Local student places in statewide art contest

Emma Page, a Cushing High School student, earned second place in ninth-grade art in the recent statewide Law Day Contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association.

County Curbside Testing

The Payne County Health Department has announced curbside COVID-19 testing will be available by appointment only beginning April 6th at the Payne County Health Department, 1321 West 7th, Stillwater, while supplies are available.

Community Announcements

Give Blood through April 11 With social separation and coronavirus awareness, blood banks across the nation are falling critically short of blood. The Oklahoma Blood Institute urges everyone who can, to give blood at one of the following events. • Cushing Fire and Police Department, 211 W.

Energy Watch

Oil prices stabilized some what Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to talks with the intention of shoring up energy markets and benchmark trade prices climbed out of the 18-year lows.

Destination Downtown

Amazing how our world can turn around in just a couple of weeks! Our people downtown can certainly attest to that, but how uplifting to have talked to several of them and hear the positive thoughts and the ‘I can do’ attitude prevail.

Cushing woman kicks officer

A Cushing woman was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer after she allegedly donkey-kicked a member of the Cushing Police Department as he attempted to detain her. According to court records, Danielle J .

Capacity storage at Cushing does not mean higher tax revenues

As the glut in the oil market has crude flowing into Cushing at unprecedented levels, storage tanks surrounding the city are nearly full, raising the question of how much ad valor taxes will this generate for area schools?

Taking Care of Each Other in Tough Times

We have found ourselves living in unprecedented times. Elected officials across the state and the nation are working diligently to find the best solutions to the challenges the coronavirus is raising.

Adopt a Block

Since the last post of “Talking Trash” a lot has happened in our city, our country, our world. The Corvid19 virus has taken over the world interfering with our daily lives and causing economic havoc. Many will sit around and say “I’m just one small fish in this giant ocean.