Jeremy Fincher holds a “worlds best dad” trophy while standing in the ruins of his family’s home.
Present at the Cushing Elementary ground breaking ceremony were Martha Cackler, Nancy Dowell, Superintendent Melissa Amon, school board members Barrett Shupe, Brina Tate, Shawn Hubble, and Dena Floyd, Economic Development Director Bruce Johnson, Sally Wright and Chris Hubbard.
The Mid South bicycle race took place in Stillwater, over 2,500 athletes from all over the world participated, including three Cushing residents, Michael Graves, Tyson Branyan, and Daniel Nack; and three Perkins residents, Chris and Laiken Holzer, and Sue Bickell.
Munier
Isla Nugent gently cradles the recently transformed butterfly the Pre-K students at CPS were able to observe while learning about life cycles as one of the many hands-on projects the students participate in throughout the year.
2023 Year in Review
Representative John Talley discusses how to make a mask with Hadley Marshall (left) and Piper Sigle during the last week of the most recent Cushing Art Camp held at the Cushing Middle School.
2023 Year in Review
The bulk of a massive tree lies across a front yard on Steele Street in Cushing, Sunday, the morning after severe storms brought winds in excess of 80 miles an hour to the area. More photos inside. Photo by MaryLee Meisner
2023 has been a busy year for Cushing and the surrounding communities — a new refinery was announced, the ground was broken on a new elementary, a beloved community K-9 officer retired, and a massive thunder and wind storm wreaked havoc across Oklahoma.
January
The Keystone Pipeline was reopened after being shut down for 26 days due to an oil spill in Kansas. The 14,000 barrel spill was the largest …