A lone worker
A lone worker
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A lone worker takes a break to view the flyover from the roof of Hillcrest Hospital.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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Cousins Macy and Arden Griffith
Cousins Macy and Arden Griffith
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Cousins Macy and Arden Griffith watch as four F-16s from the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard fly low and slow over Hillcrest Hospital-Cushing, Thursday as part of OANG’s salute and thanks to all healthcare workers, first responders and other personnel working the frontlines in...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Headed to Drumright.
Headed to Drumright.
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Headed to Drumright.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Theatre Restoration
Theatre Restoration
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In 1926, the Dunkin Theatre opened on Broadway in Cushing, a fully fledged cinema palace, complete with columns of decorative salmon-colored florets running up the front of the building to the decorative concrete cornice at the roof.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Despite coronavirus, P.E.O. Pushin’ Posies fundraiser deemed success
Despite coronavirus, P.E.O. Pushin’ Posies fundraiser deemed success
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Cushing P.E.O. Chapter AX had begun its annual fundraiser of selling spring bedding plants before the coronavirus limited individual contact.
Marilyn Duff, who is co-chair of the fundraiser along with Anita Marler, said members continue to sell over the phone.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
CHS graduation moved to June 19
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Cushing Public Schools Superintendent Koln Knight has announced that graduation will not be held on May 15, due to the fact that state guidelines continue to restrict large social gatherings and the state department of education has essentially shut down all school facilities for public use until...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Roberson named commission chair
Roberson named commission chair
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On Monday, May 4, the Cushing City Commission held a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected Commissioner Ricky Lofton, who defeated commission chair Don Amon in the municipal elections in February. Lofty was sworn in to seat #5 by Judge William Ahrberg.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Drumright ex-con busted in Stillwater
Drumright ex-con busted in Stillwater
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A Drumright man with an extensive criminal record could be going back to prison after he allegedly stole a car, ran a series of roadblocks while eluding police and left the scene of a personal injury accident before he was stopped and arrested in Stillwater last week.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Producers can shut-in wells
Producers can shut-in wells
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On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission ruled in favor of an emergency application from LPD Energy Company, LLC, to classify unprofitable crude oil production as economic waste, enabling producers to shut-in their oil wells, yet still maintain their leases.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
First death reported in Cushing
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Late last week, COVID-19 claimed its first victim in Cushing.
On Saturday, April 25, Tonya Reid with the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported that the first death in Payne County linked to COVID-19 was a man over 65 years of age. The report did not disclose the man’s identity.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
