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Education Chair Dismisses SDE Mandate as 'Empty Threat'

News Staff
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma House Education Committee Chair Rep. Dick Lowe, R-Amber, reacted to the Monday announcement by State Superintendent Ryan Walters that he would require all school districts in the state to provide free lunches to all students at the cost of employee salaries.
The Cushing airport continues to face hurdles to return to a status of full compliance with the FAA. According to ODAA records, the last airport project listed for the Cushing airport involved the reconstruction of the taxiway from fiscal year 2022 with a total cost of $87,560 paid for by state and federal funding. Photo by J.D. Meisner

The Cushing airport continues to face hurdles to return to a status of full compliance with the FAA. According to ODAA records, the last airport project listed for the Cushing airport involved the reconstruction of the taxiway from fiscal year 2022 with a total cost of $87,560 paid for by state and federal funding. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Red tape grounds Cushing airport from state’s 5-year aviation plan

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
CUSHING — The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) recently announced its five-year Airport Construction Program which outlines more than $353 million in planned investments across 67 Oklahoma communities — Cushing Municipal Airport was absent from the list.
Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Young entrepreneurs Kira and Klara

News Staff
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Young entrepreneurs Kira and Klara were in Agra making the best of the hot summer days by selling $1 lemonade and bracelets to passersby last week on July 10. Photo by DeAnna Maddox
Dwinell

Dwinell

Cushing Queenpin gets time

Patti Weaver
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Woman running drug ring around her kids STILLWATER – A Cushing woman accused of trafficking drugs with her husband and keeping them in a home where young children lived has been sentenced to six years in prison followed by 14 years of probation.
Crowdis

Crowdis

No moo-lah, check bounces on $100k cattle buy

News Staff
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Story provided courtesy of Kaynewscow.com NEWKIRK — A court date is set for a Perkins man accused of trying to buy over $100,000 worth of cattle at the Southern Plains Livestock Auction in Blackwell with a bogus check.
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