Dear Lord, there are so many around the world today who are in great need, many who do not have the money to pay for the basic necessities of life and times are getting increasingly harder. Lord, there are many who are without food, and many without work or the opportunity to earn enough to supply for the needs of their families, and there are others who are ill or unable to work and are suffering severe lack.

Main Street of Perry’s Business Spotlight award this quarter will go to Wilda’s Eye Care. Perry Maroon pitcher Mike Houska is swarmed at home plate after his Regional Championship game winning homer at Ripley Field.

A Memorial Day Meeting will be held on Monday, May 27,2023 at the Ceres Cemetery by the Ceres Cemetery Association starting at 10:30 a.m. at the cemetery.

...it’s illegal to feed pigeons on the sidewalks and streets of San Francisco? Sure, a sprinkle of breadcrumbs to feed hungry birds may seem harmless but in the popular Californian city, you could get into trouble. San Francisco’s Public Works Department explains this law is in place because there “are dozens of reasons why” you shouldn’t feed your new pigeon friends, “but mainly: feeding pigeons harm our neighborhoods and also harms the birds.”.

Amidst a concerning decline in the nation’s most iconic butterfly population, Oklahoma’s key monarch conservation program is marking a significant step in solidifying its future and updating the state’s plan to help pollinators. Changes come with the launch this week of the Oklahoma Monarch Society, a new face for a successful six-year-old Okies for Monarchs movement.

Editor’s note: The following article includes reference to a racial slur. ************* Kira Allen-Lowe’s 3 1/2-hour trip to speak with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Commission about how the agency is handling its probe into her mother’s slaying nearly 36 years ago proved to be for naught.

Hayward School Reunion The annual Hayward School reunion will be held on Saturday, May 25 at the Lucien Community Center. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

Rep. T.J.