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According to the Big Lots website, at biglots.com, in January the company closed its sale agreement with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC, “which will enable Variety Wholesalers, Inc. to acquire between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores that it plans to operate under the Big Lots brand, as well as up to two distribution centers.” Bruce Thorn, Big Lots' president and CEO, said, "We are pleased to close this strategic transaction, which provides a framework to preserve thousands of jobs, maximize value, and maintain the Big Lots brand.

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Pottawatomie County Sheriff Freeland Wood has initiated a "Meet a Deputy Monday" series on the department's Facebook page to introduce the leaders and deputies who are serving the community. For this first one this week, the office welcomed back Capt.

Adapted from Stephen King's best-selling book and acclaimed movie, Shawnee Little Theatre's stage version of "Misery" opens Friday.

A five-vehicle accident along Interstate 40 in Seminole County late Sunday night claimed the lives of three people, while one person was killed early Monday morning near the same area, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.

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Early voting in the Prague school board election begins Thursday February 6, 2025, for voters in Pottawatomie County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.

Oklahoma Baptist University has announced that Caleb Roche will join the Paul Dickinson School of Business as an assistant professor of marketing starting Aug. 1, 2025.