Oklahoma Soldiers Home for Thanksgiving

Roughly half of the estimated 500 Oklahoma National Guard soldiers who deployed to Ukraine returned home just in time for Thanksgiving.      Approximately 250 soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrived Wednesday in Broken Arrow where they were met by family and friends.      The remaining soldiers are expected to return before Christmas.      The soldiers helped train two battali…

Lords Diner Serves Thanksgiving Dinner

The tables and tummies were full this evening in Pittsburg. The Lord’s Diner held its first Thanksgiving day lunch and dinner making it an extra special holiday. The dinner included turkey, mashed potatoes, cobber and other traditional fixings. The nonprofit kitchen opened in January and is operated by and for the community, helping anyone who is disadvantaged and could use a meal. Thirty volunteers helped cook and serve dinner. The volunteer coordinator for the Lord’s…