Attorney General Drummond receives transparency award

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has become the first ever attorney general to receive the Sunshine Award from Freedom of Information (FOI) Oklahoma. The prestigious honor is awarded each year to a public official for showing a commitment to open meetings and open records.

Area Lake Report

Bell Cow: March 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 50°F and murky. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around channels and coves. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, and docks.

Six indicted by Multi-County Grand Jury in connection with large-scale illegal marijuana operations

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Multi-County Grand Jury indicted six individuals today in connection with two separate large-scale seizures of illegal marijuana by the Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) and its partner law enforcement agencies.

Lachenmeyer Youth Arts Show

CUSHING — March is Youth Arts Month and The Lachenmeyer Arts Center is pleased to present the Annual Youth Arts Show. It will be on exhibit until March 15. The Lachenmeyer Arts Center is located in the Cushing Youth & Community Center at 700 S. Little Ave.

Sunshine Week

Every year in mid-March, we recognize a week to celebrate the importance of open government and access to public information. Sunshine Week, which this year runs from March 10 to 16, promotes open meetings and open records – topics that have long been near and dear to me.

Brannon delivers final state of the city presentation

CUSHING — Cushing City Manager Terry Brannon delivered what he called his last state of the city address in front of a full house at the Fechner Event Center last Wednesday.Brannon said that he would be transitioning out.

Bulletin Board

Cushing, Drumright, Yale, Agra, Mannford, Oilton, Olive, Ripley… If your school, church, club, sports team, association, organization or non-profit group is holding an event, fundraiser, or even just a regular meeting, let us know so we can let everyone else know.

Bristow Interim AD accused of filming students changing in locker rooms

BRISTOW - Long time Bristow coach and district interim athletic director Floyd C. “Coach Rob” Robinson was arrested last week after he was allegedly caught making video recordings of juvenile male students changing clothes in school locker rooms.