FINALLY!

CHS Principal Mike Wayland, Cushing Public Schools Superintendent Koln Knight and School Board Members Barrett Shupe and Trudy Evans distributed diplomas to 100 members of the graduating class of 2020, as they walked across the stage at a long-anticipated live graduation ceremony held at Cushing...

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

This week I do not have a clever opening. America is in pain and especially our black brothers and sisters. This is an understandable pain, especially when seen through the lens of American history.

Beef markets move past disruptions

Barring a major setback, it appears that beef markets are moving past the worst of the disruptions that have caused upheaval is recent weeks. Beef markets were thrown into turmoil in March as food service markets were sharply curtailed and beef demand focused on retail grocery.

Blue Sky offers absentee ballot services

The state election board has announced that financial institutions across the state have agreed to offer free absentee voting services to all Oklahoma voters, and Blue Sky Bank Cushing has taken that service a step further.

Local scholars named to UCO honor rolls

The University of Central Oklahoma has released its spring 2020 Dean’s and President’s honor roll. On the Dean’s list from Agra is Gabrielle Sue Bottger On the President’s Honor Roll from Cushing are Abigail DeeAnn Pool and Marcie NaRee Wiley.

Perkins woman killed in rollover accident near Drumright

A 69 year old Perkins woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident Sunday, just west of Drumright. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Justin Littlesun, Carolyn Wentzel, of Perkins, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt westbound on SH 33, two miles west of Drumright, just before 4 p.m.

NOC announces spring honor rolls

Payne County area students are included among 725 Northern Oklahoma College students earning academic recognition for the spring semester. The President’s Honor Roll lists students who have completed a minimum of 12 core course hours during the semester with a perfect grade-point average of 4.