Community Announcements

Give Blood through April 11 With social separation and coronavirus awareness, blood banks across the nation are falling critically short of blood.

Energy Watch

Oklahoma crude oil prices as of 12 p.m. Tuesday were $23.29 a barrel. Goldman Sachs slashed its oil forecast last week as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to pressure demand.

Notice to subscribers and readers regarding COVID-19

For all of us at the Cushing Citizen, the safety and well-being of those in the communities we serve is our highest priority.

Cushing Fire and Ambulance Reports

March 9 08:46 – HHC to OSU Med 11:33 – E. Deeprock Rd. – Gas leak 13:13 – HHC to E. 4th 17:32 – E. Main to Drumright ER 20:40 – Timber Ridge Dr. – Cooking Fire, contained to container 20:48 – 18 & 33 to SMC March 10 02:15 – HHC to St. Francis 08:53 – HHC to HMC Tulsa 14:44 – N. Steele –...

Meals and wheels and meals into wheels

By J. D. Meisner The Cushing Senior Citizen’s Center has teamed up with Project Heart to continue delivering meals to senior citizens despite the temporary closing of the senior citizens’ center.

State Declares Election Emergency

Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax declared an election emergency yesterday, Thursday, March 19, for local elections being held in 74 counties on April 7, 2020.

Vietnam Veteran to be memorialized with stretch of highway

By Farrel Kleckner (Editor’s note: National Vietnam War Veterans Day is Sunday, March 29. The following submitted story honors a Cushing hero who fought, was decorated and returned home to make a real contribution to his community.) What is a hero?

City suspends shut off orders for non payment

Effective March 19, 2020, at 2:30 p.m., the City of Cushing has suspended shutoff orders for nonpayment of utilities for residential and commercial customers. The City will re-evaluate this suspension in 30 days. All utility bills will now be due on April 20, 2020.

Cushing oil terminal in high demand as storage rates rise

Daisy Creager Story courtesy Journal Record Cushing is known as the “oil pipeline crossroads of the world” and demand for its storage tanks is up as crude oil supplies continue to outpace demand and storage space becomes increasingly expensive.

Stillwater Medical Suspends Visitation

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is advising Oklahomans that epidemiologists have detected community spread of COVID-19 in our state. Community spread means that individuals who have no travel history or contact with someone with the disease have become infected with virus.