Clyde Duane Clark, Sr.
Clyde Duane Clark, Sr. was born May 10, 1959 in Fresno, California, to Robert Arthur Clark and Ethel May (Poole) Clark and passed from this life February 7, 2019 in Weleetka, Oklahoma. He was a wonderful husband and an amazing father and grandfather. Clyde was raised in Oklahoma primarily around the Shawnee and Gypsey areas…
Read MoreDr. Blake Wilson receives Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Award in ‘Education’ from national animal science society
Dr. Blake Wilson is the recipient of the 2019 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Award – Education, presented to recently during the ASAS Annual 2019 Southern Section Meeting held in Oklahoma City. Dr. Blake Wilson received his PhD from Oklahoma State University in 2014 and has been an Assistant Professor…
Read MoreBacon goes unopposed; Aldridge and Landers draw opponents
Every two years citizens are given the opportunity to election new city and town officials. A filing period was open from February 4 through February 6 for Okemah, Weleetka and Paden residents place their names on the ballot for the April 2 election. Only two of the three seats up for election received multiple filers.…
Read MoreNew facility named the ‘Tony Dean Baseball Facility’
Date set for grand opening, ribbon cutting ceremony By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The stellar new facility for baseballers at Okemah High School will soon get a new name. The new namesake will take on that of well-known Okemah man, Tony Dean, effectively making the new facility the “Tony Dean Baseball Facility.” School board…
Read MoreSuperintendent position still vacant
Principals re-hired for Okemah High School, Middle School and Oaks; Turner appointed temporary Dean of MS Students and Transportation Director By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The Okemah Public Schools Board of Education made the decision to keep in place its current campus leaders — in spite of an ongoing search for a new superintendent…
Read MoreCD Harjo signs with Oklahoma Baptist University
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Longtime high school sports player and team leader for the Okemah Panthers, CD Harjo, recently signed a letter of intent to attend Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee to play football. The signing event was held Wednesday, February 6, at the Okemah High School Library. Attending were coaches that have coached…
Read MoreChampions at home: Paden b-ball teams top competition at hometown invitational tourney
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The boys and girls basketball teams at Paden High School recently gave the school reason to celebrate, both finishing as tourney champions after going undefeated in the recent Paden Invitational Basketball Tournament, held at the end of January. Under direction of Head Coach Sherrie Simek, the Lady Pirates went…
Read MoreCity identifies and fixes additional issues while working to fix collapsed sewer line
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter What started as the fixing of a collapsed sewer line became a chance for the City of Okemah to improve its infrastructure after additional problems were identified and fixed. City crews dug a 26’ deep hole week before last to repair what they thought was the only issue…
Read MoreDriver succumbs to injuries sustained in single-vehicle accident late Friday night
A woman died Saturday (February 2) morning after sustaining traumatic injuries in a single-vehicle accident the night before. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to a location on U.S. Highway 62, about a tenth of a mile west of County Road N3850, nearly six miles east of Okemah in Okfuskee County, about 10:41 p.m. Friday,…
Read MoreSpain hearing continued to February 14
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The preliminary hearing of alleged murder suspect Anthony Spain, set for Thursday, January 31, was passed to a later date in order to give defense counsel ample time to complete discovery. Spain sits accused of shooting to death his mother-in-law with a 12-gauge shotgun during a domestic dispute that…
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