By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor Oil and water won’t mix on Oologah Lake if a pipeline repair goes as planned. Enbridge Energy Co. is performing maintenance on an underwater oil pipeline that was in place before there was an Oologah Lake. The pipeline was built in 1949 and the lake was formed in 1963. The [...]
The Oologah Lake Leader earned the top honor for an Oklahoma newspaper for the 16th time last week. The Oklahoma Press Association presented the Sequoyah Award to the Leader at the annual Better Newspaper Contest Awards ceremony Friday at the Reed Center in Midwest City. The Leader won the award in its first year of [...]
The Oologah Mustangs 12 and under baseball team hold their trophies after qualifying for the World Series in Liberty, Missouri. The team took first in the Collinsville Wood Bat Tournament, second in the 12 and under Open Tournament and second in the post season tournament. Team members are Jace Bottoms, Nolan Eaton, Brady Ledford, Dakodah [...]
Barbara Ann “Bobby” Hayes, 79 year old White Oak area resident, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at her home. She was born Sept 14, 1933 inTulsato Ray Albert and Lady Alleene (Stone) Oskison. Bobby graduated fromNortheasternA & MCollegeinMiami. On Sept. 14, 1967 she married Frank Hayes. Bobby was a [...]
Grocery groundbreaking set June 24 By JOHN M. WYLIE II, Editor After years of hoping, planning, and waiting, the official groundbreaking for Oologah’s new Apple Market supermarket has been set for 1 p.m. Monday, June 24. Everyone is invited to the ceremonies, to be held at the store site on the west side of U.S. [...]
Why did a longtime county employee and mother of three O-T graduates have to quit her job when the new Courthouse opened? Because she and her doctor agreed that working inside it was literally making her very sick. Read John Wylie’s exclusive report in this week’s Oologah Lake Leader.
By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor Oologah has produced another Eagle Scout. Chance Fletcher recently attained the scouting’s highest honor after earning the 21 required merit badges, obtaining four more than he actually needed. Fletcher’s brother, Justin, is also an Eagle Scout. Fletcher’s mother, Ann, joined a co-ed scout troop when she moved to Oologah as [...]
Michael Dean Adams, Sr Saturday, September 06, 1947 —- Monday, June 10, 2013 Michael Dean Adams, Sr., longtime resident of Oologah, passed away Monday June 10, 2013 at his home.He was born September 6, 1947 at Henryetta, OK to Koble Floyd and Dorothy Irene (Coble) Adams. Michael was grew up in Lawton, OK, graduating [...]
Geraldine Grace Bates, 89, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Owasso. She was born Aug. 23, 1923, in Tulsa, to Grover and Lucille (Maile) Guier. Grace graduated with the Will Rogers High School Class of 1941. She was married February 6, 1947, in Tulsa, to John Willard Bates. She spent much of her working life [...]
A memorial service will celebrate the life of James “Jim” Arlin Heinen at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Blue Starr church of Christ. Friends may visit at the Rice Funeral Service at 1-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 13. Jim passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the age of 74. Born Nov. 16, [...]
