House Begins Sending Bills to Governor

We’re almost two-thirds of the way through this session! We heard 115 bills in the House this week, and still have about 200 more Senate bills available to consider next week. After next week’s deadline to pass legislation out of the opposite chamber, we’ll start hearing budget bills.

Cushing man convicted in 2016 molestation case

On Wednesday, April 7, a Payne County jury found Aaron Leonard Cook, 39, of Cushing, guilty of lewd molestation and child sexual abuse. Early in 2017, Cook was arrested and charged, but his fi rst trial in 2019 ended with a hung jury. A second trial, scheduled in 2020 was rescheduled for April 7.

Arrests

Below are the Cushing Police Department arrest records and The Cushing Fire/Ambulance logs for April 6 through April 18, 2021. Individuals listed are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Cushing Fire and Ambulance logs

April 12 02:49 – N. Kings Hwy to HHC ED 07:29 – HHC to HMC 08:26 – W. 9th to SMC 10:16 – E. Greenlee to HHC 12:53 – E. Main – No transport 13:25 – HHC to Southcrest 14:40 – N. Main (Yale) to HHC 15:43 – S. Brethren to HHC April 13 06:22 – N. Wilson to SMC 08:24 – E.

Stillwater Medical named to top 100 list

Stillwater Medical has been recognized as a 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this 11th annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX®.

Lucas Remembers Oklahoma City Bombing

Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement on the 26th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

CASA for Kids names new Executive Director

The Board of Directors for CASA for Kids, Inc., a nonprofit organization that serves abused and neglected children of Payne and Logan Counties, has named Angela Parsons as the non-profit’s new Executive Director.

Mostly Educational - Hitting the school bubbly

Third-graders wiggle. They fidget. They giggle and laugh for no apparent reason. Honestly, they are a little goofy. This time of year, however, they hit the bubbly for the first time, as they take their first standardized tests, and they seem to lose a bit of their own bubbliness.

ENERGY WATCH

From Ernie Barsamian - The Tank Tiger The direction in oil prices is starting to look a lot like a squirrel crossing the street. For the week, WTI saw a weekly gain of 6.4%, the best weekly return in over a month, closing Friday at $63.19.