Commissioners OK Flat Rock Creek bridge project
Commissioners OK Flat Rock Creek bridge project By Ken Childers ONL Editor Two bridges that span a creek in rural Okfuskee County will undergo a $1.3 million improvement project under a resolution passed by the Board of County Commissioners. In its regular meeting on Monday, the board unanimously approved Resolution No. 20-38, which executes an…
Read MoreIncumbent Boggs out of Senate District 7 race
Incumbent Boggs out of Senate District 7 race By Ken Childers ONL Editor Senator Larry Boggs is no longer in the running to keep his seat that he has held on the Oklahoma Legislature for the past eight years. Boggs, a pro-lifer who has represented Senate District 7 since 2012, was edged out of the…
Read MoreOfficers, prosecutors discuss mental health, McGirt at roundtable
Officers, prosecutors discuss mental health, McGirt at roundtable By Ken Childers ONL Editor At the request of Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, and Senate Majority Leader Kim David, R-Porter, an interim study on police reform has been scheduled for later this month. In advance of the study, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17 at 9:30…
Read MoreOSU Extension steps up during COVID-19 pandemic
OSU Extension steps up during COVID-19 pandemic For more than a century, Oklahoma State University Extension specialists and educators have provided research-based information and resources to help Oklahomans lead their best lives possible. This has been especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite office closures, social distancing and overall concern about the unknown, family and…
Read MoreHAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE
HAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE By Billie Gail Fox Nokey Klutts, Donnie Peters and Earnie Fox were shooting the breeze when I went into the clubhouse to take Earnie his lunch…
Read MoreStreet project, water plant evaluation approved in Monday meetings
Street project, water plant evaluation approved in Monday meetings By Ken Childers ONL Editor Members of the Okemah City Council convened for three separate meetings Monday evening and took a number of actions, including the approval of a street overlay project and authorizing an engineering firm to perform an evaluation on the city’s 60-year-old water…
Read MoreOkfuskee County virus risk upgraded to ‘moderate’
Okfuskee County virus risk upgraded to ‘moderate’ By Ken Childers ONL Editor After spending several weeks in the low-risk category, Okfuskee County has been upgraded to the moderate-risk zone on the state health department’s COVID-19 Alert system map. The risk map, introduced July 8, ranges from “new normal” (coded in green, meaning positive cases are…
Read MoreLocal woman arrested for burglary while on probation
Local woman arrested for burglary while on probation By Ken Childers ONL Editor Less than a month after being sentenced to probation on burglary charges, a Paden woman was arrested for allegedly breaking into a shop building in rural Okfuskee County. Kyra Rashelle Vasquez, 23, was arrested on Jan. 16 by Undersheriff Logan Manshack after…
Read MoreJane Curry
Jane Curry Dorothy “Jane” Curry, 95, of Stonewall, OK, passed away on September 11, 2020. She was born in Welty, OK on December 20, 1924, to Cora and Loy Greer. Jane was raised in Oklahoma where she met her husband of 55 years, Jack E. Curry. She, Jack and their family lived in the Okemah,…
Read MoreMartha Elizabeth Rasberry Owen
Martha Elizabeth Rasberry Owen (July 3, 1935 – September 5, 2020) Martha Elizabeth (Rasberry) Owen, age 85, of Selma, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma, on July 3, 1935, to John Milbern Rasberry (Jazz) and Florence King Rasberry. Martha was valedictorian of her…
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