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Linda Sue Rapp Vickers, 73, of Red Oak, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2026 in Red Oak, Oklahoma, surrounded by the memories of a life well lived. Linda was born on October 2, 1952, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to Clarence “Mickey” Rapp and Cora Lee (Wilburn) Rapp. She was raised on the Rapp family homestead in Bull Hill, outside of Red Oak, Oklahoma, a place that remaine...

Fort Smith, AR – The Fort Smith Police Department is issuing an urgent public safety warning to our community following the first confirmed local seizure of Carfentanil, an extraordinarily dangerous synthetic opioid.

What You Need to Know

Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid originally developed as a tranquilizer for lar...

Doris Ann Yeats Goins was born July 21, 1934, in Panama, Oklahoma, and died June 23, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 91. Doris Ann was the daughter of Jefferson (“Jeff”) Hillary Yeats and Geneva (McCalip) Yeats, and she had one older brother, Ollie Gene Yeats. Like many poor farming families after the Dust Bowl, Doris Ann’s family moved between Oklahoma and California m...

A portrait of Dr. Jesse Shaw at the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday, June 15, 2026.

Nationally recognized sports medicine specialist to oversee student-athlete care

(TULSA, Okla., June 24, 2026) — Oklahoma State University Medicine has selected Dr. Jesse Shaw as a new team physi...

Mulready

By Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready

Choosing the right homeowners insurance is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your home. Many Oklahoma homeowners focus only on the lowest premium, without checking what the policy actually covers. Th...