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Chesapeake sells off oil patch holdings

Earlier this week, Chesapeake Energy, announced that as part of its bankruptcy progression, it had reached an agreement to sell its Mid-Continent operational area holdings to an Oklahoma-based company.

Cushing 7th, 8th graders distance learning until November 20

The Cushing School Board of Education Monday night discussed the rise of COVID-19 in Payne County and the steps the school district is doing to help keep students, teachers and staff safe. “Our seventh and eighth-graders are doing distance learning until Nov.
Energy Watch

Energy Watch

ENERGY WATCH

WTI $36.81 — noon Monday From Ernie Barsamian, The Tank Tiger In the Northeast the frost has indeed hit the pumpkin in what could perhaps be one of the most unfamiliar winters we have experienced in decades.

Welcome to the Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett

This was a historic week for our country. Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States, making her the third justice appointed by President Trump. Justice Barrett is exceptionally well-qualified and a great choice to serve on the highest court in the land.
CUSHING 8TH GRADE 2020

CUSHING 8TH GRADE 2020

CUSHING 8TH GRADE 2020

The 2020 Cushing Tiger Eighth Grade Football Team made history this season with its second consecutive Tulsa 7 Conference championship and second consecutive undefeated season. Their two non-conference wins were against Seminole and Ponca City.

Cimarron Valley

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.
A crew from TKO Construction works to take down a collapsed building at 110 West Broadway in Cushing Monday.

A crew from TKO Construction works to take down a collapsed building at 110 West Broadway in Cushing Monday.

Downtown building taken down after roof collapse

Just after 4 p.m., Kim Parker was working at her desk at Edward Jones Investments, 108 West Broadway, when something startled her out of concentration. “I heard a boom and felt a vibration,” she said. “We have big trucks that go by sometimes and I thought maybe that was what I felt.

City working to remove debris

Areas of Cushing looked like they had been hit by a tornado in the wake of last week’s devastating ice storm — power lines, power poles, limbs and entire trees had been brought down under the weight of the ice, but just one week later, things are getting back to normal.