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Broken Bow Lake's Bash Fishing League found a local winner and won a nice stack of cash. Local boater John Bowling of Broken Bow won Saturday’s Bass Fishing League (BFL) Okie Division tournament on Broken Bow Lake after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces. For his win, Bowling earned $6,440. Bowling said he fished offshore ledges toward the southeast end of the lake. “I only

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Early voting for the Choctaw Nation General Election begins soon, and all eligible voters are encouraged to make their voice heard. Voting will begin at 8 am on July 12 and last until 4:30 pm. The following day (July 13) will be the general election from 7 am to 7 pm. Same-day voter registration will be available. Ballots were mailed beginning on June 17, 2019. If you would like to see a

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Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles from The Local Beekeeper who offers wisdom about bees and beekeeping from his life of beekeeping in the ArkLaTex. All opinions are that of The Local Beekeeper and should be viewed for entertainment purposes only. You should obtain professional advice for all medical and technical matters. Spring is here and bees are starting swarm due

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Spending is something we do every day to get the things we need and want. Food is a requirement for survival and is usually purchased locally - as is gasoline. But what about everything else? Are we hurting our own community by purchasing from far away companies in other regions? Local ArkLaTex retail experts say the answer is "yes." Today, many of us go straight to the web to purchase

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Police from across the ArkLaTex are reporting scams in which citizens are receiving phone calls demanding money from people claiming to be from police departments or sheriff's offices. The crooks pretend to be deputies and say they need money right now in order to keep them from going to jail. According to the Bossier Sheriff's Office, they have seen a large increase in the number of

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INTRODUCING ANTLERS NEWS: AntlersNews.com and its sister online publication, ArkLaTexNews.com, were many years in the making and launched under the direction of Executive Editor Randa Thornton-Mason (see biography below) on May 4, 2019. The concept was initially developed in 2015 with the idea of establishing a news organization for the ArkLaTex region including Northeast Texas,

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Artist Josh Ryals of Oak Park, Michigan is a fan of a lot of things, including classic characters like Frankenstein. But he has another passion, and it involves local filmmaker Charles B. Pierce's famous movie we all know about - a Bigfoot-type creature known to many as the Fouke Monster. Ryals is such a loyal fan that he decided to create a series of 17 watercolor paintings which have

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This week, Tishomingo, Oklahoma tragically lost one of its most beautiful young citizens when Cassiel Jones was killed in a driveway accident that has caused heartbreak all around Southeast Oklahoma. Sadly, Grammy Award winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman knows exactly what it's like to lose a daughter in this horrible way when his son accidentally hit his daughter, 5-year-old

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In what might be the feel-good story of the year, five dogs and a kitten from the Antlers, Oklahoma area were whisked away on a private plane to Lincoln, Nebraska by the non-profit Pilots N Paws where they will soon be adopted. According to Duncan Aviation, four of the dogs are siblings (Bert, Ernie, Abby and Dawn). Duncan Aviation said they were found on an abandoned Oklahoma farm with a

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A public hearing to discuss the City of McAlester's five-year capital improvement plan at a special meeting of the McAlester City Council ended in less than five minutes with literally no member of the public in attendance. This is not good, because the issue the public was supposed to discuss was an important one: The five year capital improvement fiscal plan for budget years 2019-2020 through

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The Museum of the Red River will celebrate a huge milestone when the Dinosaur Gallery and all public spaces reopen for the first time in three years after a major construction project.  An Open House celebration will be held on April 27, 2019 to commemorate the event. A major presentation will be given by Dr. Kenneth Carpenter about the most iconic object at the museum: Acrocanthosaurus

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The epic Monster Truck Wars event at Hugo Covered Rodeo Arena excited the audience, and the video below offers 22 minutes of monster truck madness. The event featured monster trucks seen on TV including the world famous Carolina Crusher, El Loco Oso, Sheriff and Outlaw. The battles were ground pounding and high flying on March 30, and the video was posted on April 8. You will want to watch

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Too many times, young people today are written off as only interested in what is on their Instagram feed or too worried about the next text message to do anything useful. But the cheerleaders of Hugo High School proved that this is a wrong assumption by taking time to come downtown and pick up trash and debris without any complaints - only smiles. Cheerleaders are opinion leaders in high

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Durant is lucky to be a clean and safe city. Even so, a spring clean is always worthwhile, and that is the aim of the Great American Cleanup which will begin at 9 am until noon at Market Square on Saturday, April 20. The Great American Cleanup is run in conjunction with Keep Oklahoma Beautiful, which has been so successful in making our state a place that is not only great to live but also a

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Chief Gary Batton of the 200,000 member Choctaw Nation has been announced as the 2019 commencement speaker for Southeastern Oklahoma State University on May 11, 2019. He will speak at both ceremonies on the day at 10 am and 2 pm. The Choctaw Chief assumed office in 2014 with a stated goal of improving the lives of the Choctaw people. Much of his work involves protecting Choctaw culture and

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Fox Sports host Barry Stokes visited Broken Bow Lake in search of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass. The fisherman was impressed with the deep and crystal clear lake - even though the lake had risen four feet since he arrived on the previous day. High water makes fishing more difficult, but the Fox Sports team and Stokes discovered that Broken Bow Lake offered great fishing and

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United Track and Turf has updated the public on the progress being made on the Atoka Sports Complex. The company showed updated photos of the work being done and said they were enjoying: "swapping of the infield mix of baseball to the new softball infield, and baseball infield soil to the back arc of the new softball outfield." The company said the process of converting a baseball field

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A local Southern Baptist church is searching for an Associate Pastor for worship and youth. Wards Chapel Baptist Church in Atoka is seeking a qualified person who will both lead worship and train others to be future worship leaders in the church. According to Wards Chapel: "We at Wards Chapel desire a vibrant, life-giving worship that will deepen our love of God. We look forward to the man

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The National Prescription Drugs Take Back Day is on April 27, 2019 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm with thousands of collection points around the country. We have several collection points around as, and you can see below for the full list. Unused prescription drugs that are left around family, friends and other visitors often get stolen and are highly sought after by people who may have an

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