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A baby deer was seen Friday sheltering at the decorated gravesite of local marine Eric Warren, who was killed in action. Warren enlisted in the U.S.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been the stepfather of two girls for 18 years. They are 22 and 24 now. My wife and her ex-husband adopted them at birth. When they were 2 and 4, he had an affair and left them for a woman who had two children.

Many attended the Northridge Church of Christ Community Music event Saturday, June 4. According to Youth Leader Mike Shelburne, this was the first time the church held the event and it was a success.

The 2022 Best of Tri-County Area Preps awards event is being held June 7 at the Expo Center in Shawnee. For invited honorees who have registered and confirmed tickets online, along with guests who have purchased tickets to the event, doors open for check-in at 5:30 p.m.

Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. June 7 Life Recovery Shawnee, a Christ centered addiction recovery support group, meets every Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

Locals named to Emporia State University honor rolls Emporia State University congratulates more than 750 undergraduates named to the university honor roll for spring 2022. Students from this area included on the list are: • Cade Harelson of Chandler • Cadie Nickell of Chandler • Harley Sturm of Tecumseh To qualify for the university honor roll, students earned a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 graded hours.

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) has launched its updated website. OMMA worked closely with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) to carry this project through to the finish line.

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Celebrations held for queen’s Platinum Jubilee LONDON (AP) — Spectacular military parades, street parties up and down the country, drone and light shows at Buckingham Palace, and a surprising starring turn from Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington Bear: Britain’s four-day Platinum Jubilee extravaganza has been one long party demonstrating the extraordinary popularity of the monarch after 70 years on the throne. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch only made three brief appearances during the long holiday weekend dedicated to marking her service.