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Mullin it Over - Raising Awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease

June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to encourage national conversation about brain health and raise awareness to improve health care outcomes. Over six million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Of that number, 67,000 are Oklahomans.

Area Lake Report

Bell Cow: June 10. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 74°F and clear. Channel catfish good on PowerBait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, docks, and shallows.
The bulk of a massive tree lies across a front yard on Steele Street in Cushing, Sunday, the morning after sever storms brought winds in excess of 80 miles an hour to the area. More photos inside. Photo by MaryLee Meisner

The bulk of a massive tree lies across a front yard on Steele Street in Cushing, Sunday, the morning after sever storms brought winds in excess of 80 miles an hour to the area. More photos inside. Photo by MaryLee Meisner

Severe storms affect infrastructure

“Likely be a multi-day event similar to our previous ice storms” CUSHING - Severe storms swept through Payne County over Father's Day weekend starting late on June 17 into the early hours the next day leaving many without power as the longest day of the summer looms over us.
Macy Willing was selected to the Oklahoma Slow-Pitch Softball Coaches Association’s All-State Large East team that played this Saturday at OCU. The Large East team lost 14-13.

Macy Willing was selected to the Oklahoma Slow-Pitch Softball Coaches Association’s All-State Large East team that played this Saturday at OCU. The Large East team lost 14-13.

Macy Willing makes slow pitch All-State

CUSHING - Macy Willing didn’t always play for the Tigers. She grew up playing for Drumright, but as she entered high school there was a problem, Drumright wasn’t going to have a softball program her freshman year.

Oilton man killed in storm on Sunday

OILTON - On Sunday, June 18, Oilton Fire Department responded to a call on the 100 block of east sixth at about midnight, according to Oilton Police Chief Michael Kissler. When crews arrived they found three trees had fallen — one on a mobile home with a man, his pregnant wife and kids still inside.