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Tip of the Week

Only use cruise control on bone dry roads! NEVER on wet roads. If you lose traction with cruise control on, the car will think you’re just slowing down and will give the engine more gas and you will hydroplane. NEVER use cruise control on WET roads!
Joke of the Week

Joke of the Week

Joke of the Week

Why did the farmer award himself Employee of the Month? He was outstanding is his field!

COVID-19 Update

According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, as of Mon. March 22, Oklahoma had 11,401 active cases of COVID-19. There have been 432,793 total cases since testing began with 416,604 recovered and 4,788 deaths attributed to the virus. As of Monday, Creek County had 133 active cases.
Scholarsh

Scholarsh

Scholarship

The Hillcrest Hospital Foundation recently awarded Cushing Firefighter Dutch Lemmon with a $4,200 scholarship to attend paramedic training school.

Blueknight sale completed

According to a report from Reuters, Blueknight Energy Partners recently closed on the sale of its crude oil terminaling segment to Enbridge for $132 million.
ENERGY WATCH

ENERGY WATCH

ENERGY WATCH

From the Tank Tiger While it may seem like oil prices are continuing their price climb, so far in March prices have remained relatively flat. At Friday’s close, both Brent crude and WTI finished the week lower at $69.22 per barrel and $65.61 per barrel, respectively.

The real March Madness – be a coach

Have you ever thought changing jobs? Have you ever aspired to be a college basketball coach? Now is a great time to get your resume together. John Calipari is the University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach. His pay this year is over $8 million.

Child dies near Ripley after backing incident

A Payne County three-year-old boy died after being backed over by a horse trailer last Tuesday, March 9. According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troopers were dispatched to the 7800 block of East 80th Street, northeast of Ripley near Mehan.

OU Honor Roll

The following individuals were named to the honor roll at the Universty of Oklahoma for the fall 2020 semester: Cushing: Martin Bernstein, Bailey Hightower, Dalton Hockett, Kirk Huseman, Jeremy McGill, Isabel Queton, Benjamin Stokes Drumright: Hanna Brichacek Jennings: Lacey Pogue Mannford:...