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Longtime Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe passes

Former Republican Oklahoma Senator James “Jim” Inhofe passed away Tuesday morning surrounded by his wife Kay, his children and other members of his family. According to reports, Inhofe came down with an unexpected illness during the fourth of July weekend.

Potential change to RV ordinance concerns residents

RIPLEY — Longtime Ripley resident John Briggs stood up in the town hall meeting on July 3 to voice his concerns on the state of the town. His main concern is the state of disrepair the town has fallen into as the result of certain codes not being enforced for RVs and mobile homes.

Woman hospitalized after wreck

AGRA — On Saturday, July 6, a two-car wreck at the intersection of SH-18 and 770 Rd. North of Agra resulted in a 74 year old woman being hospitalized according to a report by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Conner Fryrear.
Cushing Electrical Superintendent Mike Stark and personnel from Force Electric and GRDA work to replace a failed switching device on the new line at Ninth Street and Little Avenue last Wednesday. The failure caused a city-wide outage for several hours. Photo by J. D. Meisner

Cushing Electrical Superintendent Mike Stark and personnel from Force Electric and GRDA work to replace a failed switching device on the new line at Ninth Street and Little Avenue last Wednesday. The failure caused a city-wide outage for several hours. Photo by J. D. Meisner

Outage!

Bulletin Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS CUSHING Registration for Cushing Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is now open.

OSSAA dead period this week

OKLAHOMA CITY - The summer time Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) dead week period started on Sunday, June 30, and will end on Sunday, July 7, 2024.During this time, student-athletes are not to participate in school athletic activities.Enrolled students or pre-enrolled...

New hunting/fishing license fees active July 1

Wildlife Department foresees higher revenue, easier rules for public The fireworks wrapped up this year before July at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.The rush was on after Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the Oklahoma Wildlife Modernization Act in late March, especially for cheaper...

OSSAA's open transfer rule is in full effect

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) has implemented the open transfer rule, which began on Monday, July 1.What this means is that students will no longer have to sit out for a year, qualify for a hardship waiver, or move into the district in order to gain...

Yale Police Department taking bike and helmet donations

YALE - The Yale Police Department will be hosting a come-and-go bike rodeo on July 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Yale Fire Department.“My main concern is I keep getting calls about kids playing out in the roadway and this is my way of addressing it — teaching road safety,...