FEDERAL DISASTER LOANS AVAILABLE TO SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Oklahoma small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This funding will be provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by President Trump. To qualify for the program,…
Read MoreLady Panthers season ends at Area
Lady Panthers season ends at Area By Justin Scrimshire ONL Sports Reporter The final game of basketball for this year’s Lady Panthers served as a microcosm for the overall season. Simply qualifying for Area was a testament to the odds this group of girls has overcome and the respect they have earned. The disappointment felt…
Read MorePanthers 0-2 at Area, out of playoffs
Panthers 0-2 at Area, out of playoffs By Justin Scrimshire ONL Sports Reporter Scorching through the 2019-20 basketball season with one highlight reel after another, the Panthers seemed primed to make a run at state. All they needed was just one win at area. Just one. By the end of the first quarter in their…
Read MoreMost items tabled at city council meeting
Most items tabled at city council meeting By Ken Childers ONL Editor Although a quorum was present at Monday’s regular meeting of the Okemah City Council, most of the items on the agenda were tabled until the next meeting, which is scheduled for March 23. Only three of the city’s five councilors, Wayne Bacon, Mike…
Read MoreDouble murder, arson suspect enters ‘not guilty’ plea
Double murder, arson suspect enters ‘not guilty’ plea By Ken Childers ONL Editor A man accused of murdering two people then setting fire to their house made an appearance in Okfuskee County District Court last week, where he entered a plea of not guilty. Joshua Ryan Green, 29 was charged in February with two counts…
Read MoreAG opinion: Gaming revenue cannot be placed in escrow
AG opinion: Gaming revenue cannot be placed in escrow By Ken Childers ONL Editor In a legal opinion issued on Monday, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter said Gov. Kevin Stitt cannot deposit funds received from tribal gaming into an escrow account while awaiting the outcome of federal litigation over gaming compacts between the state and…
Read MoreBuford Henshaw Sr.
Buford Henshaw Sr. Services for Buford Henshaw Sr. will be held Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Buford Henshaw Sr. was born September 27, 1956 to Clint and Jewel (Moore) Henshaw. He passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at his home in Okemah at the…
Read MoreAnnie K. Dueck
Annie K. Dueck Funeral services for Annie Klassen Dueck will be held Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Prague, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Boley Mennonite Cemetery in Boley, Oklahoma. Viewing and visitation will be Friday, March 13, 2020, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers…
Read MoreRev. Charles H. Harelson
Rev. Charles H. Harelson Funeral services for Rev. Charles H. Harelson will be Monday, March 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Victory Christian Center of Okemah, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Wilson Salt Creek Cemetery in Okmulgee County. Rev. Charles H. Harelson was born October 4, 1934 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Charlie E.…
Read MoreUpdate on COVID-19
Updated as of Saturday, March 14, 2020 SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 Oklahoma’s public health officials have announced the first presumptive positive COVID-19 case in Oklahoma County. The individual is a woman in her 60s who had recent travel to Florida. She is in isolation at home and public health officials have commenced contact investigation. Officials noted the…
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