Homecoming festivities set for tomorrow at Panther Dome before basketball games
Okemah High School will celebrate homecoming tomorrow (Friday, January 18) at the Panther Dome just prior to the start of Lady Panther action. The festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. The girls’ game will begin at 6:30 with the boys’ game following, around 8 that evening. The visiting team will be Latta High School. It…
Read MoreDanker stays Interim City Manager; Council votes not to hire as full-time City Manager
By Kay Thompson ONL Publisher During the regular city council meeting held on Monday, January 14, the council renewed several agreements. First on the agenda was to renew the agreement with Discovery to allow for a closed set on Sertco Road to film Street Outlaws. City Attorney Jack Cadenhead informed the council that this was…
Read MoreBodies recovered by Grassy Lake
Authorities believe it to be missing friends from Temple, Texas By Kay Thompson ONL Publisher What started out as a missing persons case has now turned into a double homicide, and Okfuskee County is at the center of the mystery some 334 miles north of where the story began. Long-time friends, Michael Swearingin, 32, and…
Read MoreJimmy “Earlene” Roper
Jimmy “Earlene” Roper, of Seminole departed this life on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 71 years. She was born November 11, 1947 in Okemah, OK to the late Tillman Eugene Brewer and Hazel Ann Irons Brewer. She attended Butner School and received a Bachelor Degree from East Central University.…
Read MoreOkemah woman killed after being ejected from driver’s seat in recent single-car accident
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter A single-car accident on State Highway 56 earlier this week resulted in the untimely death of a local woman, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Tonya Franklin, a 45-year-old Okemah resident, was pronounced “dead at the scene” after troopers and other emergency personnel were dispatched to…
Read MoreWoman suffers ‘vicious’ dog attack in Paden
By Joshua Allen Staff Reporter A woman was transported to an area hospital after suffering a dog attack last week in Paden. Okfuskee County Sheriff Jim Rasmussen confirmed the woman was transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Tulsa where she was treated for multiple dog-inflicted wounds. The victim’s name is being withheld, according to authorities. …
Read MoreWeleetka man faces burglary charges after allegedly breaking into several vehicles at Okemah business
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The Okemah Police Department took into custody a man with a Weleetka address after surveillance camera footage and a subsequent confession revealed he had broken into several vehicles at an Okemah business, according to an affidavit filed with the Okfuskee County District Court Wednesday, January 2. Okemah PD Assistant…
Read MorePanther b-ball teams start new year with wins at home
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Okemah High School basketball players saw to it that 2019 would start off swell as both the Lady Panthers and Panthers added to their win columns this season, knocking off Okmulgee at home Friday. Both teams tout 7-3 records on the season. The wins over Okmulgee were on the…
Read MoreSpain arraigned: DA files official murder charge; not guilty plea entered on defendant’s behalf
Last weekend’s homicide suspect, accused of shooting twice with a shotgun a family member, will now face the state’s charge leveled against him as a defendant, making his first appearance before the the District Court’s judge Thursday. It was anticipated shortly after the shooting took place — even stated as “highly likely” by officials — the…
Read MoreFire department fights two house fires over holiday break
By Joshua Allen Staff Reporter The Okemah Fire Department were called out to two house fires in as many days just as last year came to a close. Fire Chief Roy Neal said the first of the two fires took place December 30 on South 5th Street where a two-story house had caught fire somewhere…
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