Thinking Out Loud: Be Gentle
Thinking Out Loud: Be Gentle While realizing that fifteen years ago I didn’t have the faintest idea that I would end up where I am now (Senior Minister turned Hospice Chaplain), I still like to keep the illusion that I am in control of my own life. I like to decide what I most need,…
Read MoreOkemah City Council to meet Monday, June 26 at 6:00 pm
City Council to meet June 26 at 6:00 pm The Okemah City Council will meet in regular meeting on Monday evening June 26 at 6 PM. According to the agenda, following the approval of minutes and purchase orders, council members will consider and take possible action to declare a list of books from the library…
Read MorePSO Update: Severe Weather – June 2023 June 23, 2023 – 5 p.m.
PSO Update: Severe Weather – June 2023 June 23, 2023 – 5 p.m. Storm Response Update 12 If you are still without power, please know we will not stop working until all customers are restored. Every outage ticket will be assigned to a crew and they will work ticket by ticket to make repairs and…
Read MoreCity of Beggs receives $1,000,000 grant for dam improvements
City of Beggs receives $1,000,000 grant for dam improvements OKLAHOMA CITY –The City of Beggs (City) received approval for $1,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the City’s infrastructure. Improvements to the dam will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program along with a…
Read MoreLusk named vice president, dean of OSU Agriculture
Lusk named vice president, dean of OSU Agriculture (STILLWATER, Okla., June 22, 2023) — Oklahoma State University named Dr. Jayson L. Lusk as vice president and dean of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Lusk was selected following a national search and will provide leadership for the Ferguson College of Agriculture, OSU Extension…
Read MoreSenate Pro Tem Treat Tours Storm Damaged Areas in Tulsa
Senate Pro Tem Treat Tours Storm Damaged Areas in Tulsa TULSA – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today joined Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and other local officials to tour areas that were damaged by recent storms. The pro tem, who is acting governor, declared a state of emergency yesterday. Pro Tem Treat said…
Read MoreOklahoma prisoners learn braille – providing hope for thousands with visual impairments
Oklahoma prisoners learn braille – providing hope for thousands with visual impairments GRANITE, OKLA. – There isn’t much of a view behind the granite walls of Oklahoma State Reformatory. But some men at OSR have the talent to help others see. “This is something you can do that really means something,” inmate Joseph Siford said.…
Read MoreMichelle Corn
Michelle Corn Michelle Ann Corn was born May 8, 1969 in Wichita, Kansas to Larry and Nancy (Fields) Ford. She passed away Monday, June 19, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 54. Michelle was a resident of Okemah, Oklahoma. She loved working with arts and crafts, gardening, fishing, hiking and especially spending time…
Read MoreThad Wardell White
Thad Wardell White Thad Wardell White was born on May 5, 1941 in Prague, Oklahoma and passed from this life on June 19, 2023. Thad was the son of Dean and Ollie White. He grew up in various places including Arkansas and Missouri before finally settling in Paden. He attended Paden Schools and made lifelong…
Read MoreTaylor Grant Wind
Taylor Grant Wind Funeral services for Taylor Grant Wind will be held Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM at the High Spring Baptist Church of Okemah, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the High Spring Cemetery of Konawa, Oklahoma. Wake services will be Wednesday evening at the High Spring Baptist Church of Okemah. Taylor Grant…
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