Dear Editor, Oklahomans are being ripped off by the Insurance Industry when it comes to Homeowners Insurance. It’s time to quit being silent about this travesty and speak up about the inequality being perpetrated on our residents. Research shows that Oklahoma has the highest rates in the nation when it comes to home insurance. The insurance companies claim that it’s because we are in “Tornado Alley” and have high winds and hail. That argument may have been true years ago, but folks haven’t you noticed the weather patterns have changed a lot since that time. That argument is no longer valid anymore.

A Harrah man has waived his preliminary hearing on a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide after his four-yearold son reportedly jumped from his pickup truck and was run over by the vehicle.

Emily Kalka Staff writer Gaming brings up a variety of stereotypes. Usually something that kids do to waste time when they should be doing homework.

Life-long Davenport resident Larry Joe Walker recently passed away, days shy of his 78th birthday.At age 77, he passed away on the evening of January 21, 2024, at his residence east of Davenport. He and his wife, Sophia (Vandever) Walker, had been married for 59 years.

Rex Alexander Pellerin was born May 17, 1964, in Oklahoma City to Jules and Leona (Thorpe) Pellerin. He passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Oklahoma City at the age of 59.

Freda Mae Collins-Bales was born June 27, 1939, in Ward,Arkansas to A.B. & Mary Collins.

David Lee Baker, 74, of Davenport, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 28, 1949, in Casa Grande, Arizona, to Red Bird Baker and Della Baker.

Rae Ellen (Rains) Heinzig Bland was born on December 1, 1939, in Okemah, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 84. Rae, the daughter of LeeRayandMaryEllen (Douglas) Rains, was a long-time resident of Prague.