Dr. Randy Grellner -- last candidate (in a field of 13) to file for the Republican nomination to fill the remaining four years in the term of U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, who is leaving just two years after reelection – formally launched his campaign from his home base in Cushing a few days ago.

Guest pianist Peter Miyamoto joins current and returning Brightmusic musicians to take a turn at different musical combinations through four concerts June 10, 12, 13, and 14 at our pre-pandemic venue: St. Paul’s Cathedral in downtown Oklahoma City.

Evalyn Fondevilla Welch, Hollie Kenny, and Andreya Kirk recently completed their Junior Girl Scout Bronze Award Project. They are three of nine scouts in Junior Girl Scout Troop 5309.

High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), aka “Bird Flu,” a severe disease in poultry, has now impacted poultry in over 30 U.S. states. Oklahoma officials confirmed that bird flu has infected a commercial poultry operation in Sequoyah County, where the entire flock was euthanized and buried. The facility is being cleaned and disinfected. As well, officials are monitoring backyard poultry producers in that county.

On Feb. 1, Wade Burleson of Enid, Oklahoma, a minister, writer, and the former President of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, announced that he had officially filed as a Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s 3rd Congressional District.

Historians, journalists and educators are declaring John J. Dwyer’s newest book the most comprehensive, inclusive and thoroughly-researched non-fiction book in Oklahoma history.

Seventeen high school seniors have been selected to the President’s Leadership Class (PLC) for 2022-23 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. Members of the class and their high schools are: • Sharlie Adler – Manti High School, Utah • Brian Alvarado – Hooker High School • Jena Bay – Shattuck High School • Allison Bond – McAlester High School • Quinn Do – Moore High School • Jake Estes – Canute High School • Peyton Foster – Weatherford High School • Landry Freeman – Marlow High School • Ethan Haggard – Kremlin-Hillsdale High School • Emma Hickey – Arapaho-Butler High School • Emma Hurst – Fairview High School • Colby Maddox – Canute High School • Tabor Marlatt – Sharon-Mutual High School • Christopher Ray – Weatherford High School • Caden Russell – Bridge Creek High School • Maecy Spencer – Mustang High School • Dustee Warnke – Elk City High School Each of the class members receives a $500 per semester scholarship for two years, room scholarship for one year and enrollment in a leadership class that is offered exclusively to PLC students.

Mustang High School (MHS) Junior John Cady scored a perfect 36 on the ACT college entrance exam, placing him in the 99th percentile nationally out of approximately 2 million test takers. On average, less than one-half of 1 percent of students who take the ACT annually earn the top score.