Crossing the Basin
Caleson Coon
MANNFORD – More than 50 years ago, Fred Campbell purchased property in the Basin when Mannford was...
Monday, July 27, 2026
Lady Tiger leader Payge Schaefer high fives a camper during the Cleveland Tiger Future Star basketball camp. Photo by John Burns. See inside for more photos.
Future Star
Monday, July 27, 2026
News
Zola Harvison Jennings
Jennings Resident Inducted into Centenarians Hall of Fame
Allie Prater
JENNINGS — Jennings resident Zola Harvison was recently honored by Centenarians of Oklahoma and inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame.Harvison was born in March 1926 alongside her twin sister, Lola Mae.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Eiseman
Ex-convict accused of illegally possessing gun
Patti Weaver
STILLWATER — A 40-year-old former Drumright man convicted of nine burglaries in Oilton has been jailed on $7,500 bond pending an Aug. 3 court appearance at which he can seek a preliminary hearing on a Payne County charge of carrying a handgun on Main Street in Cushing.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Pawnee County man accused of sexting minor
Patti Weaver
STILLWATER — A 41-year-old Pawnee County man accused of repeatedly sexting a minor in Payne County has been ordered to appear in court on Aug. 3 on a three-count charge accusing him of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by sending text messages to her cell phone.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Sports
Tiger head coach Daniel Brimmer coaches a young camper. Photo by John Burns.
Future Stars
News Staff
Monday, July 27, 2026
Cleveland all sports passes available now
Van Mitchell
Classes for Cleveland Public Schools fall semester begin Aug. 6, and All-Sports passes are now available for sale.“Cheer on the Tigers all year long with an All Sports pass,” Superintendent Sol Bayouth said.
Monday, July 27, 2026
2026 will be a hard season
News Staff
It seems like this summer has been a long summer, though it seems like it went by pretty fast, and we’re almost there.For fall sports, girls softball season will get here by probably Aug. 10. We started in the always tough Ripley Festival that has teams like Dale, Lindsey, Ripley and others.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Obituaries
Eddie Dale Beard
Eddie Dale Beard
News Staff
Eddie Dale Beard passed away peacefully at Wellington Parke Retire- ment Home in Del City, Oklahoma, on July 25, 2026, at the age of 87.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Carla Jean Brittenham
News Staff
Funeral services for Cushing resident, Carla Brittenham, will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 24th in the Memorial Chapel of Michael's Funeral Home of Drumright. Rev. Sonny Johnston of Crossway Church in Cushing will o ciate. Interment will follow in the Drumright Oak Hill Cemetery.
Monday, July 27, 2026
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