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Dozens of strangers honored a man they never knew on Thursday. He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran who died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

We take a look at some of the great events that are going on in the metro this Memorial Day weekend. Find the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort at 777 Grand Casino Blvd., Shawnee, Oklahoma. For more information and to look at their health and safety measures, visit grandresortok.com. **Sponsored...

Vivian Kathleen Brogdon, longtime Konawa area resident, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 73. Vivian was born January 19, 1949 in San Rafael, California to Richard Edward and Lenore Geraldine (Hearrell) Brogdon. She graduated from high school in California in 1966. Vivian was an Emergency Room Clerk for several years retiring from Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada. She enjoyed crocheting and doing puzzles. Vivian loved Elvis and Reba and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

Bruce Estep, age 63, of McLoud, OK passed into Eternity on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Lindsay, OK. Bruce was born on December 22, 1958 in Shawnee, OK. He married Carmen Russell Estep on April 17, 1980 in Borger, TX. They had two children, Justin and Shayla. Bruce loved the...

Susie Louise Glass passed away on May 25, 2022 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was 84 years old. She was born in Stuart, Oklahoma to Carl “Buster” Haskell Hester and Illa (Follett) Hester. She graduated from Gerty High School. Susie married Earl Glass and they had two sons, E.C....

Kelli Mosteller, a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is the new leader of the Harvard University Native American Program, also known as HUNAP, in Massachusetts. Mosteller comes to HUNAP from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma, where she served as executive director. She also worked as her tribe's historic preservation officer.

Georgia M. (Mulder) Foran, at the sweet young age of 91 a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma and a resident of Parachute, Colorado, passed away May 21, 2022 at Orchard Valley Health and Rehab Center in Palisade, Colorado. A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2022...

SEMINOLE, Okla. — Calexico native Amber Flores and her softball coaching staff at Seminole State College was recently named the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Along with her assistant coach, T.J. Webb, Seminole State College from...

Terry Lynn “Dusty” Shaw, age 55 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away May 24, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A wake service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2022 at High Springs Baptist Church of Konawa, and funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28th at the Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Burial will follow at the church cemetery, and Skip Foster and Eric Thlocco will officiate. Casket bearers are Brandon Myers, Bill Spain, Jr., William Spain, Ronnie Harjo, Clayton Shaw, and Chance Yellowfish. Honorary bearers are Mikkeil Spain, David Jackson, Emman Spain, Chad Kilpatrick, Calvin Warledo, and Dean Nielson. Dusty was born Decem.

Nelma Pauline (Norton) Novo born Dec.13, 1930, passed away May 22, 2022. Born to Orian and Ethel Norton in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Paula graduated from Lodi High School in 1949 and was predeceased by her husband, Alvin Novo. They lived in the Herald area since the 1950's. She was one of...

Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) Faculty Director Joseph P. Gone has announced Kelli Mosteller (Citizen Potawatomi) as the new executive director of HUNAP. Mosteller is an esteemed leader in the preservation of Citizen Potawatomi Nation history and a strong voice in the advancement of Native American and Indigenous communities. For over a decade, Mosteller has been the executive director of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and a tribal historic preservation officer for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a role in which she consults and preserves tribal sites of historic significance throughout the United States. Additionally, she is a gaming commissioner for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and serves on the Pottawatomie County Historical Society Board, Indiana University First Nations Leadership Ambassadors Council, Leadership Oklahoma Board of Directors, and Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Advisory Board.

The historically Black town of Boley is renowned far and wide for its long-running Memorial Day rodeo, which is considered the country's oldest African American community-based rodeo. But Karen Ekuban wants to spread the word that there is more to her Oklahoma hometown than one event. "The rodeo is a...

Katherine Ann Sanford, age 49 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away May 18, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. A memorial service is planned for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday May 25th at Golden Years in Konawa, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. James Hockett will officiate.

Tommy Lee David, age 73 and a resident of Asher, Oklahoma, passed away May 23, 2022 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. A funeral service will be planned at a later date in Missouri, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma. Tommy was...

Eddie Michael Guyton passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Seminole, OK, at the age of 67. Eddie was born on January 28, 1955, in Muskogee, OK to Edgar Cape Guyton and Effie Leota (White) Guyton. He married Sindy Fuell on August 4, 1989 in Salt Lake City, UT. Eddie loved watching basketball and football. He also enjoyed drums and rock and roll music.