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Dec. 21, 2023 Suspicious Person/Vehicle At 1:15 am, Officer #48 advised of a male that was attempting to hide behind a stop sign at Highland and Oak. Officer #43 advised the subject was then behind a shop on the east side of Oak.

NIGHT OF WORSHIP Newkirk First Assembly of God, located at 422 South Main, Newkirk, Oklahoma, will be hosting a Night of Worship on December 31st, from 6 pm to 12 am. All are welcome.

Courtesy of Magic City Books in Tulsa; Best of Books in Edmond; Brace Books in Ponca City; and Full Circle Books in Oklahoma City Fiction 1. “The Other Victims” by Patsy King Hosman (Wild Rose Press) 2.

Bloomberg News Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been transferred to a remote Arctic prison camp, ending nearly three weeks in which his whereabouts were unknown to his allies and lawyers. Navalny has arrived at the IK-3 prison in the village of Kharp in Russia’s Yamal-Nenets region, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said Monday on X, formerly Twitter.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined three prerequisites to achieving peace in its war with Hamas: the destruction of the group, the demilitarization of Gaza and for Palestinian society to be “deradicalized.”

Congressman Brian Higgins lodged his complaints about the inner workings of Congress in November when announcing his plans to resign. Higgins, the New York Democrat who has served since 2005, called the pace of Washington “slow and frustrating” and lamented that Congress is no longer working for the American people.

Today is the 361st day of 2023 and the seventh day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1831, the HMS Beagle, with naturalist Charles Darwin aboard, set sail from Great Britain.

MIAMI — There’s no big rush to get the new COVID-19 vaccine, according to health experts. Many patients are hesitant to get the shot for a variety of reasons, including vaccine fatigue, fear of side effects and the feeling that COVID is over.