Convict denied release for father’s funeral

STILLWATER — A man accused of murder was denied a temporary release from jail to attend his father’s funeral recently.According to court documents, Michael Warren Ritter, 52, of Stillwater asked to be released from jail on July 12 to attend his father’s funeral in Stillwater, and burial in Glencoe.

New Year, New Funds: School board preps finances for fall

CUSHING — With the school year set to start next week the Cushing School Board of Education members took the time to make sure district fund accounts were in order.

Man gets one year for kicking Yale Police officers

STILLWATER — Jimmy Lee Neeley, an ex-convict and former resident of Cushing, will be returning jail after admitting to a judge that he did, in fact, kick two Yale Police officers during an altercation with them in March of this year.

Time to report ‘bonus’ monarch buttery activity nears

The emergence of late southern-state monarchs still shrouded in mystery It’s almost “bonus monarch” time in Oklahoma.Scientists say it’s time for monarch taggers to order their sticky stocks and ready their catch nets and for avid observers to fire up their apps to burn up the internet.

Attorney General’s Office accepting applications for new sheriff office assistance grants

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 16, 2024) – Oklahoma sheriffs can now pursue grant funding to bolster the services they provide to their counties, thanks to a new grant program administered by the Office of Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

Glencoe woman extra in both twister movies

GLENCOE - A Glencoe woman named April Warren was an extra in Twister and Twisters.In the movie Twister, released in 1996, you can find her as the mom standing in debris.In the movie Twisters, released this year, she is in the trailer next to actor Glen Powell.

TSET Announces Healthy Incentive Grant Application Dates for Schools and Communities

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 23, 2024) – The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) announced application dates for its fiscal year 2025 Healthy Incentive Grants, available to schools and communities across the state.

ENERGY WATCH

WTI 75.84 The 2017 change in corporate tax rates from 35 to 21 percent had a direct effect on the ownership of midstream assets. The Master Limited Partnership (MLP) structure no longer had the same competitive advantage when it came down to minimizing taxable earnings.

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