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Well versed in the world of pig wrangling, Mike Lee is one of many volunteers getting ready for the 75th Annual Garvin County 4-H and FFA Invitational Junior Livestock Show Feb. 27-March 3. Here the show supervisor helps one of the many participating students enter through the holding area to do their routine in the arena last year.

• Despite 75th milestone, GC livestock show maintains tradition

  Part of what makes the Garvin County Livestock Show stand out for so many participants year after year is despite any changes, the traditions which began so many years ago can still be seen from those who are involved today.

  February 4, 2012 1 Photo

• Raffle run to help kids’ place in PV
• Cookie sales kick off

Sports

• SLIDESHOW: Super Bowl by the numbers

  The nation's biggest sporting event produces some staggering statistics, from the number of chicken wings consumed -- 1.25 billion -- to the amount of money some people plan to bet on the game.

  February 2, 2012

• ESPN show to look at PV topic
• SLIDESHOW: Super Bowl Media Day

Obituaries

• Dale Gore

  Dale Gore, 47, of Wynnewood was born Dec. 7, 1964 in Wynnewood to Ruby Laverne (Jones) Byrum. He passed away Feb. 1, 2012 at Oklahoma City, Okla.

  February 3, 2012

• Martha Freeman

  Services for Martha Ann Freeman, 81, of Byars are at 2 p.m. Friday at the Stratford Church of Christ.

  February 1, 2012

• William Walter Barckholtz

  William (Bill) Walter Barckholtz, 68, of Pauls Valley, Okla., died January 30, 2012 at Pauls Valley General Hospital.

  February 1, 2012

• Madison McKenzie Vandever

  Madison McKenzie Vandever of Pauls Valley was born September 17, 1996 in Pauls Valley to Billy and Dana Vandever.

  January 30, 2012

Community News

• 911 signs a big deal

  Help is definitely needed when it comes to the number of rural homes throughout Garvin County that don't properly display their new 911 addresses.

  February 2, 2012

• 50 year mark a milestone for man, business

State News

• Fallin: Oklahoma income tax plan to reduce brackets

  Gov. Mary Fallin said Thursday that her plan to reduce Oklahoma's income tax will shrink the number of tax brackets from seven to three and will include revenue growth criteria to trigger future tax cuts.

  February 2, 2012

• Fake 'bomb' leads to Enid High School evacuation

  January 31, 2012

Business

These winter months are the height of the cold and flu season, and the workplace is a common culprit in the spreading of viruses. There are some things to consider when calling in sick.

• Coughing? Sneezing? How to know if you're too sick to work

  You know this feeling -- you're getting sick. Do you tough it out and head to work? Or stay home and spare your co-workers from your germs?

  February 1, 2012 2 Photos 1 Link

• 50 year mark a milestone for man, business
• 5 tips to help you land a new job in 2012
• Proposed farm labor rules
• Unmanned aircraft leaders: State programs growing

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