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GreatNews.Life Student Voices: Hobart is experiencing some summer fun!
On June 2, the Hobart High School (HHS) class of 2024 celebrated their graduation, marking the finale of years of hard work and dedication. The ceremony was filled with joy and excitement as students, teachers, and families gathered to commemorate this important milestone. The event featured inspiring speeches from several...
LA Man Discovered with Illegal Drugs in Beckham Co.
A Los Angeles man was arrested in Beckham County late last month after being found with various illegal narcotics during a traffic stop on Interstate 40. According to a probable cause affidavit, 60-year-old Eric Michael Tucker was pulled over for a simple traffic violation on the afternoon of June 20 in Beckham County near mile marker 38 in Elk City.
Foss Man Critically Injured in One Vehicle Accident
A Foss man was critically injured Monday afternoon after being involved in a one vehicle accident near Burns Flat in Washita County. Troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that the accident occurred at 2:18 p.m. on OK-44 1 mile north of Burns Flat when 86-year-old Clarence A Stamm departed the road to the right and struck a culvert with his 2008 Chevrolet.
‘Celebrate America’ event in Corn will serve up Independence Day fun
Celebrate Independence Day with a bang at the Annual Celebrate America Fireworks and Fun event in Corn, OK, tonight, July 3rd. Festivities begin at 7 pm, followed by a crowd-pleasing fireworks show at dark. Prepare to indulge in a variety of activities and come hungry as Hinz Auction and Realty...
Canute Student Passes Away in Roger Mills Co. Accident
A tragic accident over the weekend took the life of a Canute High School student. It was confirmed by Canute School officials the 17-year-old who passed away was Kelton Milburn. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s collision report, the two vehicle accident took place Friday night just before 7 p.m....
Avery Ryan Short
Funeral services for Avery Ryan Short, 1, of Weatherford, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2024, at the First Baptist Church of Weatherford. She was born June 12, 2023, in Yukon. She died June 28, 2024, in Weatherford. Services are under the direction of Lee Hometown Funeral...
SWOSU Tuition Hike Approved
It was announced last week that the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education approved requested increases in tuition for the 2024-25 school year for 11 college and universities in the state, including Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Presidents of Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities presented their proposals for hikes in tuition...
Claressa Whiteskunk
Funeral services for Claressa Jeanelle Whiteskunk, 39, of Weatherford, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in the Hammon Emergency Response Center in Hammon. She was born March 15, 1985, in Oklahoma City. She died June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City. Services are under the direction of...
Canute Man Dies While Changing Tire
A Canute man lost his life in Oklahoma County after a pick up on a jack fell on him while he was changing a tire on Friday night. According to a report provided by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the accident occurred just before 7:30 p.m. on the shoulder of the westbound lanes of Interstate 40, 6 miles south of Choctaw when while changing the driver’s side rear tire off of a 2018 Ford F-350, the pickup slipped off the jack and fell onto 54-year-old Clayton Barton.
Melba Gay Gayer 1937-2024
Funeral services for Melba Gay Gayer, 86-year-old former Weatherford resident, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in the First Baptist Church with Earl Stephenson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home. Gay was born Melba Gay Heavener August 6, 1937, in...
Kathy Regier
Memorial services for Mrs. Kathy Regier, age 81, longtime Cordell businesswoman, will begin at 10:00am Monday, July 8, 2024, in the Cordell First United Methodist Church, 216 South Glenn L. English Street with Reverend Michelle McCarty officiating. Arrangements for Kathy and her family are under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee...
Amy Schmidt
Funeral Services for Amy Schmidt, age 47, of Clinton were held Monday, July 1, 2024, at the Clinton, Custer Ave. Church of Christ, with Pat Peters officiating, burial proceeded the service Monday in the Stafford Cemetery, both services were under the direction of the Lee Hometown Funeral Home. Amy Noelle...
Oklahoma man executed for rape, murder of 7-year-old former stepdaughter
After spending more than 40 years on death row, an Oklahoma man convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 7-year-old girl was executed on Thursday. Richard Rojem Jr. was given a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead at 10:16 a.m., prison officials confirmed. He’d been the longest serving inmate on Oklahoma’s death row.
Future Sayre kindergartener’s 1,000 book achievement highlights positive program for Elk City and Sayre public libraries
Earlier this week, I was in an oversized charter bus gathering knowledge-thirsty tourists at Waikiki Beach to make the sacred American pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor. Ouai is famous for countless attributes and historical moments — from the sandy white beaches to delectable homegrown produce to Elvis single-handily doubling tourism after Blue Hawaii.
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