Ruby Fern Beasley
Ruby Fern Beasley, age 92 passed away on July 30, 2018. On January 15, 1926, Ruby was born to Lewis and Ora Gates in Ripley, Oklahoma. Ruby grew up in the Okfuskee area and on May 21, 1941 married Flay Edgar Beasley. During 71 years of marriage they raised four children. Ruby spent most of her…
Read MoreNathaniel Kosopa Fixico
Funeral services for Nathaniel Fixico will be held Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Nuyaka Indian Baptist Church near Okemah. Interment will follow at the Fixico Family Cemetery of Okemah. Wake services will be Monday at 8:00 PM also at the Nuyaka Indian Baptist Church. Nathaniel Kosopa Fixico was born August 31,…
Read MoreDon William McKinzie
Funeral services for Don William McKinzie will be Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Welty Church of God. Interment will follow at the Welty Cemetery with full military honors. Don William McKinzie was born on December 9, 1933 about one mile west of downtown Welty, Oklahoma to Ray William McKinzie and Marsha…
Read MoreCity Council approves Medical Marijuana Ordinances
By Kay Thompson, ONL Publisher The Okemah City Council met in a special meeting on Monday, July 23 to approve a couple ordinances because of laws that are soon to take effect. All members of the council were present. First on the agenda was to amend the ordinances by adding a chapter entitled Medical Marijuana…
Read MoreNew Castle Store owners cut the ribbon with Okemah Chamber of Commerce
It’s hard to beat the homey feel of a family-owned, rural country store. One where it’s more than just a convenience store or gas station, but more like a place to hangout, eat, talk, sip coffee and feel comfortable. Achieving such a feeling was the goal of Garett Smith and Jeramy Rich when they purchased…
Read MoreTwo flown to Tulsa hospital, others injured in two-car accident near Castle
By Josh Allen, ONL Staff Writer Emergency responders were called to the scene of a two-car accident Friday (July 27) afternoon that required two of the injured be flown to a Tulsa hospital in critical condition and three others transported by ambulance with less severe injuries. According to a report by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper…
Read MoreCarl Alls Real Estate welcomes new realtor Cassie Earnest to the team
Carl Alls Real Estate recently welcomed new realtor Cassie Earnest to its team, and while she is a new realtor — only about two months in — Earnest is not new to Okemah. Well known in the area that she’s lived and worked in her whole life, Earnest has spent the last 16 years working…
Read MoreMarcy Lynn Scott
Funeral services for Marcy Lynn Scott will be held Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Salt Creek Indian Baptist Church of Wetumka, Okla. Interment will follow at the Salt Creek Cemetery also in Wetumka. A wake service will be held Wednesday, August 1st at 7:30 PM at the Salt Creek Indian Baptist…
Read MoreJohnney Lee “John” Atchely
Johnney Lee “John” Atchley, 73, of Asher, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at his home. Services are pending under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. To share memories, or to sign the guest book on-line, go to www.cooperfuneral.com.
Read MoreAfter weeks at-large, suspect arrested in connection with Holdenville murder
A man believed to have been involved in a murder at a Holdenville grocery store in June was apprehended and arrested late Saturday night, according to a press release from the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. Tyler Deerinwater was arrested in the parking lot of the Seminole Walmart at about 10:30. Agencies involved in the arrest…
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