WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a burden for consumers and businesses in the months ahead.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up slightly last week but the total number of Americans collecting benefits remained at its lowest level in more than five decades.
Joe Earl Bartlett, 95, died May 10, 2022 (Alexander Gray Funeral Home) .
Wilson - Graveside Inurnment services for Kathryn Alice (Pruett) Roberts, 65, formerly of Wilson are scheduled for 10:00 AM Monday, May 16, 2022, at Hewitt Cemetery with Doug Henson officiating. Family visitation will be held from 2 to 4 pm Sunday afternoon at Alexander Gray Funeral Home of Wilson.
LaNiya Culberson will continue her basketball career at Bethel College in Kansas.
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced Tuesday that the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is investing $2.5 million in federal pandemic relief funds to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to all 77 counties in Oklahoma.
DEAR ABBY: My daughter-in-law, “Brooke,” lost her grandfather five weeks ago. She has chosen not to tell her 4- and 10-year-old kids about it. She has ordered my husband, me and our son not to mention it. The kids see her grandmother at least once a week, and SHE is not supposed to tell them either.
Several gowns Marilyn Monroe donned for “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business” are going up for auction this summer along with 1,400 other pieces of Hollywood history. Turner Classic Movies and Julien’s Auctions are teaming up to auction off items like Captain America’s shield from “Captain America: The First Avenger,” a two-piece Givenchy ensemble worn by Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and Jules Winnfield’s wallet from “Pulp Fiction.” The hammer used by Chris Hemsworth in “Thor: The Dark World’’ is also included. The organizations said Tuesday that the auction will run July 15 through July 17 at Julien’s Actions in Beverly Hills and online at juliensauctions.com.
Gwendolyn (Bates) Bailey, 79, of Thackerville passed away on May 6, 2022. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022 at the Thackerville Community Church under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home, Marietta.
The son of the late Virgil Redden Riner and Mary Ruth (Miller) Vaughn, Raymond was born on January 11, 1949 in Ardmore, Oklahoma and passed away on May 8, 2022 in the local hospital. A life-long Ardmore resident, Raymond attended Dickson School.