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Corain Elaine Lowe-Zepeda

Corain Elaine Lowe-Zepeda Funeral services for Corain Elaine Lowe-Zepeda will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Arbeka Church south of Henryetta. Interment will follow at the Johnson Family Cemetery in Okemah. Wake services will be Monday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Corain…

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Okemah City Council to meet on Monday July 24 at 6:00 pm

The Okemah City Council is scheduled to meet on Monday July 24. One of the main items on the agenda reads as follows: DISCUSSION AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ENACT ORDINANCE NO. 2023-2 OF THE CITY OF OKEMAH, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 4-2-3(A), OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF OKEMAH, OKLAHOMA,…

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Kelly Ogle joins OSU’s School of Media and Strategic Communications faculty

Kelly Ogle joins OSU’s School of Media and Strategic Communications faculty   Famed Oklahoma journalist and OSU alumnus will prepare students for careers in broadcast journalism  (STILLWATER, Okla., July 18, 2023) — Former KWTV anchor and Oklahoma State University alumnus Kelly Ogle will join the School of Media and Strategic Communications (SMSC) faculty this fall. Ogle, a 1985…

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HAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE. July 20

HAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE By Billie Gail Fox Three mowers were going at one time to mow the roughs on Friday, July 14th.  They had gotten tall enough that it was hard to find your ball if it went into the rough.  Workers got them all mowed and the course really looked good. Mike…

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In what kind of nation do you desire to live? 

In what kind of nation do you desire to live?  Roger L. Thompson Recently I attended a conference in Charleston, South Carolina where I spoke on one of the panels. One of the keynote speakers during the conference was former Congressman Trey Gowdy. He covered several topics, but the main thrust of his speech focused…

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Taxpayers see wave of summer email, text scams; IRS urges extra caution with flood of schemes involving Economic Impact Payments, Employee Retention Credits, tax refunds

Taxpayers see wave of summer email, text scams; IRS urges extra caution with flood of schemes involving Economic Impact Payments, Employee Retention Credits, tax refunds WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers today to be on the lookout for a summer surge of tax scams as identity thieves continue pounding out a barrage of…

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