FOUR CALIFORNIANS COLLECTIVELY SENTENCED TO SERVE MORE THAN 53 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FENTANYL CONSPIRACY
FOUR CALIFORNIANS COLLECTIVELY SENTENCED TO SERVE MORE THAN 53 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FENTANYL CONSPIRACY Defendants Were Charged After Troopers Found more than 55,000 Fentanyl-Laced Pills from I-40 Traffic Stop OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, AMBROCIO ARROYO, 30, of California, was sentenced to serve 200 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent…
Read MoreState Election Board Offers Tips and Reminders Ahead of Presidential Primaries
State Election Board Offers Tips and Reminders Ahead of Presidential Primaries (Oklahoma City) – Voters head to the polls Tuesday for the Presidential Preferential Primary and several nonpartisan elections. The State Election Board offers these tips and reminders to Oklahoma voters ahead of the March 5 Election. ELECTION DAY VOTING Polls are open from 7…
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Patricia Dickey Graveside services for Patricia Anne Dickey will be held Friday, March 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the Dickey Family Cemetery south of Okemah. Patricia Anne Dickey was born August 10, 1941 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Kinneth Earl Cowan and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Fitts) Cowan. She passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024 in…
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Obelene Clark Graveside services for Obelene Clark will be held Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the Rockcreek Cemetery south of Okemah. Obelene Clark was born February 5,1933 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Taylor and Elizabeth (Noble) Dearman. She passed away Monday, February 26, 2024 in Okemah, Oklahoma at the age of 91. Obelene…
Read MoreCity Council to consider vacating alley
City Council to consider vacating alley By R.L. Thompson One of the agenda items discussed at the last city council meeting conducted on February 12, was to take possible action to lease the vacant lot on Shawna Russel Way. The agenda listed it as a “vacant lot”, however, to many in Okemah it is an alleyway…
Read MoreSpreading Ashes
Spreading Ashes This is a personal story about several of my loved ones who were cremated. I share these as different possibilities of either releasing or keeping the ashes. I hope it will be helpful to see how every situation is different. The best decision is the one that works best for you and…
Read MoreWild Turkey Capture Attempts Begin in Southeast
Wild Turkey Capture Attempts Begin in Southeast WILD TURKEY POPULATION DYNAMICS AND BROOD SURVIVAL PROJECT REPORT FOR JANUARY 2024 Provided by the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oklahoma State University Wild turkey genetics, nesting success, and brood survival are among the research topics in a 4.5-year, $2 million study…
Read MoreOkfuskee County Jobless Rate at 4.1 Percent in December 2023, Up from December 2022’s 3.7 Percent
Okfuskee County Jobless Rate at 4.1 Percent in December 2023, Up from December 2022’s 3.7 Percent Eastern Oklahoma Continues to Register the Highest Jobless Numbers in the State By Alanna Bradley ONL Reporter The jobless rate for Okfuskee County in December 2023 was 4.1 percent, according to the latest report released by the Oklahoma Employment…
Read MoreBobby Dwight Groves
Bobby Dwight Groves A celebration of life service for Bobby Dwight Groves will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM graveside at the Highland Cemetery of Okemah. Bobby Dwight Groves was born November 1, 1946 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Louis Grant Groves and Bertha Mae (Phillips) Groves. He passed away Thursday, February 22,…
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Helen Dodson Funeral services for Helen Dodson will be held Monday, February 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Cromwell Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will follow at the Little Cemetery. Helen Dodson was born April 24, 1933 in the Sandhill area outside of Cromwell, Oklahoma to Forrest Blanton Stanfield and Sarah Maude (Robinson) Stanfield. She…
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