by citizens.An iconic piece of playground equipment that has been a fixture at Dixon Durant Park for about six decades will be refurbished and stay grounded thanks to a successful social media campaign The rocket slide landed at the park in the 1960s and it has been the symbol of the park for so…
Cleo Vails, of Durant, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on September 27, 1938, to Jesse James and Pearl (Manners) Buttram, Cleo married Connie Gene Vails on June 4, 1955 in Durant, Oklahoma.Her professional life was characterized by her role as an…
William H. Rogers entered this life on July 1, 1939, in El Paso, Texas to parents Bethel Henry and Henrietta Fanny (Taylor) Rogers. William entered the Gates of Heaven on Thursday April 11, 2024, in Ardmore, Oklahoma at the age of 84. William graduated from Ysleta High School and Kiamichi Vo Tech…
Participants in the Choctaw Nation Family Violence Prevention Program kicked up their heels to step on sexual abuse during the 13th annual Kick up Your Heels walk Saturday morning at the Choctaw amphitheater located at the tribe’s headquarters.Anna Marcy, director of the Choctaw Nation Family…
Dr. Melinda McClanahan had not seen the inside of Washington Irving Elementary School in 76 years.That all changed when she visited Durant with her husband Robert Porter recently and toured the school. Mc-Clanahan and older sister, the late Rue McClanahan, attended WI when the family lived in…
I have had the distinct pleasure of having been a board member of People First Industries (PFI) of Bryan County since 1992. Thirty-two years may sound like a long time, but there are three board members who have served even longer than I have.Once the best kept secret in Bryan County, PFI has in…
New Durant City Manager Pam Polk was welcomed with a reception in her honor April 11 at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center & Library.Durant City Council voted unanimously during a Jan. 30 to hire Polk, who began her duties April 5.Polk began her municipal career in 1996 serving as city…
Both Durant High School girls and boys soccer teams ran into a buzz saw in their final home contests of the season last week, dropping both decisions to powerhouse Santa Fe South from Oklahoma City.The Lady Lions got off to an early lead before suffering a 4-2 defeat while the Lions were on the…
Durant’s high school track squad took the challenge of split squad competitions last week as one group competed at Atoka and the other in Ada with a number of medalists for each.At the Atoka meet, Durant had three individual titlists led by Laila Ahmed in the girls’ high jump with a leap of 5 feet…
Silo tuned up for the Class 4A slow pitch playoffs in impressive fashion last week, posting six wins in seven games with the only loss coming to 6A powerhouse Moore.The fourth-ranked Lady Rebels scored a pair of wins over fellow 4A top 10 members Latta (16-0) and Coalgate (5-3) to open the week…
by citizens. An iconic piece of playground equipment that has been a fixture at Dixon Durant Park for about six decades will be refurbished and stay grounded thanks to a successful social media campaign The rocket slide landed at the park in the 1960s and it has been the symbol of the park for so long that locals call the park “Rocket Park.” It shares a common bond from Baby Boomers to Generation Z who went down the slide as children.
As a part of its mission to connect Oklahomans to the workforce, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) located at the Durant Oklahoma Works office has recently helped three, soon to be four, individuals find employment with the 49th Street Veterinary Clinic and Pet Spa.
Both Durant High School girls and boys soccer teams ran into a buzz saw in their final home contests of the season last week, dropping both decisions to powerhouse Santa Fe South from Oklahoma City.
Durant’s high school track squad took the challenge of split squad competitions last week as one group competed at Atoka and the other in Ada with a number of medalists for each.
Silo tuned up for the Class 4A slow pitch playoffs in impressive fashion last week, posting six wins in seven games with the only loss coming to 6A powerhouse Moore.
