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Read moreWASHINGTON— Congressman Markwayne Mullin released the following statement on Monday after it was announced the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan was completed.
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TUPELO 1ST GRADERS WERE ALL SMILES AS THEY ALLOWED THE PUBLISHER TO TAKE THEIR PICTURE. Front Row Left to Right: Aiden King, Aliayah Harrison, Bentley Rowell, Creed Dickinson, Everly Miller, and Ja’Marion Farrell. Back Row Left to Right: Harmony Beach, Jaycee Miller, Jesse Harkins, Christy Holahta, and Elizabeth Witman. Teacher - Mrs. Daffern.
Read moreThe Coal County Free Fair started today, Wednesday, August 25, and runs through Saturday, August 28.
The Palace Drug in Coalgate has quite an interesting history — a history that spans a period of 110 years and five generations of the same family. It is one of the oldest – if not the oldest – family-owned drug stores in Oklahoma.
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Gregory Blake Freeman, 36, Oklahoma City, is facing two felony counts of check forgery in Coal County. (Court records on this case show Freeman’s address in Oklahoma City; other records show he is a resident of Ada.)
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CENTENARIANS OF OKLAHOMA was proud to honor Colgate resident Mildred Hernandez on the occasion of her 105th birthday and induct her into the Centenarians of Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Mildred loves anything chocolate and being 105 means she can have all the chocolate she wants. She enjoys stamp and coin collecting and listening to country western music.
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5 Graders at Tupelo Elementary School began their new school year in a very cool way-they built air conditioners! Through a grant provided by the National Weather Service in Norman, OK, that 5 Grade teacher Jill Brown received, students carefully cut and crafted their air conditioners using simple styrofoam ice chests, pvc pipe, and fans. Each day students place a large chunk of ice into their styrofoam chest. The air from their fan blows across the ice and out through the pvc pipe and into the classroom!
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