Severe weather causes storm cleanup
Deanna Maddox
DRUMRIGHT — Severe storms that swept across Oklahoma last weekend brought destructive winds, downed...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Mannford officials display a ceremonial check for $693,820 from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to help fund the town’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure project. The loan includes 100 percent principal forgiveness and is expected to save the town an estimated $1.3 million compared with traditional financing.
Funding the Flow
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Funding the Flow
News
Cleveland super says parent surveys essential
Van Mitchell
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Public Schools is asking its district families to complete three important surveys before the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Noel Nation’s story comes home to Cleveland
Van Mitchell
CLEVELAND — story that began in the classrooms, hallways, and athletic fields of Cleveland Public Schools is coming home.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Creek County Arrests
Creek County Arrests
News Staff
The following were booked into Creek County jail July 6 to July12. All subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. The charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances and may not be current.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Sports
Youth hunting program seeks volunteers for fall deer camp
Allie Prater
MUSTANG - The Oklahoma Youth Hunting Program is seeking volunteers to help introduce fi rst-time hunters to the sport during a special deer camp and hunt this fall.held 16-18 during Oklahoma's Youth Deer Gun Season.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Long's charge highlights weekend of local grit at Port City Raceway
J. D. Meisner
There are nights when a driver wins a race.Then there are nights when a driver wins the grandstands.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Drumright 10U compete at Cushing Districts
Tornado Watch With Robert Marshall
The Drumright 10 and Under baseball team, coached by Loren Barnett travelled to the Cushing District Tournament. The winner of the tournament would go to state.The fi rst game of the tournament was against Kiefer.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Obituaries
JPaul McHenry
JPaul McHenry
News Staff
September 14, 1987 – May 30, 2026 JPaul McHenry, age 38, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on May 30, 2026. A proud citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, he was born on September 14, 1987, in Claremore, OK, and raised in Mannford, where he was known for his humor, warmth, and lasting friendships.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith
Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith
News Staff
Aug. 6, 1936 May 25, 2026 Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith lived a life defined not by titles, accomplishments or years, though he gathered plenty, but by the steady and extraordinary way he loved everyone.Richard was born Aug. 6, 1936, in Oklahoma City to Pete and Vera Smith.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Ruth Ann Olson
Ruth Ann Olson
News Staff
Ruth Ann Olson, a lifelong resident of Cushing, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026, at the age of 53. Born on October 10, 1972, in Cushing, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Wright and the late Darlene Wright.
Monday, May 18, 2026