Idalia Pelayo displays her medal for placing in the top eight of the interview category of the Business Professionals of America State Conference held in Tulsa.
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Rebekah Campbell always wanted to be a teacher and playing in the Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band gets her fired up for her goal.
Sports
After ending last spring short of where they wanted to be, the Arapaho-Butler Indians have regrouped and are ready to hit the ground running.
As the season changes, slow-pitch softball has picked up with the Arapaho- Butler Lady Indians looking to get back to the state tournament and win the title this year.
Columns & Opinions
Dear Doctors: I read your column about dry mouth. One of the recommendations was to use gum or candy that has been sweetened with xylitol.
For many years in the 1970s, 1980s and into the 1990s, discussions of the use of U.S. military force suffered from an effect known as Vietnam Syndrome. Many Americans simply could not consider any proposed U.S. military action without seeing visions of a Vietnam-style quagmire in which American troops would be stuck for decades in a costly war without victory.
Obituaries
Dorris Blanche Grimes, affectionately known as “Sista” by her loved ones, age 77, was born September 5, 1948, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Cecil and Marie (Miller) Kirkendoll.
Funeral services for Alfred Cuellar Reyes, Jr., 93 year-old Thomas resident, will be held Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11:00 A.M. in The Chapel of Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford. Burial will follow in Mound Valley Cemetery under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford. Alfred was born February 26, 1933, in Santa Maria, Texas, to Alfredo Cuellar Reyes, Sr. and Beatriz (Reyes) Reyes and passed away Sunday, March 1, 2026, at home in Thomas. Alfred was raised and attended school in Texas. While in Texas, they picked cotton all the way to Mississippi until moving to Wichita, Kansas when Alfred was about 12 years old. He began working in horticulture early in life with his dad and later worked in construction. Alfred moved to Thomas in 1977 and started working in the oil field, briefly working in construction before his main job at Thomas schools in maintenance. Alfred met and married Alta Fern Black Owl, and they had seven children. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in Clinton.