Signs of spring

Cushing Tiger Southpaw Josh Kelly hurls a pitch during game one of Cushing’s double header against Tecumseh March 1. The Tigers, under new head coach Bryce Scalf, pasted the Tecumseh Savages 13-1 in the first game and won the second game 9-2.

Raising the Wage is Not the Answer

In under one month, the Biden Administration has revealed their partisan agenda, namely, appeasing socialist Democrats.

Thinking Out Loud

As a young man, I loved the Clint Eastwood movie “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!” This fi lm helped launch him as a movie star. The fi lm epitomized the way life fi nds ways to dish out the good, the bad and the ugly at the most inopportune times even in the same day.

DESTINATION DOWNTOWN

The big story this month was DCRA’s “Dancing with the Cimarron Stars!!” We had all waited since fi rst of December to get to see this production that had to be rescheduled to February 12th and 13th.

Energy Watch

WTI $61.87 — noon Tuesday From the Tank Tiger If you’re feeling froggy, go ahead and jump. The Arctic freeze which swept the nation took millions of barrels per day of oil production offline.

Payne County EDA extends Dunkin grant

The Payne County Economic Development Authority Tuesday approved a grant extension for the Dunkin Theatre, located at 207 E. Broadway in Cushing. The original grant was for $15,000 said District 1 Commissioner Zach Cavett. “They were granted an extension to that until June,” Cavett said.

COVID-19 UPDATE

Statewide According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, as of Monday, Feb. 22, there are 15,053 active cases in the state of Oklahoma.