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City Council honors Dewayne Wood; sets properties for demolition

The Blackwell City Council had a long day Friday, staying in the City Hall meeting room from noon until roughly 9:30 p.m. to go over the city’s...

Blackwell's steam powered heart lives on in Pawnee

Hiss. Puff. Puff. Swoosh. Tick-tock. Click. Click. Click. Sounds abound as vapors waft through a large, black steam engine that sits in a barn...

Printed Paper Online

Stitt ends Oklahoma's State of Emergency

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday signed an executive order ending the state of emergency he enacted in March 2020 at the start of the coronavirus...

From the OKC bombing to the Coronavirus pandemic: cherish life

I wasn’t even a thought on April 19, 1995. I was born in 2000. That’s why that April day is hard for me to understand. On that fateful day, terror...

COVID vaccine myths: what to watch for

Vaccine hesitancy is one of our last major hurdles in the fight against COVID-19, and we are racing against the emergence of several variants to...

ANNIVERSARY: Jack and Donna Bookout

Jack and Donna (Casey) Bookout were married on March 21, 1951 in Bristow, Oklahoma. They lived in several states during their 70 years of marriage...

Lifestyle/Faith

Pastor Mike: Reach out to friends in times of joy AND darkness

Greetings One and All, I hope everything is going well and that you are enjoying the spring weather. The rain has been plentiful and the sunshine...

Tractors in Heaven: Remembering Wheeler Cobb

Do old farm tractors break down in Heaven? I sure hope so. If it weren’t for a Farmall Cub in need of repair, I’d have never gotten to know Wheeler...

Cody's Corner: Finding comfort from God's challenging words

In Isaiah 40:21, we read: “Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the...

City Council honors Dewayne Wood; sets properties for demolition

The Blackwell City Council had a long day Friday, staying in the City Hall meeting room from noon until roughly 9:30 p.m. to go over the city’s...

Blackwell's steam powered heart lives on in Pawnee

Hiss. Puff. Puff. Swoosh. Tick-tock. Click. Click. Click. Sounds abound as vapors waft through a large, black steam engine that sits in a barn...

Illegal grow on Main Street raided

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) with the assistance of local law enforcement officials served a search warrant at Synergy Genetics, 105 S....

William “Wheeler” Cobb was born in the Ponca City Hospital on January 27th, 1934 to Alice and William “Bill” Cobb. At the age of five, they...

Marilyn Vandermeer

 Marilyn Vandermeer of Braman, Oklahoma passed away on April 24, 2021 at her home at the age of 95 years. Services are pending with Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Angel Shackelford

Angel Shackelford of Blackwell, Oklahoma passed away on April 25, 2021 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 57 years. Services...

Respecting Asian Cinema: AAPI Heritage Month

May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and last week there was a search warrant served by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics...

Tractors in Heaven: Remembering Wheeler Cobb

Do old farm tractors break down in Heaven? I sure hope so. If it weren’t for a Farmall Cub in need of repair, I’d have never gotten to know Wheeler...

Mother's Day is every day: honoring our strong mothers

When you need good advice, to whom do you turn? The answer is different for everyone. When I need to hear words of wisdom, I turn to my mother....

POLICE REPORTS: March 8 - 13

MARCH 8 01:00 – Disturbance – animal – barking dog – 1911 Willow 07:14 – Animal – placed on ACO log – RP has 3 mixed breed puppies 10-12 weeks...

Braman FD donates to Logan County volunteers after tragic fire

When a fellow rural fire department needed help, Braman firefighters swooped in to save the day. The Twin Lakes Fire Department, a volunteer...

Maroons are 2020-21 Dual State runners-up

The Blackwell Maroons High School wrestling team closed out a successful 2020-21 season last Saturday night with a second place finish in the dual...

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