Boxing it up

Michael Galloway works on filling a box at the Weatherford Food & Resource Center.

Checking her list

Cathy Smith goes over a list with a motorist at the Weatherford Food & Resource Center.

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) recently spoke on the Senate floor about the Senate’s consideration of the Great American Outdoors Act, which seeks to address the purchase and maintenance issues with federal lands. But Lankford told his fellow senators that the bill lacks critical provisions that would help prevent significant amounts of debt and deficit spending.

Will Rogers Says

A politician is just like a pickpocket; it’s almost impossible to get one to reform. — 1923

Here is a look at Friday's edition

- Christmas in July will be held 

- Absentee ballot requests increase

- Veteran firefighters promoted at CFD

- Health department increases contact tracers

- Duncan making trip home for lessons

Safety first

Electricians Jeff Bailey, left, and Joey Moore replace a panel for safety purposes at McLain Rogers Park.

In response to voters’ concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oklahoma legislature has made it easier to vote by mail in the upcoming June 30 primary. For the remainder of the year, the requirement that absentee ballots be notarized has been waived.

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