Editorial

Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Law long ago was created for a purpose.

Gratitude

Next Tuesday, Pat and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary.

Youth Leadership Forum

Last week, I spent five days leading Oklahoma’s future leaders through team-building games, public policy debates, and an impromptu round of “Who’s Crawling Under My Stall?” Spoiler: it was a student asking if I was his mom.

Two felony charges for Harrah woman

A Harrah woman is facing two felonies and is scheduled to make her initial appearance at 9 a.m. June 26.Tara Kay Gentry, 47, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court June 12, 2025, with trafficking in illegal drugs and possession of firearm after former felony conviction.A $10,000...

Town Talk

Afew more of Stroud’s neon signs have been installed. The latest installation was at First Assembly of God Church. If you noticedtheiconicSkylinerMotelneonsign was missing, you were not just imagining it. It was taken down this past Monday to be refurbished.

Gratitude

In this crazy world we live in these days, it’s really easy to get caught up in everything that surrounds us.

My dad’s the best dad

Father’s Day just passed and social media has been doing what it does best: turning every holiday into a slow-motion slideshow of annual father’s day posts, hot takes, and at least one picture of someone holding a fish.This year I saw a lot of father’s day posts that blamed dads for anxiety,...

Town Talk

Another Stroud Summer Fest has wrapped up. Congratulations to the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Stroud for a successful event. I was out of town, but I heard nothing but rave reviews about the event.

Father’s Day

This is a day set aside to honor the fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers and great-great grandfathers.This coming Sunday is Father’s Day.It’s an honor and privilege to be the father of a beautiful young woman as our daughter Meghan is.

Enjoying the hunt

A few weeks ago, my good friends Steve Buoy, Steve Chlouber and I journeyed out to western Oklahoma for spring turkey hunt.It was good to see that the turkey population appears to be coming back in the areas we hunt and in those nearby as well.The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation...