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Peggy Jean Douglass
Peggy Jean Douglass, 82, of Collinsville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 17, 1934 to Francis Leard and Maggie Jane (Akins) Thomason in...
View ArticleRegional Basketball Tournament moved to Tulsa Webster
The 4A Regional Tournament has been moved to Tulsa Webster while Oologah school officials continue to search for a small gas leak. Here are revised brackets and maps. Webster boys bracket Webster Girls...
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Schools closed Thursday, Mystery gas leak is on the loose.
A runner on the school track got an unexpected extra Sunday evening when he caught a whiff of natural gas and called ONG. Oklahoma Natural Gas determined there was a leak, shut down service to the...
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O-T Schools closed again tomorrow
Superintendent Max Tanner notified the Leader at about 2:40 this afternoon that O-T Schools will be closed again tomorrow (Friday). He is currently tied up with the crew that are attempting to locate...
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Service Wednesday for Eva Slayden
Eva Lee Slayden, 93, of Talala passed away, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Talala. She was born April 6, 1922 in Last Chance to Quince and Etta (Hill) Shepard. Visitation will be 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday,...
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Kathy Crust services Saturday morning
Services celebrating the life of Kathy Crust were 10 am Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 at Oologah Assembly of God with her pastor, Kent Jensen, sharing words of comfort. She was laid to rest beside her...
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Pre-K through 8th grade are back in school Monday
Oologah school classes will resume Monday for students Pre-K through 8th grade. Buses will run at normal pickup time. High School students will get another day off on Monday so work crews can replace a...
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A real miracle
By JOHN M. WYLIE II, Editor A wild 20-mile pursuit on Friday of a car that roared through Talala and Oologah and made a U-turn on a 2-lane section of US 169 at speeds over 100 mph ended with no...
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Amazing Grace
Ladies advance in relocated tournament By SARAH BURCH, Sports Correspondent Senior Grace Garrison scored an amazing 70 points in the 4A Regional Tournament, sparking the Ladies to a berth at the Area...
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Martin wins 2nd State Wrestling Title
By SARAH BURCH, Sports Correspondent Another win is in the books for one of Oologah’s own. Junior Brock Martin has dreamed of this match up since his State Title win last year. Day one of the...
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Will Rogers, Historical Society merger ready for governor’s signature
By JOHN M. WYLIE II, Editor A merger of the Will Rogers Memorials (the Birthplace Ranch in Oologah and the Memorial Museum in Claremore) is just a pen stroke away from reality. The bill was passed by...
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Spitting in the wind 3: Meaning Part II—Is meaning like Hula Hoops?
My Correct Views on Everything1 By JIM NORWINE In my last column I sketched two competing ideas, one that reality is meaning-filled and the other than it is meaning-empty, and I used the example of...
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Spitting in the wind 4: Okie “Good Stuff”
My Correct Views on Everything1 JIM NORWINE “You retired to Oklahoma?!” Such was the chorus of incredulity Lottie and I heard a few years ago, and from natives as well as Texicans and other aliens. It...
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Service Monday for Jolene O’Neil Womack
Funeral service for Jolene O’Neil Womack will be 11 a.m., Monday, March 7, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Thomas Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow at Sears Family Cemetery....
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Fire sweeps northeast from 390 Road and 4110 Road
Photos of the fire. It appears to have started on 390 Road just northwest of the intersection of 390 and 4110. It has jumped 380 Road and 4110 Road as it moves to the northeast. Firefighters are...
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2016 Community Guide underway
We are working on the 2016 Community Guide, which will be distributed in late April. Call us if you’d like to be included. Here’s a link to the current guide:...
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Get ready to splash
BY CAROLYN ESTES, Leader writer Mark your calendar for the last of May for a splashing community celebration! Oologah Town Trustees opened six bid proposals Monday night and awarded a $129,600 contract...
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Ingram is in top 0.1%
By FAITH WYLIE, Leader Writer Brandon Ingram is just one step away from a full-ride college scholarship as one of the top one tenth of one percent of high school seniors. Ingram took the PSAT/NMSQT...
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Former State Sen. Rick Brinkley sentenced to over 3 years for $1.8 million in...
The following statement was issued at 11:17 this morning by the US Department of Justice TULSA, Okla.—Former Oklahoma State Senator Ricky L. Brinkley was sentenced today to serve 37 months in federal...
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Hot news: NW orders 3 state-of-art engines
By JOHN M. WYLIE II, Editor After months of research and sometimes heated debate, the Northwest Fire District has ordered three cutting-edge fire engines. The units, to be delivered in 10 months at a...
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