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Dana Elizabeth Harjo, 43, of Weleetka, OK went to be with the Lord on November 3, 2024 in Muskogee, OK.
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On 11-4-2024 Meadowbrook Oil Company called Hughes County 911 to report an oil tank battery fire. Severe storms in the area caused lightning to strike the oil storage tanks at the oil well known as the Eastep #1. The lightning strike caused the steel tank to explode and burst into flames. The steel top of the tank exploded and land 50 yards west of the tank battery. Located 4.5 miles west of Wetumka on State Highway #9. Wetumka Fire Department responded with multiple trucks and firefighters to contain and extinguish the blaze. Photos Courtesy Erika Storts and Fire Chief Cody Wright
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Read moreAs a life-long resident, business owner, and landowner in the target area, I am strongly against the turbine powered wind farms being solicited and built by foreign corporations in Hughes County for several reasons.
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The Oklahoma Military Academy (OMA) supplanted the former Eastern University Preparatory School (EUPS) at Claremore, which had closed in 1917 with Gov. Robert L. Williams's veto of the institution's necessary appropriations. In January 1919 Oklahoma State Rep. H. Tom Kight of Claremore introduced legislation calling for the establishment of a statesponsored military school in order that the United States would never find itself ill-prepared for war as it had been in 1917. Kight's bill could not have come at a more appropriate time. The nation's success in World War I had spurred nationalistic fervor, and traditional American wariness regarding the military gave way to the general belief that military training would help young men become better citizens within a democratic society. The mood of
Read moreDuring the October town meeting, the Town Trustees approved to apply for a COEDD/REAP grant to replace the flooring in the Main Street Community Building and OAAE HOF and to add AV/SOUND System in the OAAE HOF Building. The grant is due Oct 31st, and the town will know if they receive the funds in January. Continued prayers for those on our sick list for Llyod David and Lovie Samilton, Christopher Stripling, Bobby West (lung cancer), Otis Davis, Terry Normore, Jerry French (cancer), Irene Carson, Taft Forshee, Tiger French, Wilbert Zackery, Brady Drake (cancer), and Earnest Hamilton.
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