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

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:...

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.