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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.
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Future Stories to Tell – From Generation to Generation
We had a wonderful time on Saturday, May 2, 2026, celebrating the life and legacy of Evelyn Franklin-Halstied, who reached the remarkable milestone of 100 years. Surrounded by her children, nieces, nephews, and great-great-grandchildren, Evelyn took in the festivities. She read cards, posed for pictures, and listened as others shared...
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Muskogee Station Plans Hometown Giveaway For Carrie Underwood Show.
Carrie Underwood will play her first concert in Oklahoma in more than three years on June 12, and Payne Radio Group “Okie Country 101.7” KTFX Muskogee, OK, has worked up a ticket giveaway to take a busload of the singer’s hometown fans to the show. Underwood, who grew up in Checotah, just outside Muskogee, will appear at the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville.
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Talk of the Town: Switchfest ’26
CADDO, Okla. (KXII) - Harbinger Beer Company brewmaster Drew Harbin and Wasetta Switch band members Aaron Gibson and Alex Pitts stopped by the studio to chat with Caroline and share a Talk of the Town performance ahead of their upcoming music festival, Switchfest. Switchfest ’26 marks the third annual event...
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Intocable Delivers 30+ Song Career-Spanning Set on Cultura Tour 2026
Intocable Reinforces Their Legacy with Cross-Generational Power at Cultura Tour 2026 Stop in Oklahoma. This past weekend, Regional Mexican mainstays Intocable brought their Cultura Tour 2026 to Thackerville, Oklahoma, delivering a performance that doubled as both a career retrospective and a statement of continued dominance. Taking over the stage at Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino, the band ran through a sweeping setlist of more than 30 songs, reaffirming their place as one of the genre’s most enduring live acts.