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Talking Trash

Talking Trash

Talking Trash

To start off this past month’s Adopt- A-Block commitments, I was notified by McDonald's manager, and "Adopt-A- Block" team leader Heather Plummer, that she was putting her employees to good work by fulfilling their community commitment of keeping the highway 33 west of the Walmart traffic light...

Energy Watch

Global oil prices jumped Tuesday, taking West Texas Intermediate crude above $25 per barrel, following an announcement that Saudi Arabia would again cut production next month to ease the glut in world oil.
Kirk Huseman

Kirk Huseman

Cushing High valedictorians

The coronavirus pandemic has had a massive impact on the lives of nearly everyone on the planet, but this fact does not minimize the impact it has had on students from Cushing High School’s graduating class of 2020.
City workers remove Bradford pears from Harrison, Ave. Saturday. The trees were damaging city sidewalks and blocking sight lines to local businesses.

City workers remove Bradford pears from Harrison, Ave. Saturday. The trees were damaging city sidewalks and blocking sight lines to local businesses.

Downtown trees removed

The sound of a chainsaw rang through downtown Cushing Saturday, as a city crew removed four Bradford pear trees growing along the east side of the 100 block of Harrison. City Manager Terry Brannon said the trees had to go primarily because they were beginning to buckle the concrete sidewalk.
A virtual Relay for Life

A virtual Relay for Life

A virtual Relay for Life

Relay For Life of Payne County is announcing a virtual event which will be streamed online and on social media June 13. The local event serves as a kind of finale for year-long fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society and tributes for those who have battled cancer.

Local man charged with burglary

Cushing Police arrested a man after he admitted to illegally entering a number of storage units at a local storage facility. According to court records, William Cecil Wilson, jr.