Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell was in Ardmore on Thursday to kick off the annual 35th Annual Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor’s Turkey Hunt. The hunt is designed to attract potential development partners into rural communities across the state and will feature nine different locations over the next few weeks. Ardmore hosted the first of these events.
Today is the 112th day of 2022 and the 34th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at high noon as thousands of settlers were allowed into the state to claim land.
HONOLULU (AP) — Ezra Miller has been arrested again in Hawaii. The actor known for playing the Flash in “Justice League” films was arrested on an assault charge. Police say Miller became irate after being asked to leave a Big Island home and threw a chair, hitting a woman in the head. It’s Miller’s second arrest on the Big Island in recent weeks. The actor was arrested at a karaoke bar last month. Police say Miller grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts. Miller’s attorney didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.
Angela Kay Stewart was born March 14, 1947, to Johnny Stewart and Helen Ditmore Stewart in Richmond, CA. She passed from this life on April 19, 2022 at the age of 75.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI turned 95 this past weekend, a significant milestone on its own but even more given he has now been a retired pope longer than he was a reigning one. To mark the occasion, a new book sets out to examine the current state of Vatican affairs not so much through the lens of Pope Francis’ nine-year papacy, but via Benedict’s nine-year retirement.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday as the war in Ukraine and the millions of refugees it has created cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia.
First Baptist Church Services and study opportunities Sunday at First Baptist Church include sanctuary services 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Chickasaw citizen Katie Welch of Rockwall, Texas, says the Chickasaw Nation Martial Arts Program proved an ideal way of getting her young sons active during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were at home during COVID-19 and doing online learning, and saw in the Chickasaw Times that the Chickasaw Nation Martial Arts Program was open to at-large citizens,” Mrs.
NEW YORK (AP) — Viola Davis’ latest honor is not for her acting, but for her writing. The Oscar winner’s upcoming memoir, “Finding Me,” is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick.
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Actor Johnny Depp returned to the stand Wednesday for testimony in his libel lawsuit against exwife Amber Heard, a day after he denied her allegations of domestic abuse.