Area News

By Josh Allen ONL Staff Reporter The Oklahoma Land Title Association (OLTA), a statewide group of title professionals, continues a successful year under its fairly-new president from Okemah. Terri Parrish, who works at Sovereign Abstract & Title of Okfuskee County, took over at the helm of the organization in April, following a good year under…

With autumn approaching and football season just around the corner, thoughts turn to those friday night lights. There has been a lot of activity around the Pecan Bowl lately. The Okemah Board of Education last year had determined, after much inspection and debate, the old lights were a danger to the public. The bidding process…

Two hometown doctors to treat patients Mercy Clinic has opened a new family medicine practice in Seminole, bringing Mercy’s extensive resources and compassionate care to the community for the first time. Drs. Jenna Butner Geohagan and Roselynn Simpson Dean, both Oklahoma natives, will treat patients of all ages, from newborns to the elderly, at Mercy…

Much of what impacts a state’s economy takes place at the national and international level. That’s according to State Senator and incoming Senate Appropriations Chair, Roger Thompson, who met with legislative peers from across the nation to discuss how some of those forces could impact Oklahoma and other states in both the near future and…

Less than a week remains for registered voters in Okfuskee County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Run-Off Primary Election and a Special Election for Paden Public Schools to be held June 26, 2018, County Election Board Secretary Eric M. Swinford said today. Applications for absentee ballots must be…

Frank and Shirley Bleeker have lived in Cromwell for over 40 years. After a devastating fire following a storm in late July that destroyed their property, the longtime residents are now without a home, and their family is seeking the public’s help in rebuilding a place for the elderly couple.  The cause of the fire…

By Josh Allen, ONL Staff Reporter Imagine hearing thousands of fans whooping and hollering while sitting atop a horse during the heat of competition. A head nod sends a calf out of a shoot with the quick action and speed of the horse underneath following quickly behind.  In less than a couple seconds, the rider…

With the General Election just around the corner, citizens can rest assured they will continue to see more and more candidate signs scattered about as November edges closer.  And as with the competitive nature of politics, many candidates experience a kind of turf war when it comes to political signage for their campaign.  For the…

With a postal career that spans two decades, new Postmaster Donna Cue has taken over the helm of the Okemah Post Office and is settling in comfortably.  Cue started her successful career as a city carrier in Norman in 1997.  She held that position until 2003 before moving to Perry as a city carrier until…