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Tiger senior Cayden Sherwood tees off hole one at Buffalo Rock Golf Course for the OSSAA Class 4A Regional Tournament Wednesday, May 1. See story inside. Photo by Allie Prater

Tiger senior Cayden Sherwood tees off hole one at Buffalo Rock Golf Course for the OSSAA Class 4A Regional Tournament Wednesday, May 1. See story inside. Photo by Allie Prater

Tiger senior Cayden Sherwood

Tiger senior Cayden Sherwood tees off hole one at Buff alo Rock Golf Course for the OSSAA Class 4A Regional Tournament Wednesday, May 1. 
Municipal Judge Bill Ahrberg swears in Cushing City Commission Chairman B. J. Roberson during the regular meeting Monday. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Municipal Judge Bill Ahrberg swears in Cushing City Commission Chairman B. J. Roberson during the regular meeting Monday. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Cushing Commission reorganized

CUSHING - On Monday, May 6 the City of Cushing Board of Commissioners met for the annual meeting that is held to establish the reorganization of the board. The swearing in of two commissioners as well as the election of chairpeople were on the agenda.B.J.

Missing Runaway: Caleb Fisher

GLENCOE - Payne County Sheriff’s Office alerted the public to a missing runaway on May 2. Caleb Fisher, 13 was last seen on April 29 around 4 p.m. neat East McElroy and North Clay roads in Glencoe.

Tip of the Week

Well now, when the wind starts a-blowin’ like a hound dog in a hurricane, you best keep a steady hand on the wheel and your eyes peeled like a ripe peach in August. Ease up on the gas and hold her steady, like guiding a boat through choppy waters.
Leadership from Cushing Public Schools, the City of Cushing, TSET, and Ellsworth Construction met on April 30 to officially break ground on Phase I of the Tiger Trail. The TSET grant-funded, city-partnered Tiger Trail will be completed in three phases each estimated to take three months with a completion time scheduled for December of 2025. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Leadership from Cushing Public Schools, the City of Cushing, TSET, and Ellsworth Construction met on April 30 to officially break ground on Phase I of the Tiger Trail. The TSET grant-funded, city-partnered Tiger Trail will be completed in three phases each estimated to take three months with a completion time scheduled for December of 2025. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Broken ground on Tiger Trails

Leadership from Cushing Public Schools, the City of Cushing, TSET, and Ellsworth Construction met on April 30 to offi cially break ground on Phase I of the Tiger Trail.
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Murder trial continued to May 2

STILLWATER — The trial of Quinlan Phipps, 20, who is charged with one count of murder and one count of desecration of a human corpse was continued to May 2, as of last Thursday on April 25.Stillwater Police Department arrested Phipps on April 17, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Family Services Specialists Howard Smith, Naveen Nair, and Yesenia Ramirez wait for clients in the parking lot of the Cushing Senior Citizen Center last Wednesday on April 24. The group will be offering OKDHS assistance to local clients the fourth Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Family Services Specialists Howard Smith, Naveen Nair, and Yesenia Ramirez wait for clients in the parking lot of the Cushing Senior Citizen Center last Wednesday on April 24. The group will be offering OKDHS assistance to local clients the fourth Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

ODHS launches mobile unit

The nation's first mobile unit teams for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services hit the road not long ago and last Wednesday was one of the teams’ first visits to Cushing. According to Cushing Senior Citizen Center Director Debbie Brown, it will not be the last.
Left to right: Pam Campbell, tenth district outreach director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Brody Hargrove, honoree; Bill Peeper, Cushing High School teacher; Amy Lee, executive director of the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education

Left to right: Pam Campbell, tenth district outreach director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Brody Hargrove, honoree; Bill Peeper, Cushing High School teacher; Amy Lee, executive director of the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education

Brody Hargrove Named Outstanding Economic Student

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and Oklahoma Council on Economic Education awarded Cushing High School sophomore Brody Hargrove as one of 11 students honored at the 14th annual Outstanding Economic Student Awards held at the Oklahoma City Branch.