All-terrain vehicles can be as dangerous as they are fun to ride.  Fortunately, the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development program and Oklahoma Farm Bureau have launched a safety course to help children and families learn how to minimize risks associated with ATVs.

The regular meeting of the Adair County Commissioners on Monday, Nov. 30, lasted less than 10 minutes. 

Perhaps it was hard to imagine Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff race following a 1-2 start.

(STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 2020) — A group of student researchers from Oklahoma State University's College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) is partnering with a team of students from around the world looking to break the sound barrier with an unmanned aircraft.

It’s Thanksgiving.

OKLAHOMA CITY — For the rest of the semester, Oklahoma school districts will have the option of implementing in-school quarantine for students potentially exposed to COVID-19, state health officials announced Wednesday.

Both Oklahoma football and men’s basketball has paused team activities due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing, the programs announced within an hour and a half of each other on Wednesday.

For Oklahoma State’s redshirt senior class, their ride in Stillwater has been that of a bucking bronco.

Years ago, when we were a family of two young boys with their mom and dad, we traveled quite a bit. Either headed to a church where Andy was scheduled to speak, or leaving to come home. Rarely did we get all four doors closed or the motor started, before we heard a childish voice pipe up fro…

Moses Lonian, 80-year-old ex-slave, died Wednesday at the Ryan Hotel in Vinita.

So I see where the mask mandate didn’t pass again in Stilwell.  Masks are “recommended” but not required, which means that nothing will change.   

Methodist Memos

 Thanksgiving has a long history in the United States, but throughout the years the meaning of the day has remained the same: a day to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives. In the fall of 1620, a group of Pilgrims left England on the Mayflower in search of a new home where they cou…

I've fallen short on going to church and praying regularly, so during my conversations with the man upstairs, I try to focus on giving thanks while apologizing for seeming so ungrateful. I figure if I can't be disciplined enough to walk the walk, I really shouldn't be asking him for many fav…

With Thanksgiving Day 2020 upon us, many are planning to spend a lot of time in the kitchen over the next couple of days. If that is your plan, the Grand River Dam Authority wants to make sure you stay safe, so that your holiday can be enjoyable and memorable. With that in mind, this is an a…

Ronnie Trentham was appointed during a joint Zoom meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1, to fill the Stilwell Utility Department Board and Stilwell Area Development Authority Board vacancy left by Ross Roye’s resignation.

As Thanksgiving and the holiday season nears, it stirs memories of family gatherings at my grandmother's home. My Nanny cooked the most beautiful and delicious golden-brown turkeys, and I loved waking up to the aromas of baking turkey and other foods in preparation, like bread. I remember th…

In recent articles the word transition has been used. Transition going from one condition to another. This could mean moving from state to state, or job to another job, or being young and getting older and ultimately the transition from earth to eternity. 

Although this has been a difficult year, and many have suffered with special problems, still we must say that we have been blessed by God. 

During a meeting of the Adair County Commissioners on Monday, Nov. 23, the board discussed the $239, 332.53 COVID CARES ACT reimbursement. 

Along with improvements to the physical animal shelter, increased adoptions are another improvement the City of Stilwell Animal Control Department has made in its overall plan.

As 2020 hurtles toward the hope of a new year, bumping along winding roads rutted with difficulties and dilemmas resulting from the pandemic, almost everyone can still count a blessing or two.

Yesterday was a rough day. I got hit with wave after wave of missing Steve. Maybe it’s my upcoming birthday, maybe it's the upcoming holidays. I don’t know. I cried myself to sleep. I never know when it will come. But, I know from experience, I just have to accept it when it happens. Then, I…

So I see that a lot of people are planning to leave Facebook and go to Parler or MeeWee (or is it WeeMee? Or possibily WeeWee). Apparently, they have decided they are being “censored” because they can’t post anything they want and because FB and Twitter are now fact checking a lot of their p…

As I write this, I realize November is exactly half over.  Golly, where does the time go?  I have always heard that the older one gets the faster time moves. I used to think that was crazy, but now I know better.  The thing to do though, is to enjoy each day, no matter how quickly it zips away.

This is an open letter to our President, our Representatives, and our Senators. By the time this is published, our election will be over. We may or may not know who won and who lost. 

Just as the phone began to ring, panic set in. My mind raced as I tried to remember who I was calling. Thankfully I recognized the voice on the other end, and it came back to me.

Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma’s starting center and team captain, is well-versed in the Bedlam series.

Exhibit opens Nov. 17 at Cherokee National History Museum

While working in my front yard the other day, I noticed the mailman zip past our house without stopping. Not too unusual and my only thought was, “evidently had no mail today.” But just a few minutes later here he came again, from the other direction. Our neighborhood consists of a couple of…

Did you know that "learning to draw" water up from "the spiritual well" is hard?  The reason for it being hard to do, is because our senses and thoughts, are so much in the habit of flitting about from one worldly distraction to another.  We must learn to set aside what we see and hear, in o…