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A look back: KOCO 5's On the Road from years past
As KOCO 5 looks to celebrate our 70th anniversary with the On the Road Tour in Enid, Shawnee, Guthrie, Yukon and Moore, look back at some of our previous On the Road segments from years past. KOCO 5 On the Road 2005 preview:. KOCO 5 On the Road in Enid...
Janice Marie Bevelhymer
Bevelhymer Janice Marie Bevelhymer age 86, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was born March 15, 1938 in Butner, Oklahoma to Harry and Opal (Butner) Pollard. Janice is preceded in death by her parents, brother Harry Jr. and his wife, her husbands, Ray and Gurdon. She...
Jerry Lawson Lowe
Jerry Lawson Lowe passed away at his home in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the age of 61 years, surrounded by his family. Jerry was the son of Melvin H. Lowe and Verdie Evelyn (Meeks) Lowe, born on July 4, 1963, in Merced, California. His grandparents, Hubert & Minnie Lowe, raised him after the death of his mother. The family left California and traveled to Texas, and finally found their way to Holdenville in 1978.
Wolverine Sports by Tom Turner
Wolverine Basketball Team Dominates Summer Camps Holdenville Head Basketball Coach, Dillion Snow, has multiple good reasons to be proud of his team’s progress over the summer. The Wolverines played some tough competition in June and posted an impressive 34-4 record. Coach Snow had this to say when asked about his thoughts regarding the summer’s progress: “It was a great summer for our guys. We…
Incoming Bison Spotlight: Allie Rehl
SHAWNEE – The last look at Oklahoma Baptist's four-player recruiting class features another standout prep athlete, this one 5-foot-10 guard Allie Rehl from Tuttle, Okla. Her individual accolades are outstanding. But what Rehl and Tuttle High accomplished in the last four seasons might be more impressive. Since 2021, the Lady Tigers were 4A state champs, were state runner-up in 2022, finished in the semifinals in 2023 and quarterfinals in 2024. Individually, Rehl has a litany of honors: she was named All-State by the Oklahoma Coaches Association (OCA) and Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association (OGBCA). As a senior, she was the...
Get Ready For The Blackberry Festival In Mccloud!
The McLoud Blackberry Festival began in the early 1940's as a celebration of the end of harvest season for the local cash farm crop, blackberries. Since harvest season was completed just before July 4th, when a community picnic had been held since the town was founded June 21, 1895, the two were combined to create the annual Blackberry festival. The town received national media coverage in 1949 when the Blackberry Growers Association and the McLoud Chamber of Commerce sent a crate of berries via overnight air freight to President Harry Truman. He said they were the best he had ever tasted and then declared McLoud to be the "Blackberry Capital of the World". The association disbanded in 1963 due to a poor market and farmers moved on to a more lucrative crop. While blackberry farming may no longer be the agricultural strength of McLoud, the festival still celebrates this history by continuing to hold this exciting event for the city and draws thousands of attendees from across the nation. The McLoud Blackberry Festival is the longest running food-related festival in the state of Oklahoma!
Five Tribes To Honor Fishing And Hunting Licenses In Other Tribes' Areas
Tribal members of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee, Chickasaw, and Seminole nations will soon be able to hunt and fish in the other tribes' areas. The inter-tribal council says tribal membership cards, which often serve as fishing and hunting licenses, will be respected by the other tribes. The council says the...
McLoud Blackberry Festival underway
MCLOUD, Okla. — Around for more than 80 years, the annual McLoud Blackberry Festival is underway, with live music, a parade and, of course, the delicious treats. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. This year’s theme is McLoud officially announcing their blackberry era, with more...
HUD officials view results of housing programs
The Chickasaw Nation welcomed visitors from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development (HUD) April 17. Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby and tribal officials welcomed HUD representatives for a daylong tour of the Chickasaw Nation’s housing, education and health developments located in Ada, Oklahoma. “Housing is foundational to...
ECU shines at Sovereignty Symposium
ADA, Okla. - The 36th annual Sovereignty Symposium was held in Oklahoma City on June 11-12, 2024. ECU Legal Studies, Political Science, Water Resource Policy and Management Masters of Science degree, and the Oka Institute were represented by students and faculty. For the first time, undergraduate students were invited to...
Incoming Bison Spotlight: Jacey Hammon
SHAWNEE – Jacey Hammon is the third Oklahoma Baptist signee from the all-guard class recruited by women's basketball head coach Bo Overton and assistant Brennyn Seagler . A native of Plainview, Okla., she's a 5-foot-8 guard that scored nearly 1,200 points in her career at Plainview High School. Just this past season, she averaged 12.4 points per game. Among her basketball achievements, she was named All-State by the Oklahoma Coaches Association (OCA), Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association (OGBCA) and Native Team this past April. Hammon also garnered Lake Country Conference Offensive Player of the Year accolades as well being the...
Biking for Babies makes a pitstop in Peoria on their way to St. Louis
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A nonprofit organization that helps raise money for pregnancy resource centers across the country made a pitstop in Peoria on their 600-mile trek from Green Bay to St. Louis. The organization, Biking for Babies, raises money for pregnancy resource centers, which provide support for pregnant...
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