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Post Office (former) Mural – Guymon OK
Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs. The historic former Guymon post office had housed a New Deal mural entitled “Harvest.” The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and was completed by artist Jay Risling in 1939. However, the work was heavily damaged and is no longer on-site.
Murdered Kansas womens' bodies found in pasture tied to accused grandma
The bodies of two murdered women who earlier this year disappeared in rural Oklahoma were eventually found buried on a farming property with ties to the grandmother of one of the women's children, according to court documents. A series of search warrants, filed around the time law enforcement arrested five suspects accused in the killings and released publicly this week, detail a complex and grisly scheme allegedly devised by members of a group called "God's Misfits," seemingly to end a difficult custody battle.Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, went missing on March 30 in Texas County, a sparsely-populated part of...
New Information Released in Hugoton Women’s Case
TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – Newly-filed Texas County court documents are shedding light on the investigation into the murders of two Kansas women. State investigators announced in April the search for Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley had ended in tragedy. The two women had been missing since March 30...
Timed Event Athlete of the Week: No. 1 in the World Shad Mayfield Captures Win in Clovis and Guymon
Shad Mayfield showcased his talents over the weekend at the Pioneers Day Rodeo in his hometown of Clovis, New Mexico, and the Guymon Pioneer Days, securing the World Champion the Timed Event Athlete of the Week Title. At the Pioneers Day Rodeo in Clovis, New Mexico, Mayfield’s performance was nothing...
Resistol Rookie Athlete of the Week: Ty Bauerle Hustles to Cash in at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo
Ty Bauerle is in the midst of a tight race for the No. 1 spot in the Resistol Rookie Race and after a successful weekend that only got faster, he is your Resistol Rookie Athlete of the Week. Bauerle got a little momentum and ran with it. His Round 1...
Guymon Pioneer Days: Recap, Highlights and Payouts
With a total payout of more than $385,000 this year, Guymon Pioneer Days is not only the richest rodeo in Oklahoma, but a Top 30 paying rodeo in the entire PRCA regular season. In the winner’s circle were some familiar faces as bareback rider Dean Thompson notched his fifth win...
Monday Notebook, May 6: Jess Pope Gets Rolling in Guymon, Tyler Bingham Strikes in Uvalde and More
The rodeo world was centered around Guymon, Oklahoma for its Pioneer Days, which with its $386,000 total payout, divvied up more money than the next five highest paying events of the weekend. Those other events included the Cactus Jack Xtreme Bulls (Texas), American Royal Rodeo (Missouri) and Clovis Pioneer Days...
The Short Score: Guymon Champs
Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord took home the 2024 Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo win May 3-5, after roping three muleys in 22.6 seconds for $3,596 a man. Between the rounds and the aggregate, Egusquiza and Lord left Oklahoma with $5,298 each to push Egusquiza to No. 1 in the world standings with $70,234.22 won on the year and Lord to No. 2 on the heel side with $70,234.22 as well.
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