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Tips to avoid mosquito bites and prevent WNV:

• Use an insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, or IR3535 on exposed skin and clothing when going outdoors, particularly between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are more likely to bite. Insect repellent with permethrin should be used on clothing only.

Area Lake Report

NORTHEAST Birch: August 4. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Black crappie, white crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Adair.Copan: August 5.

ODAA invests in aerospace education

STATEWIDE — The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) has announced an investment of nearly $2 million in aerospace and aviation education program funding for Fiscal Year 2025 including a combined $7,000 to local area Aviation High School Grant Awards for Cushing High School and...
Rotarian John Rhoten and other community volunteers unload a pallet of water at the Cimarron Towers in Downtown Cushing Tuesday, Aug. 6. Photo courtesy Nancy Dowell

Rotarian John Rhoten and other community volunteers unload a pallet of water at the Cimarron Towers in Downtown Cushing Tuesday, Aug. 6. Photo courtesy Nancy Dowell

Community coming together

NICHOLAS JOHN LARAMIE, 20 Domestic Assault and Battery

NICHOLAS JOHN LARAMIE, 20 Domestic Assault and Battery

City of Cushing Arrests

The following individuals were arrested by Cushing Police between July 29 and Aug. 12 They are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The valley of Rocky Canyon Ranch near 401st smolders during a prescribed burn Friday, Aug. 9. Photo By Allie Prater.

The valley of Rocky Canyon Ranch near 401st smolders during a prescribed burn Friday, Aug. 9. Photo By Allie Prater.

What was all that smoke?!

SILVER CITY — Friday and Saturday the skies southwest of Keystone Lake were hazy, and the scent of smoke hung in the air.According to Silver City Volunteer Fire Chief Brett Whitten, his department was monitoring two prescribed burns on back to back days.
ODOT Update for HD33

ODOT Update for HD33

ODOT Update for HD33

This week, I want to provide a brief update on several infrastructure projects in and around House District 33.In Logan County, State Highway 33 near Langston and Coyle is undergoing work. The bridge construction has been completed, but earthwork operations are continuing and moving east.