February 2022

Okarche High School December Students of the Month are Ruby VanDenDriessche and Easton Roby. OHS’ December Lioness and Lion are Karsyn Vallerand and Brody Sadler.  

Maple School’s 7/8 girls basketball team earned a berth in the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools State Tournament with a win over Friend 28-21. Maple improved to 15-9 and will play its first round at state Thursday at noon at Earlsboro High School against Rocky Mountain.

Gov. Kevin Stitt outlined his agenda for the 2022 legislative session during his State of the State Address last week.

Lifting three players into double-digit scoring, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team rallied from a first-period deficit to close out the regular season with a 65-47 win over Class 2A rival Cashion. The Warriors, ranked second in Class A, will take a 21-2 record into the district playoffs.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 62-45 home win over Connors State College. The victory gave Redlands the regular-season sweep over the Cowboys as Jay Niehues’ team improved to 11-7 on the year and 5-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Seventh-grade students in Tahlequah were quizzed during the first semester of school about their views on critical race theory, transgenderism, abortion and other political issues - in a middle school geography course.

Squandering a small lead midway through the first half, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team kicked off February on a sour note with an 83-74 loss to Connors State College.

Dolores Irene (Dolezal) Williams went to be with her heavenly Savior Feb. 6, 2022. She was born July 31, 1935, to William and Rose (Maly) Dolezal on the family farm in Yukon.

Funeral services for Richard Darnell Jenkins of Minco were held Friday at Minco First Baptist Church, with burial with military honors following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says computer science education, an increased focus on career tech and higher teacher pay are keys to the future industries of Oklahoma.