The Oklahoma Propane Education and Safety Council recently announced that Coleman High School senior Kaisann Gale-Smith has been awarded a highly competitive college scholarship. The distinguished award recognizes children...
Read MoreKeona Mason received a Graduate Research Excellence Award for her thesis on April 29 at the Oklahoma State University Graduate College Government Association Awards Ceremony. Mason’s thesis was “Cultivating Belonging: AQ...
Read MoreMary Ida Byrd-Ward, 86, passed away on April 27, 2026, in Ada, Okla. She was born July 29, 1939, in Ada to R.A. “Bud” Byrd and Samuel “Sammy” Jane (Johnson) Byrd. Mary Ida was born and raised in Ada and graduated from Latta High...
Read MoreWanda Nell Woolly, 86, passed away on April 30, 2026, in Hugo, Okla. She was born Jan. 3, 1940, at home in the Nida, Okla., area to Arthur Leon and Nora Mae (Kelly) Johnson. Wanda spent her early years in the Nida community and...
Read MoreThe Oklahoma Caring Foundation, sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma in partnership with the Chickasaw Nation, recently announced the launch of a newly updated Caring Van, designed to expand access to preventive...
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