We deserve better than Walters

School Supt. Ryan Walters is at the forefront once again and Oklahoma lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are demanding an investigation into an incident which reportedly occurred at a closed meeting recently of the State Board of Education.

Memories coming in the mail

A week or so ago I received in the mail from a first cousin in the Grapevine, Texas area the sweetest card that also had tucked inside an envelope full of old photos.It included a note letting me know what the photos were and that she had taken the time to gather them up.

Letter to the editor

I was called at 1:20pm Friday by a man posing as an attorney for my son, who had been arrested Tuesday.He said a judge referred him to my son’s case because he was innocent of the charge and needed to be a federal witness and out on an ankle monitor until he appears as a witness to a federal crime.

Town Talk

Lifetime Stroud area resident Frances Hixon passed away on July 19th. Frances graduated from Stroud High School with the Class of 1958. She married her husband, the late Charles Hixon, in 1959. They had one daughter, Martha.

Diagnosis

About three months ago I decided to pay my primary doctor a visit. I have quarterly appointments with him anyway, but pain in my left side, which I had been experiencing over a period of time, had intensified.

Town Talk

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Main Street Pavilion on Sunday to make donations for Stroud’s rescued dogs. We received supplies and monetary donations. I delivered all donations to the Tulsa Humane Society and Skiatook Paws andClawsAnimalRescueonMonday and Tuesday.

Meeker Town Board meeting

Meeker Town Board of Trustees this week authorized its Administrator to spend up to $2,000 for sand and delivery of that sand to develop a beach at Meeker Lake.

Animal Xing

I was heading home from work last week and was cranking some Hank Williams as I got to the slalom on Highway 18 south of Chandler.I was tapping the steering wheel to keep time when - whoa! What is that bounding across the highway in front of me?It was a bobcat, that’s what it was.

Missing the train home

Over the Fourth of July weekend, I had the distinct honor of attending a wedding in the Fort Worth area. It was a lovely ceremony. Congrats to Ruby and Adam, may your union be stronger than my vehicle’s starter.The only snag? I didn’t actually have a car.

Town Talk

DIANA REED CorrespondentI attended church camp this past weekend at Cross Timbers in Davis and for all of you wondering if I would survive, I’m happy to say I did.