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  • Seven Ready, OTEMS hold second public forum

    Seven Ready, OTEMS hold second public forum

    The OTEMS ambulance district has scheduled its second public forum from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Oologah Community Building to discuss the status of the Seven Ready program. The voluntary ambulance program currently offered to OTEMS district residents through Rural Water District No. 4 or Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative lets patrons [...]

  • Trooper saves life of man in wreck

    Trooper saves life of man in wreck

    Trooper Scott Shropshire held the head of Raymond Hyatt out of water until relief arrived at the scene of an automobile wreck according to OTEMS medics. The OTEMS medics said the trooper’s actions saved the patient’s life. The one-vehicle accident occurred at US 169 and 290 Road just south of the Nowata/Rogers County border at 12:56 [...]

  • Mustangs lose two, beat Cardinals

    Mustangs lose two, beat Cardinals

    By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor Oologah lost home games to Berryhill and Glenpool and finished the week with a win over Collinsville. The Mustangs are 7-10 with six games left in the regular season. Head coach Ron Ward has been tinkering with his starting line up looking for help for shooting guards Kaleb Hotfelt and [...]

  • Ladies riding high at 13-4

    Ladies riding high at 13-4

    By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor The Lady Mustangs are riding a hot streak with the playoffs just around the corner. Oologah is now 13-4 after beating Berryhill, Glenpool and Collinsville last week. The Lady Mustangs have won four in a row and they broke into the rankings this week at #20. “We’re peaking at the [...]

  • Wigginton faces Doyle for school board

    Wigginton faces Doyle for school board

    Wally Doyle is challenging incumbent Brian Wigginton for seat number two on the Oologah-Talala School Board. The election will be held Tuesday, Feb. 14. The winner will serve a five year term. Brian Wigginton Please give some brief background information on your education, career and family. I am a PROUD graduate of Oologah Schools, class [...]

  • Lewis Gordon

    Lewis Carl Gordon, Sr.

    Services for Lewis Carl Gordon, Sr. are scheduled at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 at Nick Reynolds Funeral Service in Collinsville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. Lewis passed away Sunday, Jan. 29 at his home in Claremore at the age of 76. He was born Feb. 22, [...]

  • Dorothy Burchett

    Dorothy Louise Burchett

    Dorothy Burchett Dorothy Louise Burchett Funeral services for Dorothy Louise Burchett, who died Saturday at the age of 80, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Talala Christian Church. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Musgrove Merriott Smith Funeral Service in Claremore.

  • Robin Sevier

    Robin Leigh Sevier

    Funeral services for Robin Leigh Sevier, who died Friday at the age of 49, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Liberty Free Will Baptist Church in Oologah. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso.  

  • Rev. Gregory Hord

    Rev. Greg Hord

    Rev. Gregory W. Hord, age 48, of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, formerly of Oologah, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 at 9:11pm at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay, Ohio. He was born on Sept. 28, 1963 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio to Winn A. and Dorcas P. (Fetters) Hord, both [...]

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Seven Ready, OTEMS hold second public forum

Seven Ready, OTEMS hold second public forum

[ 0 ] February 1, 2012

The OTEMS ambulance district has scheduled its second public forum from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Oologah Community Building to discuss the status of the Seven Ready program. The voluntary ambulance program currently offered to OTEMS district residents through Rural Water District No. 4 or Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative lets patrons [...]

Trooper saves life of man in wreck

Trooper saves life of man in wreck

[ 0 ] February 1, 2012

Trooper Scott Shropshire held the head of Raymond Hyatt out of water until relief arrived at the scene of an automobile wreck according to OTEMS medics. The OTEMS medics said the trooper’s actions saved the patient’s life. The one-vehicle accident occurred at US 169 and 290 Road just south of the Nowata/Rogers County border at 12:56 [...]

Mustangs lose two, beat Cardinals

Mustangs lose two, beat Cardinals

[ 0 ] February 1, 2012

By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor Oologah lost home games to Berryhill and Glenpool and finished the week with a win over Collinsville. The Mustangs are 7-10 with six games left in the regular season. Head coach Ron Ward has been tinkering with his starting line up looking for help for shooting guards Kaleb Hotfelt and [...]

Ladies riding high at 13-4

Ladies riding high at 13-4

[ 0 ] February 1, 2012

By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor The Lady Mustangs are riding a hot streak with the playoffs just around the corner. Oologah is now 13-4 after beating Berryhill, Glenpool and Collinsville last week. The Lady Mustangs have won four in a row and they broke into the rankings this week at #20. “We’re peaking at the [...]

Wigginton faces Doyle for school board

Wigginton faces Doyle for school board

[ 0 ] February 1, 2012

Wally Doyle is challenging incumbent Brian Wigginton for seat number two on the Oologah-Talala School Board. The election will be held Tuesday, Feb. 14. The winner will serve a five year term. Brian Wigginton Please give some brief background information on your education, career and family. I am a PROUD graduate of Oologah Schools, class [...]

Lewis Gordon

Lewis Carl Gordon, Sr.

[ 0 ] January 31, 2012

Services for Lewis Carl Gordon, Sr. are scheduled at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 at Nick Reynolds Funeral Service in Collinsville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. Lewis passed away Sunday, Jan. 29 at his home in Claremore at the age of 76. He was born Feb. 22, [...]

Dorothy Burchett

Dorothy Louise Burchett

[ 0 ] January 29, 2012

Dorothy Burchett Dorothy Louise Burchett Funeral services for Dorothy Louise Burchett, who died Saturday at the age of 80, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Talala Christian Church. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Musgrove Merriott Smith Funeral Service in Claremore.

Robin Sevier

Robin Leigh Sevier

[ 0 ] January 29, 2012

Funeral services for Robin Leigh Sevier, who died Friday at the age of 49, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Liberty Free Will Baptist Church in Oologah. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso.  

Rev. Gregory Hord

Rev. Greg Hord

[ 1 ] January 29, 2012

Rev. Gregory W. Hord, age 48, of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, formerly of Oologah, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 at 9:11pm at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay, Ohio. He was born on Sept. 28, 1963 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio to Winn A. and Dorcas P. (Fetters) Hord, both [...]

The Lady Mustangs collect their third place trophy after beating Coffeyville last Saturday at the Coffeyville Tournament. Taylor McElhaney, Jessica Wolf and Ali Nakvinda were named to the All Tournament Team.

Ladies grab third at tourney

[ 0 ] January 25, 2012

By CHRIS EDENS City Editor The Lady Mustangs brought home the third place trophy from the Coffeyville Tournament last weekend. Oologah improved to 10-4 with wins over the Coffeyville varsity and JV squads and a one point loss to Parsons. “I thought the girls played hard, having to play four games in one week and [...]