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HS Principal Lee Vick picked as new Superintendent of Okemah Public Schools; Search now begins for new high school principal By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter It took some time to make a decision, but the superintendent search is over … and, while the Okemah Board of Education cast a large net with a third-party…

To go for prelim hearing in March; DPS releases statement after recent indictment By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter An Oklahoma Highway Patrol Captain is embroiled in scandal after a recent felony indictment was handed down by a multi-county grand jury, alleging the troop commander attempted to blackmail an OHP Commissioner.  According to Oklahoma County…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Emergency responders were called to a single-vehicle accident Monday morning where one man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The report said the wreck occurred about two miles north of Okemah on Lake Road in Okfuskee County.  When Troopers arrived…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter It took some time to make a decision, but the search is over … and, while the Okemah Board of Education cast a large net with a third-party search firm to help find the best candidate, in the end, the one the board picked was close to home. Unanimously…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The case of the State of Oklahoma v. Anthony Spain was passed once more last week, continuing the accused murder defendant’s preliminary hearing to next month.  Spain, who sits accused of killing his mother-in-law with a shotgun during what allegedly became a violent domestic dispute, was led into the…

Dr. Blake Wilson is the recipient of the 2019 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Award – Education, presented to recently during the ASAS Annual 2019 Southern Section Meeting held in Oklahoma City. Dr. Blake Wilson received his PhD from Oklahoma State University in 2014 and has been an Assistant Professor…

Every two years citizens are given the opportunity to election new city and town officials. A filing period was open from February 4 through February 6 for Okemah, Weleetka and Paden residents place their names on the ballot for the April 2 election. Only two of the three seats up for election received multiple filers.…

Principals re-hired for Okemah High School, Middle School and Oaks; Turner appointed temporary Dean of MS Students and Transportation Director By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The Okemah Public Schools Board of Education made the decision to keep in place its current campus leaders — in spite of an ongoing search for a new superintendent…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter What started as the fixing of a collapsed sewer line became a chance for the City of Okemah to improve its infrastructure after additional problems were identified and fixed.   City crews dug a 26’ deep hole week before last to repair what they thought was the only issue…