Members of the U.S. Cavalry Association must show command on their horses as well as different forms of weapons during the annual National Competition at Fort Reno last week.

The horse-jumping event had three different classes with jump heights and gates depending on skill level of the rider and horse.

New members of the Rocket League and Call of Duty Esports teams at Southwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced, and upcoming tryouts for League of Legends and Overwatch will be taking place on the Weatherford campus.

SWOSU Esports will conduct the tryouts for League of Legends on Saturday, Oct. 2, and Overwatch on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the university’s new Esports arena in the Wellness Center.

Oklahomans don’t like the government telling them what to do. No matter what it is.

I’ve talked to countless Oklahomans who were as shocked as I was when Joe Biden said in a recent speech that he had “lost patience” with the American people and demanded that Americans get a COVID-19 shot.

China and Russia lay down demands on their citizens. In America, we have personal responsibility and freedom. The president can advise and encourage, but not demand.

Graveside services for Roger Dale Kuhlman, a former Minco resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Roger passed away Sept. 22, 2021, in Yukon. He was born Jan. 20, 1956, in Chickasha.

He was raised in the Minco/Cogar communities and attended Minco schools.

Roger worked in construction as a finish carpenter for 40 years and as a welder previous to construction. He was a member of Hazel Dell Baptist Church.