Milburn News

John Joplin, long-time resident of Bromide, Oklahoma, and beloved father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on July 22, 2011, in Plano, Texas.

In this June 9, 2010 file photo, country singer Miranda Lambert attends the 2010 CMT Music Awards, in Nashville, Tenn.

"I've never played it safe on my own music," says Blake Shelton. "What I do is what I like, if I'm not as famous as I'd like to be, I've done it to myself." Tulsa World file Published: 8/10/2010 2:19 AM Oklahoma native and country musician Blake Shelton has had a slow and steady gallop to fame over the past decade.

Investigators in Oklahoma are looking into an overnight fire at the First Baptist Church in Ravia.