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Pake McEntire hosts 73rd birthday bash
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The Strange Story of Silence Dogood
“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin - 1738 Poor Richard’s AlmanacBenjamin Franklin is perhaps my favorite Founding Father. In the annals of U.S.
Sports
Crowder High School
Crowder High School senior Cashin Clifft has been selected to both the 2026 Oklahoma Native All-State Baseball Team and the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association (OBCA) Class B East All-Star Team, earning recognition as one of Oklahoma’s top high school baseball players.
Columns
Country Comments
Having had a lot of dental work done over the years, I really enjoyed and appreciated the following article written by Jim Mullen. I just spent two hours in a dentist’s chair having a crown replaced. It wasn’t all the fun it’s cracked up to be.
One Pharmacist’s View
Getting OlderI spoke (wrote) to a pair of old timers this morning and it reminded me to write a smidgen for this week’s “One Pharmacist’s View.” Chesley (Tiny) Ray, Corky’s younger brother, was the first. Tiny is recovering from a heart procedure and is doing OK — so he says.
Obituaries
Jagger Kade Farris
Funeral services for Jagger Kade Farris, a Coalgate resident, were held Monday, July 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at John O. Linton Gymnasium in Coalgate with Bro. Del Lynch officiating assisted by Pastor Lyle Shipley.
Diane Downard
Funeral services for Diane Downard, a longtime Coalgate resident, were held Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor David Unsell officiating.