Thank you, Mr. McCormick!

The sanctuary of St. Benedict Catholic Church was full of well-known faces from the community and church family. They were all there to pay their respects to long-time reporter and editor Mike McCormick.Rev.

It’s a Taxing Time

If you’ve ever tried to fill out your own tax return, you know that nothing tests the limits of sanity quite like deciphering the IRS’s cryptic forms.

Letters To The Editor

We welcome your letters. All letters must be signed and must include a phone number for verification (it will not be printed). Mail letters to P.O. Box 38, Tecumseh; e-mail to editor@countywidenews.com, or bring them by our office at 101 N. Broadway.

Conversations from the Capitol

Greetings from the Capitol! We are well into the Second Session of the 60th Legislature, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue serving you.

Meaningful Voices at the Capitol

The Capitol has been filled this week with meaningful legislation and thoughtful debate focused on what will best serve Oklahomans. We are still in the early stages of the legislative process.

Session Priorities Take Center Stage

As we gather once again at the Capitol for a new legislative session, the pace has already been brisk and purposeful. Opening day began with a joint session of the Oklahoma House and Senate, followed by the governor’s State of the State address.

He Ate with a Coming Appetite

He was lanky and seemed to be frozen at 6’1”. This one-man buffet-wrecker never seemed to get enough food. He told his family and friends that the more he ate, the hungrier he got. This plate-cleaner would often plan his next meal while he was eating.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Although February is the shortest month of the year, it has several “special” days such as Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 That meant we were halfway through the winter season.

CAPITOL COMMENTS

Midway through last year, President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cut legislation into law. This sweeping legislation extended the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and delivered new tax relief for millions of hardworking Americans.

Senate Report

The second session of the Oklahoma Legislature is officially underway. The Senate and House gaveled in for the first day of session on Feb. 2, and my fellow senators and I joined our House counterparts in their chamber for Gov. Kevin Stitt’s final State of the State address.