Raymond Lee Overall
Raymond Lee Overall A memorial service for Raymond Lee Overall will be held Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Raymond Lee Overall, age 101, passed away at Colonial Park Manor in Okemah, Oklahoma on November 22, 2023. He was born June 18, 1922 in Yorkville,…
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Harriett Ann Franklin Funeral services for Harriett Ann Franklin will be held Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 1:00 p.m at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah, Oklahoma. Harriett Ann Franklin was born the 4th child of James and Clara Miller on July 25, 1952 in Lubbock, Texas. The lord called her home on…
Read MoreViews From the Back Pew–Thanksgiving
Views From the Back Pew It’s so hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already here. This has always been my favorite holiday; when I was younger, it was because my family all got together. We would go quail hunting and deer hunting. All the cousins would make it to my grandparents, and we had good…
Read MorePatty McGraw-Coatney Named to Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024
Patty McGraw-Coatney Named to Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 STILLWATER, Okla. – Former Oklahoma State women’s golfer Patty McGraw-Coatney has been named to the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2024, the Hall of Fame announced. McGraw-Coatney joins an elite group of over 200 Oklahoma sports figures and three “teams…
Read MoreOklahoma State Treasurer October Economic Report
Gross Receipts for the last 12 months of $17.07 billion are over $167 million, or 1 percent, below revenues from the previous year. Impacted by reduced oil and gas revenue, October marks the first time since March 2021 that receipts to the Treasury fell below the prior year’s 12-month revenue as expected. Revenue from the…
Read MoreWildlife Fishing Report. November 22, 2023
NORTHEAST Fort Gibson: November 20. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 64°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish fair on shad around channels, main lake, points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Paddlefish good snagging around channels and main lake. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in…
Read MoreMack C. Thompson
Mack C. Thompson Funeral services for Mack C. Thompson will be held Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Okemah Church of Christ. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery also of Okemah. Mack Carlton Thompson was born November 1, 1937 in Beggs, Oklahoma to Virdie V. “Curly” Thompson and Marcell Nola (Osterhout)…
Read MoreOklahoma Senators Hicks and Kirt receive national honors
Oklahoma Senators Hicks and Kirt receive national honors OKLAHOMA CITY – The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) has chosen two Oklahoma Senate members to receive the organization’s Elected Women of Excellence Award. Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, were named by the non-partisan, non-profit organization as 2023 recipients. According…
Read MoreLydia Louise Gonzales
Lydia Louise Gonzales Lydia Louise Gonzales was born March 13, 1943, in Durant, Oklahoma, to Benjamin and Lula Dunson, into a loving family which eventually included seven children. She passed away on November 20, 2023, at the age of 80, in Arlington, Texas. She was a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and Thlopthlocco Tribal…
Read MoreOklahoma AG’s office subpoenas agency for Winter Storm Uri records amid legal probe
Oklahoma AG’s office subpoenas agency for Winter Storm Uri records amid legal probe Records indicate over a dozen entities could potentially be culpable By Janelle Stecklein- November 8 Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has subpoenaed a state agency as part of an ongoing probe into “unlawful activity” related to price…
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