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Hayward School Reunion The annual Hayward School reunion will be held on Saturday, May 25 at the Lucien Community Center. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

MIrrors of Yesterday

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The top four winners of the Pinewood Derby : Mason Henderson, Thatcher Colen, Jonathan Resler and Drake Moss. 25 Years Ago The Perry Maroon 14 and under baseball team was in action last weekend, at Ripley Field, in the Perry Invitational Tournament, and walked away with the tournament championship.

Squash, yellow crooked neck, southern style

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This is an old Southernstyle way of cooking squash. My family loves this. I only make it once or maybe twice a year when fresh yellow crook neck is available. So it is a real treat for them. I like to serve this with a side of spinach lasagna. I bet even your kids will eat their squash and spinach with this meal.

Historic agreement signed by Red Cross and Armed Forces

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(NAPSI)—Good news for American military members and their families: A new program aims to provide emergency communications briefings to 100% of military recruits. The American Red Cross, alongside the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to present the Red Cross Emergency Communication brief to all new military recruits.

Poultry bill critics say they won’t rest

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Supporters and opponents say they can only guess at the fate of key legislation on poultry feeding operations that has been lined up for a conference committee since May 1. The status means some in-house disagreement remains on House Bill 4118 by Rep.

OSDE Rules:

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After declining to take action last week, the Oklahoma House Rules Committee advanced a resolution approving all proposed State Department of Education rules except one after a meeting Tuesday afternoon. The vote comes as State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has been advocating heavily on social media and in an email to legislators for his rules tying school accreditation to student academic performance.

charged with felony embezzlement

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Amonth before his bid for a third term will be decided by voters, Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris was charged Tuesday with a felony count of embezzlement of state property for allegations that he falsified records as part of a scheme to have the county buy a $29,000 utility vehicle he had purchased months earlier.

Covington-Douglas to graduate 18 seniors

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Atotal of 18 seniors will be graduating from Covington-Douglas High School on Saturday, May 18. Baccalaureate was hosted Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Marshall. Graduation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the memorial gymnasium in Covington.