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Dr. Thomas W. Newsom, the 21st President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, recently began his term as the chair of the Council of Presidents of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE).

Denison leaders will gather this week to discuss the city's financial priorities over the next year during the annual budget retreat. The annual meeting brings together the city council and city staff leadership to discuss the council's priorities and projects that will likely need to be funded in the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year budget.

Sherman Independent School District's deficit budget year may be smaller than initially anticipated. The Sherman ISD School Board voted to accept a budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that includes a $1.9 million deficit — an improvement over the $2.9 million deficit the district was forecasting earlier this month.

A collision between a motorcycle and a truck left one person dead in Denison Tuesday evening.

Sherman's ongoing improvements to its utility infrastructure is expected to be in center focus this week as city leaders meet to discuss the upcoming budget. Members of the council and city staff will gather Wednesday at the Sherman Police Department for the city's annual budget retreat — one of the major workshops ahead of the drafting of an official budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Sherman could see a new, large-planned development in the near future along its northern border. The city council voted last week to allow developers with a proposed 173-acre development to apply for planned development status despite not meeting minimum size.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University will honor five Distinguished Alumni during Homecoming festivities October 4-5.

An Orlando, Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for wire fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.