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Tom Cummings

Tom Cummings

Lions honor front line workers

Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Cushing Lions Club was special as those memories from just a couple of months ago crept back in when we all parked in the parking lots of Hillcrest Hospital at 7 pm honking and flashing our lights for those brave employees that were inside as the first defense of...

OSU Graduation

Oklahoma State University awarded degrees to 3,840 students this past spring, including 2,432 Oklahomans, according to the Office of the Registrar.
Cooling down the greens

Cooling down the greens

Cooling down the greens

An employee at Cushing’s Buffalo Rock Golf Course sprays water on the greens to keep them cool in triple digit heat last week. Recent rains have served to cool the temperatures and the Cushing area can expect good golfing weather with temps in the lower 90s under partly cloudy skies through Friday.
GRAND OPENING

GRAND OPENING

GRAND OPENING

The Cushing Chamber of Commerce turned out to the RSP-Artzy Cookin' Place Nonprofit Organization at 208 W Broadway Friday, for a grand opening ceremony hosted by non-profit partners Matt Ray, Cathy Smith and Afton Pierce. Artzy Cookin Place will offer art and cooking classes Monday through Friday.

COVID-19 update

As of noon Tuesday, the Oklahoma Department of Health reported that there have been a total of 38 positive tests for COVID-19 since testing began. From those cases there has been one death and 27 recoveries, meaning that there are currently 10 active cases in the city.

County discusses stabilizing COVID cases

The Payne County Commission learned Monday that active COVID-19 cases in the county have started to stabilize. “The sheriff (Kevin Woodward) reported that the (COVID-19) numbers had reached a peak, and the number of positive cases is starting to taper off,” said District 1 Commissioner Zach Cavett.

Coronavirus update

According to the latest Oklahoma State Department of Health data released at 11 a.m. Wednesday, there are currently three active cases of COVID-19 in the Cushing area.  According to OSDH, there have been 24 positive cases of COVID-19 in Cushing since testing began, with one death and 20 recoveries.

School officials discuss school startup scenarios

During a normal summer, very few people are talking about going back to school prior to the Fourth of July holiday, but this summer is far from normal and Cushing Public Schools Superintendent Koln Knight and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Melissa Amon were guest speakers at the Cushing Rotary Club...