Ian Brown as Rabbi and Elijah Goode as dance captain during the Youth Theater production performed in Cleveland and Pawnee July 11 and 19. Outstanding young performers presenting acting, singing, and dancing in musicals for the 10th year. Photo by John Burns.

Ian Brown as Rabbi and Elijah Goode as dance captain during the Youth Theater production performed in Cleveland and Pawnee July 11 and 19. Outstanding young performers presenting acting, singing, and dancing in musicals for the 10th year. Photo by John Burns.

Fiddler on the Roof

Monday, July 20, 2026

Keystone Gusher e-Edition

News 

Oil storage tanks at the Cushing hub sit at low capacity. Each tank has a floating lid that rises and falls with the oil inside, allowing observers to estimate the tank’s inventory by the lid’s position. A lower lid indicates less oil in storage. Photo by Caleson Coon.

Oil storage tanks at the Cushing hub sit at low capacity. Each tank has a floating lid that rises and falls with the oil inside, allowing observers to estimate the tank’s inventory by the lid’s position. A lower lid indicates less oil in storage. Photo by Caleson Coon.

Not a casualty of war

Caleson Coon
Monday, July 20, 2026
A look inside the low oil stores in the Cushing HUB CUSHING – Although some could say The Cushing Hub storage took a hit when the war Rick Ahrberg, President of Ahrberg Milling Co.

Area students earn UCO honors

Allie Prater
Monday, July 20, 2026
EDMOND — Thirteen students from the Keystone Gusher coverage area were named to the University of Central Oklahoma’s honor rolls for the spring 2026 semester.Emyli Shon Creekmore of Drumright and Mikayla Alexis Bradford and Austin C.
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Sports 

A chat with Coach Mark Ryan

Robert Marshall
Monday, July 20, 2026
Last Wednesday, two of the voices of Drumright Tornado Football, Tony Harper and Loren Barnett, interviewed head football coach Mark Ryan.Harper asked Ryan about what to expect and asked about his previous coaching stops.
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Obituaries 

JPaul McHenry

JPaul McHenry

JPaul McHenry

News Staff
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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.
Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith

Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith

Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith

News Staff
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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.
Ruth Ann Olson

Ruth Ann Olson

Ruth Ann Olson

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2026
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.
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