WoodyFest Presents Prairie Grass w/RT Valine!
WoodyFest Presents Prairie Grass w/RT Valine! Hey friends! Can you believe we are already two months into 2024? Wow! Time is flying by! For the Woody Guthrie Coalition, that means we’re already elbows-deep into planning for our 27th Annual Woody Guthrie Festival this July! Our largest projects to raise the funds needed to put on…
Read MoreOil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land
Oil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land Clean Water Act Settlement Addresses July 2022 Crude Oil Pipeline Rupture into Oklahoma’s Skull Creek WASHINGTON (Jan. 30, 2024) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department announced that Holly Energy Partners-Operating L.P.…
Read MoreJames Ronald McKinney
James Ronald McKinney James Ronald McKinney was born January 24, 1941 in Weleetka, Oklahoma to James Vester McKinney and Opal Ruth (Smith) McKinney. He passed away, February 3, 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 83. Brigadier General, James Ronald McKinney was a longtime resident of the Okemah area and a 1959 graduate of…
Read MoreCarol Jean Drury
Carol Jean Drury Carol Jean Drury was born February 11, 1944 in Forsyth, Montana to Clarence Oliver Engle and Agnes Clara (Kolb) Engle. She passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 79. Carol was a former resident of Amarillo, Texas and current resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma. She and…
Read MoreOne injured in Okfuskee County shooting
One injured in Okfuskee County shooting By R.L. Thompson According to an incident report filed at the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Stumpf was dispatched to 107140 North 3830 Rd related to a party being shot at and one person being shot. The call came in the early morning hours at 12:36 a.m. on January…
Read MoreGross Receipts to the Treasury–January 2024
All tax sources total $1.51 billion for January, up $107 million, or 7.6 percent, when comparing to January of last year. Revenue from the state’s Gross Production Tax or “GPT” dropped to $12.8 million, down by 12.4 percent, when comparing to last month. Declining tax revenue from oil and gas production, continues to push total…
Read MoreThinking Out Loud: Using Nature to Help You Get Through Grief!
Thinking Out Loud: Using Nature to Help You Get Through Grief! “Look deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” … Albert Einstein I love jogging near the ocean or near rivers, lakes, and ponds. Such a habit has so often brightened my day and restored my very being during times of…
Read MoreJoy Dianne Bullock
Joy Dianne Bullock Funeral services for Joy Dianne Bullock will be held Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Little Cemetery. Joy Dianne Bullock was born December 21, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama to Arthur and Ruth (Hammicker) West. She passed away…
Read MoreJohn B. Ford
John B. Ford Funeral services for John Burman Ford will be held Monday, February 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Okemah, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Likowski Cemetery near Pharoah. A completed obituary will be provided when available. Services will be under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral…
Read MoreCharle Jean Reeves
Charle Jean Reeves Private family services will be held for Charle Jean Reeves of Okemah. Charle Jean Reeves was born March 20, 1975, in Okemah, Oklahoma to Charlie A. and Judy (Jeter) Reeves. She passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024 in Oklahoma City at the age of 48. Charle was a 1993 graduate of Okemah…
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