Long Zoom chat with an old friend

Yesterday, I had a nice long Zoom chat with an old friend. I know this is nothing remarkable these days, but it was the first time my friend Andrew had used Zoom. Andrew isn't on Facebook. "It's none of anyone's business what I'm up to!" he tells me.

Ag Committee studies meat processing regs

Work has been steady at the Capitol as the Legislature continues their interim studies. The Ag Committee studied the rules and regulations on meat processing facilities. It’s crucial that we keep our food distribution chain running and this is an important aspect of that.

Park laughter

Lyla Adams swings forward and laughs on a swing at McLain Rogers.

ENGAGEMENT

The wedding of Meredith Lockridge of Clinton and Cooper Sperle of Clinton will be Oct. 24, 2020, at Cornerstone Church in Clinton.

Volunteer with heart

Eugene Jefferson Jr. rakes and levels out the sand of a volleyball court during an Eastside Coalition clean-up.

SWOSU enrollment numbers are good

Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s enrollment for the 2020 fa semester is better than expected. SWOSU President Randy Beutler said the official number is 4,878 students for both the Weatherford and Sayre campuses.

Grand Champions crowned at livestock show

Judge Dakota Quickle, left, stands next to Clinton’s Mindy Sawatzky, the winner from the goat category at the recent Custer County Free Fair Livestock and Horse Show.

There is a lot on Nov. 3 ballot

In only 38 days voters will be asked to decide who will be our president for the next four years. While that is getting the most attention, according to the Oklahoma Election Board there are also more than 15 other decisions that voters will decide on.

Look for love during dark times

You can get lost in the Auschwitz Memorial Twitter feed. When I visited that infamous German WWII concentration camp during the summer before our last presidential election, I had the overwhelming feeling that we were forgetting its terrible example – that we could fall into such evil again.

NEWS OF THE WEIRD

AWESOME! Florida real estate agent Kristen Kearney was inundated with interest in a condo she listed in Lake Worth after photos of the $100,000 property and its Budweiser beer can decor went viral.