IDABEL — Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has called for the immediate resignation of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy and District 2 County Commissioner Mark Jennings, after an audio tape was discovered in which the pair were heard to be threatening the lives of McCurtain Gazette owner Bruce Willingham and his son Chris Willingham at a county commission meeting on March 6.

McALESTER — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is requesting anyone who has information or a tip regarding a 1995 cold case homicide to contact the OSBI. On April 9, 1995, two unidentified bodies were found in a wooded area near U.S.

Summer is just around the corner and the Southeast Oklahoma Library System (SEOLS) is gearing up for its 2023 Summer Reading Program – All Together Now! The program will run from May 20th through June 30th at all SEOLS locations and is intended to promote kindness, friendship and unity. All programs are free of charge!

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chance Martin, with FirstBank (in Hugo), recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association Commercial Lending School in Oklahoma City. Martin was among 68 graduates of the school, which was held March 5-10 at the OBA Harris Event Center in Oklahoma City.