Needed now more than ever

Most Thursdays, I don’t know which story in the Countywide & Sun will matter most to the person who picks it up.For one reader, it may be what happened at a school board meeting.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

As October arrives, the Golden Age Center is decked out with fall colors, orange pumpkins, black cats, and pointed hats! Congratulations to our 2026 Frontiersman, Burney White, and to our 2026 Frontier Sweetheart, Tina MacFatridge.

I love a parade

Honestly, I was only trying to get to a hair appointment. I had allowed exactly enough time for traffic, parking, and one small emergency involving a runaway shopping cart. What I had not allowed for was a Veterans Day parade.

Letters To The Editor

Hello, MAGA Voters. How’s it going?Are you better off now than you were a year ago? Two years ago?Ronald Reagan used to ask that question before an election.Will the “two-week war” end soon? Do you expect the promised $2/gallon gas any time soon?

Additional 2026 Medical Profession Laws

Profession LawsThe work of improving Oklahoma’s health care system covers a wide range of issues, from the professionals providing care to the rules and standards that guide the medical field.Last week, I shared several new laws passed during the 2026 legislative session that address Oklahoma’s...

Ready to celebrate!

Ten-thousand people! According to the 1976 Tecumseh Public Schools yearbook, that’s how many people came to Tecumseh on Saturday, May 29, 1976, to watch the parade during the city’s first Frontier Week.That’s quite a crowd in downtown Tecumseh.

9/25 Calls for a Little Dolly

I’d be remiss if I didn’t highlight Dolly Parton for my September musical inspirations column. This week brings us to the date, Sept. 25 (9 2 5).

Parades, Past and Present

I Love a Parade!Spoiler Alert: This column includes a shameless, vanity-filled promotion for the Tecumseh Frontier Days Parade on Sept. 26 at 10 A.M. (More later.)Indiana farm boys in the 1950’s had to watch their first parades on black-and-white television.

New Medical Profession Laws for Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s healthcare system is the lifeline of our state.

New Medicaid Laws for Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, Medicaid is known as SoonerCare. Nearly 488,000 adults and 544,000 children are enrolled, representing about one-quarter of our state’s population.