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Zach Garcia’s New Symphony, ‘Chintaloowali’’ Debuts
ADA, Okla. — When Zach Garcia was asked to write a Chickasaw-inspired symphony for the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Symphony Orchestra, he was excited for the opportunity. Audiences at East Central University’s (ECU) Ataloa Theatre March 9, 2026, were treated to the world premiere of “Chintaloowali’ (I Sing to You).”
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Zach Garcia’s New Symphony, ‘Chintaloowali’’ Debuts
ADA, Okla. — When Zach Garcia was asked to write a Chickasaw-inspired symphony for the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Symphony Orchestra, he was excited for the opportunity. Audiences at East Central University's (ECU) Ataloa Theatre March 9, 2026, were treated to the world premiere of "Chintaloowali' (I Sing to You)."
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Special screening of “Powwow People” on June 14
DURANT – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will host a free public screening of the film “Powwow People” at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14 at the District Cinema at the Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant, 4216 S. Highway 69/75. Seating for the family friendly event...
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Vol 30 Issue 1,531 June 4, 2026
The Daily Alaska Empire newspaper (Juneau, Alaska) February 13th 1946 – Ardmore Oklahoma – at least 14 persons were injured none seriously in a tornado which struck this southern Oklahoma city of 20,000 early today strewing homes in its path and disrupting telephone and power lines. The city...
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McSwain Theatre announces Children’s Summer Movie Series and upcoming live events
ADA, Okla. — The McSwain Theatre will host its Thursday movie showcase throughout June, featuring classic and family-friendly films with showtimes at 2 and 7 p.m. each Thursday. Tickets for the movie showcase are $3 for general admission, $2 for seniors and $2 for children ages 12 and under....
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Choctaw Nation Hosts Screening of “Stickball: The Little Brother of War”
DURANT, Okla. — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma recently hosted a special screening of “Stickball: The Little Brother of War,” a documentary short exploring the history, culture and modern-day significance of Native stickball, one of the oldest Indigenous games in North America. Held Saturday, May 30 at...
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WinStar World Debuts Renovated Redbud Golf Course
THACKERVILLE, OK – WinStar World Casino and Resort recently unveiled its highly anticipated renovated golf course, the Redbud Course, to the public. Originally designed by golf course architect D.A. Weibring and Wolfard Golf Design, Redbud was meticulously renovated in 2026. The enhanced course features laser-leveled tee boxes, resilient Tahoma 31 fairways, well-defined Tifton 10 roughs, and consistently smooth TifEagle greens.
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Vol 30 Issue 1,530 May 28, 2026
It was in Harper's livery stable on North Caddo, that the Great Fire of 1895 started, wiping out or damaging all buildings in Ardmore's business district. Forty-six structures were destroyed and nine others sustained damage. The fire burned through the area bound by A Street northwest, North Caddo, Broadway and Main Street, taking with it the city's best buildings, including the Anderson-Burch Opera House, the First National Bank, which was the first brick building to be built in Ardmore, the Klosky Opera House, the Ardmoreite Building and the Pennington Building. Prisoners in the Federal Jail on Mill Street were moved to the Broadway Baptist Church and then to a second house near Santa Fe tracks. In the first hour of the conflagration, the three public wells on Main Street went dry.
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Lindsay Disc Golf Course gets facelift
Note: With the summer approaching, local disc golf enthusiasts are rallying to maintain area courses and increase opportunities to play. The News Star visited our local courses and interviewed people interested in growing disc golf opportunities in Garvin County. See also articles on Pauls Valley and Elmore City. In Lindsay,...
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Elmore City offers courses for all levels of disc golfers
Note: With the summer approaching, local disc golf enthusiasts are rallying to maintain area courses and increase opportunities to play. The News Star visited our local courses and interviewed people interested in growing disc golf opportunities in Garvin County. See also articles on Pauls Valley and Lindsay. In Lakeside Disc...
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Rex II Theater for sale in downtown Caddo
CADDO, Okla. (KXII) - The Rex II Theater, a one-screen movie theater in downtown Caddo, is for sale. The theater is known for its family-friendly environment and affordable prices. Longtime Caddo resident Renae Farrar said she had birthday parties there for her daughter when she turned 6. “They would let...
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Indigenous artist creates bison-bone sculpture to honor ‘overlooked’ history
DURANT, Oklahoma (KXII) - It’s been a creative couple of days at the Choctaw Cultural Center. Native artist Addison Karl is working on a sculpture to discuss the often overlooked indigenous history of the 19th century Land Run. When complete, the piece will have around 400 bison bones and...
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Redbud Course at WinStar Resort to reopen Friday
The Redbud Course at WinStar Resort in Thackerville will reopen this Friday, May 22. The Scissortail Course will reopen in July. Both courses were shut down for all of 2025 after the Bermuda turf persistently experienced significant winter kill going back several years. It was determined that a combination of compacted fairways and high salinity in the well water were weakening the root structure and causing the turf to die off each winter.
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Ada’s Drake Kanuch – Athlete Spotlight
For Ada High School junior Kanuch, golf has grown from a childhood pastime into a defining part of who he is — both on and off the course. Kanuch began playing competitively at just eight years old, but it didn’t take long for him to realize the sport could be something more. Competing in tournaments against older, experienced players showed him early on that he could hold his own. That moment shifted his mindset, turning golf from a hobby into a serious pursuit.
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After 33 years as band director, Gallaway marches away
Eric Gallaway began his teaching career in Marietta in the fall of 1993. Now, 33 years and hundreds of students later, he’s retiring. A lot of people don’t know this, but Gallaway and his wife Danise moved to Marietta more for her than for him. Gallaway was finishing his master’s degree at Eastern New Mexico University when he found out through Danise’s Love County family grapevine that there was an opening for a band director at Marietta.
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EF-5 tornado kills 66: How deadly storm devastated Sherman 130 years ago
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - May 15, 1896—it was hot, humid and windy. Known to no one that day: the biggest storm in Sherman’s history was brewing. About 5:00 that afternoon, a two-block-wide EF-5 tornado with wind speeds over 260 miles per hour barreled into town. “It was a...
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Trailer, release month unveiled for new Matthew McConaughey movie scored by Texoma native
CALERA, Okla. (KXII) - A new movie staring Matthew McConaughey that was composed by a Texoma native now has a release date. A new trailer for “The Rivals of Amziah King” was released by Black Bear Productions Monday, saying that the film will be in theaters this August.