Council decides on severance package after ousting city manager
By Josh Allen ONL Staff Reporter After the “spontaneous” firing of City Manager Bert Robison at a council meeting last month, the almost two-year employee gathered his things from City Hall and made his way out the door. A formal or official reason for the seemingly random firing of the top administrative position in the…
Read MoreWeleetka man kidnaps, beats woman before she escapes by stealing his Jeep
By Josh Allen ONL Staff Reporter A woman called into the Weleetka Police Department dispatch late last month to report that she had been kidnapped and assaulted by a man before she was able to get away in the man’s Jeep and call police. A subsequent investigation into the matter led to the arrest of…
Read MoreWayne M. Lemons
Wayne M. Lemons was born December 14, 1932 in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma to Erna Lemons and Delia (Cooper) Lemons. He passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 85. Mr. Lemons was a resident of Okemah for most of his life. He was in the US Army from 1952 to…
Read MoreKenneth Dale Mooring
was born on August 31, 1951 in Hanna, Oklahoma to Andrew Jackson Mooring and Opal Lee (Burgans) Mooring. He departed this life on September 19, 2018 in Seminole, Oklahoma At an early age his parents moved to Stanfield, Arizona to work. Dale attended Stanfield Public School and Casa Grande High School. After graduating Dale enlisted…
Read MoreGeorgie Fern Cheatwood
Georgie Fern Cheatwood was born on March 2, 1932, in Depew, Oklahoma and departed this life on Monday, September 24, 2018, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 86. Fern, the daughter of John William and Jessie Beatrice (Killman) Powell, was a resident of Paden. She married Horace Alton Cheatwood on July 17, 1948, in…
Read MoreDustin Danker appointed interim city manager
By Josh Allen and Kay Thompson ONL Staff At a special meeting of the Okemah City Council Thursday, councilors had a decision to make. In the wake of firing then-City Manager Bert Robison early last week, there was a major void in the city’s staff. The council sat down to appoint an interim replacement until…
Read MoreWhat Color Do You Bleed? Give Blood, Celebrate Bedlam Spirit!
It’s time to kick off football season with new Bedlam t-shirts, free for Oklahoma Blood Institute blood donors! Join Okemah High School at a blood drive with Oklahoma Blood Institute from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, on Wednesday, October 03 at 704 E. Date Street in Okemah. Anyone who is healthy and 16 years old*…
Read MoreNational Voter Registration Day approaches, voters still have time to get registered for General Election
As the deadline approaches to register for the November 6 General Election, a national effort is underway to encourage voters to get signed up. National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 25 is the perfect time for Oklahomans to make sure they are registered and their information is up to date, Oklahoma State Election Board…
Read MoreGuilty on all counts: Cromwell oilman convicted by jury on ten counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering
A Cromwell oilman that’s been embroiled in criminal scandal over the last few years has now been convicted by a jury on ten counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The convictions mean 52-year-old Kevin Wieck could face up to…
Read MoreCouncil spontaneously fires city manager
By Kay Thompson ONL Publisher The Okemah City Council voted to terminate City Manager Bert Robison in a special meeting on Monday, September 17, 2018. Robison’s contract had just been extended for two years at the June 11 meeting with the praise of the council. Robison was hired on January 9, 2017. In June 2017,…
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