News
The Atwood Alumni Reunion will be held June 27th in the Lowell Wilkerson Community Center. The building will open at noon and a potluck dinner will be enjoyed…
Sports
Four members of the Allen Mustangs Track Team earned the opportunity to compete at the Oklahoma State Track Meet earlier this May.
Emma Tomb led the way with a…
The annual Alumni Weekend will be held, as always, on Father’s Day Weekend, June 19th and 20th.
Friday night activities begin with the Street Dance at 7:30 p.m…
Columns
I spoke (wrote) to a pair of old timers this morning and it reminded me to write a smidgen for this week’s “One Pharmacist’s View.” Chesley (Tiny) Ray, Corky’s…
Independents do have a vote on June 16
Unfortunately, Oklahoma’s Independents can’t vote for candidates in the party primaries this year. Republicans have long…
Obituaries
Louis Nelson Rowsey of Atwood passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the age of 88. During his final days, he was lovingly…
Services for Ronald Eugene Janda, 76, of Allen, are 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30th, at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, Allen; Rev. Mark Barnes and Rev. Earl…
Gerald L. Beeney, age 77, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on June 9, 1948, in Pekin, Illinois, to Tom…
Edgar Lee (“Ed”) Mays was born on July 14, 1936 in Allen, Oklahoma to Thomas Matthew Mays and Esther Pearl Dyson Mays. He passed away April 26, 2026. Ed grew…
Kernek Elmer McDonald, Kenny as some of you may know him, born the 18th June 1957, in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Elmer and Hazel Marguerite (Wages) McDonald of…
Memorial services for Sharon Kay “Cookie” Alexander, 79, of Holdenville, are 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel in Ada; Rev.…