Ralph Leon Collins
Ralph Leon Collins Graveside services for Ralph Leon Collins will be held Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Little Cemetery. Ralph Leon Collins was born July 26, 1940 to Ed and Frances (Edmondson) Collins. He passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at his home near Okemah at the age of 79. Leon…
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Obituary for Ray Condict Funeral services for Ray Condict will be held Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the parking lot of the Tom Condict Panther Dome in Okemah, Oklahoma. Willis Ray Condict was born March 4, 1932 in Chandler, Oklahoma to Willie Hall Condict and Bertha Louella (Wallis) Condict. He passed away…
Read MoreDriver falls asleep at wheel
Driver falls asleep at wheel, crashes into guardrail on I-40 By Ken Childers ONL Editor An Okemah man was injured in a single-car crash last week when he fell asleep at the wheel while driving on Interstate 40. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 32-year-old Matthew Underwood was westbound in a 1996 Chevrolet when he…
Read MoreDelois Jane Evans
Delois Jane Evans Funeral services for Delois Jane Evans will be Monday, May 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Paden with Bro. Terry Pittman officiating. Delois Jane Evans was born April 8, 1943 in Carnegie, Oklahoma to O.Z. Duncan and Edith (Sewell) Duncan. She passed away, Friday, May 22, 2020…
Read MoreBertha Louise Sands
Obituary for Bertha Louise Sands Funeral services for Bertha Louise Sands will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM at the Greenleaf Baptist Church of Okemah. Interment will follow at the Holahta-Sands Family Cemetery. Wake services will be Monday, May 25th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel…
Read MoreHolly Lois Swinford
Obituary for Holly Lois Swinford Holly Lois Swinford passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at her home in Norman, Oklahoma. She was 64 years old and will be sorely missed. Holly was born to George and Ruby (Reeder) Swinford in Duncan, Oklahoma on October 26, 1955. Holly earned a BA in Speech from Northwestern…
Read MoreLocal teenager charged in tractor theft case
Local teenager charged in tractor theft case By Ken Childers ONL Editor A local teenager was arrested last week and faces multiple felony charges, two of them drug-related, for his alleged role in the theft of a tractor. Matthew Joseph Rice, Jr., 18, has been charged with grand larceny, malicious injury to property, possession of…
Read MoreCourthouse opens back up with restrictions
Courthouse opens back up with restrictions By Ken Childers ONL Editor It’s official. The Okfuskee County Courthouse is once again open to the public, albeit with several rules and restrictions in place. In its regular meeting Tuesday morning, the Okfuskee County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to reopen the courthouse, which had been…
Read MoreNew cases of COVID-19 reported in Okemah, Weleetka
New cases of COVID-19 reported in Okemah, Weleetka By Ken Childers ONL Editor There are two confirmed cases of COVID-19 cases in Okfuskee County, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reported on Tuesday. According to OSDH, there is one active case in Okemah and one active case in Weleetka. One case has also been…
Read MoreMotion to dismiss rape case denied
Motion to dismiss rape case denied By Ken Childers ONL Editor A motion to dismiss a case against an Okemah man accused of raping an underage girl more than two years ago has been denied. Edmond Warrington, 70, was charged in May 2018 with first or second-degree rape and was scheduled to stand trial on…
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