Tishomingo News

House Speaker Chris Benge announced the approval Friday of 120 interim studies that will be conducted during the summer and fall prior to the next legislative session.

A name has now been released for the man who kidnapped his former wife before he fatally shot himself when confronted by authorities earlier this week.

JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK a ' A teenaged camper at Camp Bond north of Tishomingo in Johnston County died in a 4-wheeler accident Tuesday afternoon.

An Ada man died after falling from a pickup Saturday. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Ashley Hampton said Rodney A. Simpson, 20, Ada, was riding in the bed of a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche driven by Jennifer A. Martin, 18, Milburn.

Dorothy Milligan Byng correspondent 580-332-6217 "I can't believe all the things the Forest Heritage Center staff at Beavers Bend has done to make me feel special.

Forty-three graduating students were recognized at the Chickasaw Nation Head Start Graduation Tuesday, May 19, at the Chickasaw Nation Community Center Gym in Ada.

RAVIA a ' An Ardmore man died after a wreck late Saturday near Tishomingo in Johnston County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

The names of candidates seeking four legislative seats and one judicial seat within the Chickasaw Nation are now set with one coming from Elmore City.

Ada Community Theatre is presenting "Fit For A King", an original comedy musical written and directed by Vickie Reifsnider with music and lyrics written by Rudy Lupinski, Darice Strickland and Vickie Reifsnider, on June 9, 11 and 12 at 7:00 p.m. at East Central University in the Dorothy Summers Theatre.

When it comes to Chris Griffith, water is his domain. Chris is the new Aquatics Supervisor at the Bosa Pool in Pauls Valley and it is something he enjoys more than anything else in his life.

The Chickasaw Nation Election Commission announces the filing period opens June 1 and continues through June 3, 2009 for the 2009 General Elections.

In Monday's edition of Ada Evening News, Lewis Abbott's picture with the Stonewall council story was identified as "Miller." AEN apologizes for this error.

Floyd Shipman, Sulphur, is the Artist of the Month for May at the Artists of the Arbuckles, 330 W. Muskogee, Sulphur.

The Chickasaw Nation Election Commission announces the filing period opens June 1 and continues through June 3 for this year's general elections.

Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby will serve as commencement speaker for the 103rd graduating class of Ada High Tuesday, May 19, 8 p.m. at the Ada Cougar Activity Center on the Ada High campus.

More than 140 golfers from across North America will convene at Oak Hills Golf & Country Club tomorrow morning for the 4th Annual Nikki Stonecipher Memorial Scholarship Fund Golf Scramble.

MONDAY MAY 11, 2009 * Sasakwa Elementary School conducts early enrollment for 3 year olds through kindergarten.

EDITOR'S NOTE: All activities may be subject to change due to weather conditions.

For cancer patients facing the appearance-changing side-effects of treatment, self image can often be a daunting obstacle.

A woman was injured after losing control of her car on a slick road Friday. Firefighters from Ada and Pickett, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers, Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse police and Pontotoc County sheriff's deputies responded to a single vehicle accident on State Highway 19 just before 11 a.m. A woman lost control of her vehicle, slammed into a ...