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  • Duncan Police Officer Julio Alverez talks with Horace Mann students during Career Day. Career professionals connect with students

    Someday, Horace Mann Elementary students could be doctors, lawyers, electricians or police officers. Wednesday, the elementary third, fourth and fifth-graders got insight into those professions.

    September 30, 2012 5 Photos

  • Oklahoma photographer Debbie Duggar captures the beauty of her home state as she travels, but also never tires of photographing her hometown, Duncan, above, and often can be found in Fuqua Park or other off the beaten path places Doors open when Duggar’s lens shutters

    If anyone else were to drive along a downtown alleyway, all they might see are rundown buildings and trash filled dumpsters, but the eyes of a local photographer sees doors.

    September 24, 2012 2 Photos

  • Woodrow Wilson fourth-grade teachers Sarah Brund and Erica Mackey discovered they were in the same fourth-grade class in Germany. Fourth grade friendship reunites teachers

    It took a lot of coincidences for Erica Mackey and Sarah Brund to reconnect after nearly 20 years. If Mackey hadn’t decided to change jobs to pursue a career in education, it never would have happened.

    September 16, 2012 3 Photos

  • Visitors socialize near an exhibit featuring Michelle Dyer Oklahoma rodeo legends get night to shine An exhibit featuring several Oklahoma rodeo legends opened with a reception Thursday at Chisholm Trail Heritage Center. It is on display through the end of October. Visitors to Western Spirit Celebration Friday and Saturday will be able to view the exhibit at no charge. The exhibit is a partnership between the facility and the Prairie Circuit Ram Finals Rodeo which happens in October.

    September 9, 2012

  • Shelbi Neufeld takes a photo with some of the children she worked with on her mission trip to Africa this summer. Teen’s mission presents challenges, joys

    After months of fundraising for a mission trip to Africa, 17-year-old Shelbi Neufeld suddenly found herself stripped of all $700 she had planned to take with her.

    September 2, 2012 2 Photos

  • It’s sneakers, jeans and a shimmery butterfly-emblazoned gray T-shirt for Adelina Pizana, Emerson Elementary, third grade. Student styles equal fun personalities As students across the Duncan Public School system returned to school, they like to share their style on the first day back in the classroom.

    August 26, 2012

  • Trentham works on several pieces at one time and makes sure the details on each one are just right. Art replaces addictions

    A painting of a fairy girl who wears a haunted expression captures the viewers attention, but it’s the details within it that make the viewer question just who the artist is. The subject shows the girl with a syringe, depicting the realities of drug addiction.

    August 19, 2012 5 Photos

  • Andrea, left, and Katie Lovett put together a small plastic skeleton as part of a interactive homeschool learning experience. Growing number of families seek home school option

    School is about to start back up and while the county will see several hundred children walking back into the many public schools in the area, there is a large group who staying home.

    August 13, 2012 2 Photos

  • Members of Cody O’Neill & the Crosswinds will be performing at Riley’s Place in Marlow on Saturday. McClennen ready to rock & roll

    In the world of music, the road to making it big is usually long and full of little steps, yet any band member will tell you, it’s worth it.

    August 8, 2012 1 Photo

  • One of the Stephens County Humane Society's charges, Mama, keeps cool by staying on wet concrete under an awning strung with mist hoses. Hot doggies get cool treatment

    Keeping cool in the intense summer heat is essential and it’s also important to remember to take measures to make sure your furry friends have the same comforts.

    August 5, 2012 2 Photos

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