geology curriculum funded by a grant from the Pauls Valley Foundation for Academic Excellence. Courtesy photo

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Maysville School Board, pictured left to right: Rodney Townley, board president; Heidi Gamble, board clerk; David Klein, board vice-president; Tabitha Sherrill, board member; and John Williams, board member. Courtesy photo

On days when the state executes an inmate, barricades block access to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. A guard is seen walking near one of the barricades a few hours before the state executed Gilbert Postelle on Feb. 17, 2022. Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch

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