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The new Fitness Court in Adams Park will be dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday.

The Fitness Court was funded through a grant secured by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

Raven Bramlett, Healthy Lifestyle Program Specialist with the C&A, said the ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 and will feature comments from C&A and city leaders.

There will also be a presentation on how to utilize the court as well as information on classes that will start in the spring.  

There’s a lot of Christmas spirit happening at the Centre Theatre. And it all culminates with the Centre Theatre for the Arts production of A Christmas Story. 

Directed by Guy Hickerson, the live performances of the classic tale will feature a cast of 12, made up of actors from El Reno, Yukon and Piedmont. Showtimes are Dec. 13, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 14, 20 and 22 at 2 p.m.

Hunter Booth and Eric Melton spent their week off from school for the Thanksgiving holiday by selling punch and some of their extra toys.

The young entrepreneurs said they made over $100 in the first four days of their efforts.
 

There are 86 missing Indigenous persons in Oklahoma, according to data from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems.

At a Nov. 20 House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies hearing, Appropriations Chairman Rep. Tom Cole (R-Moore) reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring the federal government is working to provide resources and services to combat the issue.

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center explores the future of flavor with a look into some of the 2025 food trends.

The culinary landscape is buzzing with new trends, some familiar and others emerging as frontrunners in the industry.

Student chatter filled the lunchroom at Warner High School on a recent Wednesday as students downed chicken sandwiches, guzzled chocolate milk and caught up with friends. Outside, middle schoolers tossed around footballs and basketballs.

A group of preteen girls gathered around a picnic table; some talked, others drew. There wasn’t a cell phone in sight.

While schools everywhere struggle to wrest students’ attention away from smartphones, Warner Public Schools has held steadfast to its total bell-to-bell ban since 2013.

WASHINGTON – Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Cheyenne) expects Congress to pass a farm bill extension by the end of the year.

“The expressions I get from the faces of leadership, both my chairman and the elected Republican leadership in the House is that it’s just not physically time to do a complete bill,” Lucas said.

“You do an extension, that doesn’t mean you stopped for one moment writing the new farm bill. It just means that an extension for a year will carry us until the new bill is passed.”

WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president and CEO of the pro-Trump America First Policy Institute, to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American farmers, who are truly the backbone of our country,” Trump said in a statement.

Trump’s statement said Rollins is a graduate of Texas A&M University, with an undergraduate degree in agriculture development.

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Growing up in a Nazarene Church in Arkansas, Nick Phillips had two constant influences directing him to what he thought would be his future career path – his faith and a love for music.

“I felt the calling to be a music worship leader in a church,” said Phillips.

As it turns out, God had different plans for the Little Rock native.

He shared his thoughts about his career choice with his youth pastor at Brockington Road Church of the Nazarene. Little did Phillips know that his religious mentor was a part-time teacher and that this conversation would be a life-changer.