SONIC Donates to Local Schools
SONIC Donates to Local Schools In August, SONIC Foundation donated $1 million to support local education across the country OKLAHOMA CITY (September 7, 2023) – SONIC® Drive-In is dedicated to getting teachers and students the classroom supplies they need for the new school year. In August, the SONIC Foundation donated $1 million to help fund…
Read MoreWaterfowlers Get Early Chance for Teal, Resident Geese
Waterfowlers Get Early Chance for Teal, Resident Geese Duck and goose hunters who just can’t wait for regular seasons to arrive can go ahead and dust off the decoys for Oklahoma’s September teal-only hunting season and nine-day special resident Canada goose season. Both seasons begin Sept. 9 statewide. SEPTEMBER TEAL SEASON The U.S.…
Read MoreSand Springs family donates original copy of 1913 legislation to fund state Capitol construction
Sand Springs family donates original copy of 1913 legislation to fund state Capitol construction OKLAHOMA CITY – Sand Springs resident John Patrick, along with his father, wife, four children, and sister, visited the state Capitol and Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) recently to donate a historic piece of legislation from 1913. The 110-year-old copy is of…
Read MoreThinking Out Loud: Death of the Love of Your Life!
Thinking Out Loud: Death of the Love of Your Life! It doesn’t matter if you were married for one year or over sixty years, losing your spouse can be one of the most painful losses you will ever endure in your lifetime. Your spouse can play many various rolls, some of which are your best…
Read MoreEEOC SUES VICARS POWERSPORTS FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION
EEOC SUES VICARS POWERSPORTS FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION Company Fired Female Manager and Replaced Her With a Less Experienced Male, Federal Agency Charges ST. LOUIS – Vicars Powersports, a McAlester, Oklahoma retailer of ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes, motorcycles and personal watercraft, violated federal law when it fired a female manager because she is a woman,…
Read MoreJames Anson Storms Sr.
James Anson Storms Sr. Funeral services for James Anson Storms will be held Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Morse Cemetery. James (Jimmy) Anson Storms was born on January 27, 1943, in Gainesville, Texas. He unexpectedly passed away on…
Read MoreBillie Leon Elliott
Billie Leon Elliott Billie Leon Elliott was born September 29, 1941 in Corbin, Kentucky to Colson Elliott and Bonnie (Thomas) Elliott. He passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Okemah, Oklahoma at the age of 81. Bill was a longtime resident of Okemah where he worked as the Okfuskee County Emergency Management Director. Bill and…
Read More“Killers of the Flower Moon” Author to Speak at SSC
“Killers of the Flower Moon” Author to Speak at SSC Seminole State College will host a special presentation by David Grann, the author of the nonfiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon,” on Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. inside the Jeff Johnston Auditorium on campus. While admission to the event is free, space is limited.…
Read MoreMichael Rex Herring
Michael Rex Herring Funeral services for Michael Rex Herring will be held Monday, September 11, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Okemah Church of Christ. Michael Rex Herring was born April 26, 1982 in Ada, Oklahoma to Rex M. Herring and Dorothy Mae Walker. He passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at…
Read MoreDugger announces he won’t seek third Senate term
Dugger announces he won’t seek third Senate term OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Tom Dugger, R-Stillwater, has announced he will not seek a third term in the Oklahoma Senate. First elected in 2016, Dugger said he would complete his current term representing Senate District 21, which concludes in November of 2024. The district includes much of…
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