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Above, Red the Rottweiler peers through pond moss while fishing in a farm pond near Dale earlier this week. Below, he and Gary Barnett scope the scene from the bank. Photos/Brian Blansett

Pond scum problems

News Staff

Friday, May 1, 2020

Moss is already showing up in area farm ponds and some knowledgable with it believe the cause is runoff from early spring rains. Gary Barnett, an area resident, says he’s noticed a considerable amount of moss already in local ponds, among them his own.

Stroud Senior Salute

News Staff

Friday, May 1, 2020

Although prom was cancelled and the seniors are missing out on the traditional senior memories, Stroud Schools strives to create a memory for them. A banner of the Stroud seniors was placed outside the Stroud Senior Center to honor the 46 graduating seniors.

Mikayla Brannam

News Staff

Friday, May 1, 2020

Mikayla Brannam is the recipient of the Recruitment Grant given by the Alpha Iota Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. A graduate of Chandler High School, Brannam is attending Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., where she will be a senior in the fall.

Donate blood

News Staff

Friday, May 1, 2020

The Davenport community and Oklahoma Blood Institute will host a blood drive 12-4 p.m., Thursday, May 7, at Davenport High School, 417 Broadway. According to OBI officials, blood donation is safe and critical to preventing a blood shortage.

Jaycee Johnson

News Staff

Friday, May 1, 2020

Prague High School senior Jaycee Johnson received the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges President’s Scholarship to attend Seminole State College. Each year Presidents of Oklahoma Community Colleges select students from Oklahoma to receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Birthday party, COVID-19 style

News Staff

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Stefani Davis likes to throw big birthday parties and wasn’t about to let the COVID-19 lockdown deprive 6-yearold Kaylani of a birthday celebration. So, Saturday, they celebrated in style at their home west of Prague.

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Drive-by parade at North Rock Creek

News Staff

Friday, April 3, 2020

North Rock Creek’s teachers held a parade in reverse at the elementary school last week. The teachers stood on the sidewalk, holding placards and waving while the students and their families drove by, greeting their teachers from a socially acceptable distance.

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Social distancing

News Staff

Friday, April 3, 2020

J.L. Creacy chunks a plug into a tributary of the North Canadian River on Sunday while simultaneously keeping a lot of distance between himself and anyone else. Although the biting was slow, Creacy said he had caught several fish the last few days. “This is how I social distance,” he said.

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Stroud school contruction continues

News Staff

Friday, April 3, 2020

Construction on the old Stroud high school continues. The project started in October of last year and is projected to finish in August before the next school year starts. Stroud Superintendent Joe Van Tuyl said this building will be the new middle school.

Seminole State College sophomore Kimberly Cotter competes as an independent in a college rodeo event in 2019, while wearing a Seminole State College patch. Photo/ submitted

Cotter competes as independent

News Staff

Friday, April 3, 2020

Some people mark time by the places they’ve lived, by the vehicles they’ve driven. Kimberly Cotter, a sophomore at Seminole State College, marks time by the horses she’s owned.

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