COVID-19 Update

According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, as of Mon. March 15, Oklahoma had 11,865 active cases of COVID-19. There have been 432,793 total cases since testing began with 416,227 recovered and 4,701 deaths attributed to the virus. As of Monday, Creek County had 136 active cases.

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.

Tip of the Week

When going on longer drives than what you would normally go on, let more than one person know where you’re at. Check in with them often, there’s safety in numbers and the more people that you check in with, the more likely you are to get where you’re going safely.

Adventures with Allie Reaching new heights

On October 4, 1905, Orville Wright, and his brother Wilber were the first humans in recorded history to achieve sustained flight.

America’s Minimum Wage Crisis

One problem with all Americans making a minimum of $15 an hour is that some business owners don’t make $15 an hour. Hundreds of thousands of small business owners struggle every day to keep the lights on and the doors of their business open.

Arrests

The following individuals were arrested by Cushing PD between February 22, 2021 through March 8, 2021. Subjects listed are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Announces Cushing Pride as Growth Grant Winner

Oklahoma City, Okla. - Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) with OGE Energy Corp. Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) has announced 2021 Great American Cleanup – Oklahoma’s OGE Growth & Start Up Grant Winners. Great American Cleanup – Oklahoma (GACOK) is part of the nation’s largest annual cleanup.

City Clean Up Complete

The debris that resulted from the ice storm in late October of 2020, the fact that folds were still on the leaves at that time, added to the catastrophe of the tree damage.