Mercy Hospital in Ada is a rural hospital that uses AI due to its connection to a larger hospital network. Brian Whitacre of Oklahoma State University said this type of connection is often a major factor in whether rural hospitals adopt AI, along with a rural hospital’s finances. Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture

Murray State College names Interim Gunsmithing Chair, investments made in program

Authors Carolyn and Lemar Brown visit Nora Warren Sparks Library. The mother and son duo spoke about their books and the publishing experience. The Friends of the Library hosted the event, raffling off a set of books to a new member and checking out copies of “The Old Buzzard Had It Coming” by Donis Casey, the first book in the Let’s Talk About It book club series that will meet July 16. Courtesy Photo

Wynnewood Rodeo Royalty, from left, Sophia Sirtola, Charlie Hebert and Ellie Taylor, will reign over the 68th Annual Wynnewood Rodeo July 10-11. Courtesy Photo

Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby takes his oath of office, administered by Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Bellefeuille-Gordon, June 26, 2026. Photo courtesy of Chickasaw Nation