Agricultural crops depend on weed killers and insecticides to thrive, and the increased food production they make possible helps feed the world. But their benefits don’t come without a cost, and Arapaho beekeeper Charles Touchstone understands those costs better than most.
Funeral services are pending for Gloria Washington, 66, of Clinton. Washington died Thursday, April 25, 2019. Services will be under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
A story in Thursday’s Clinton Daily News mistakenly said a dam on Elk City Lake near the town’s golf course would be updated under a $41-million program now being put together.
In 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines.
In 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded in the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, killing some 1,700 passengers.
“Event for Life” will be held from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 2 at the Pioneer Center in Elk City, to honor babies who have been lost by abortion.
This first-time event will feature dynamic speakers, worship, and a dance expression team.
Oklahoma will be designated as a Purple Heart State thanks to legislation signed into law recently. Navy veteran, Sen. Frank Simpson, said he authored Senate Bill 232 to give Oklahoma’s Purple Heart recipients the recognition they deserve.