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Premium plants for Oklahoma

This fall is a great time to replace any plants you may have lost to severe cold the last two winters or heat and drought this summer. Fall is also a great time of year in Oklahoma to plant some choice ornamentals in your yard to bring home autumn’s magical display as well as for year-round attraction. Fall planting allows time to establish strong root systems. With stronger roots, plants will be better able to survive the unpredictable weather Oklahoma is famous for.

Gobert, France win at EuroBasket

BERLIN (AP) — Rudy Gobert scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Olympic silver medalist France moved into the EuroBasket quarterfinals by holding off Turkey 87-86 in overtime on Saturday. Gobert had a putback dunk with 2.7 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, then scored the first four points of overtime, and France never trailed in the extra session.

Ricky Martin sues nephew, alleges million-dollar losses

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his nephew that accused him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages — stemming from false allegations of sexual abuse. Martin’s lawyers said the claim by the nephew, which he has since recanted, has cost the singer millions of dollars in lost income.

Why most Oklahoma State Legislative races are uncontested

Nearly 70% of Oklahoma’s state legislative elections will be decided without a single vote cast in November. Those uncontested, no-voters-required races span the state — from Bartlesville to Edmond to west Lawton, where a former Oklahoma Sooners football player named Larry Bush lost the closest state House race in 2018.

New aviation course takes Tigers to new heights

The school year has brought about many new changes for Ardmore High School. One, in particular, is a direct result of funding provided by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission and its “You Can Fly” high school curriculum. The Ardmore City School District was awarded the Aviation Education Grant totaling $7200 for the 2022-2023 school year to participate in a year-long program to inspire, train, and develop its tenth-grade students for a new career in aviation and aeronautics in hope of taking their futures to new heights.

Jewel Dean Conway

The daughter of the late Ralph Eugene Bynum, Sr. and Ina Lee (Hager) Bynum, Jewel was born on March 31, 1934 in McCurtain, Oklahoma and passed away on September 8, 2022 at a nursing facility in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 88 years, 5 months and 7 days.

An invitation to Joe Biden

Last week, Joe Biden stood in front of a crowd in Pittsburgh and delivered one of the most divisive speeches I have ever heard from an American president. Joe Biden ran a presidential campaign supposedly based on unity.