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Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers this Sunday, June 15!
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The Purcell Register will have early deadlines for the issue of June 19 because of the Juneteenth Holiday.
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/12/25
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There’s a clever headline in this week’s Register written by OSU Extension’s Trisha Gedon.
The story is about rainfall and the headline reads: “Soaklahoma - where the …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/12/25
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Happy birthday to my great-niece Hazel Budd of Midwest City.
Hazel celebrates her sixth birthday Thursday, June 5.
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Happy birthday to our own Purcell Register employee Doris …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/5/25
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When OU’s 47-game football winning streak came to an end in 1957 with a loss to Notre Dame, Daily Oklahoman sports columnist Volney Meece penned this for his lead paragraph.
“I knew …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/5/25
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Happy birthday to my great-niece, Sophia Budd of Midwest City.
Sophia celebrates her 11th birthday Saturday, May 31.
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Happy birthday to Renee Barber, Bernie Cash, Kelly Anderson, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/29/25
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While reading The Register last week (and yes, I do read it) I came across a story that was on our Neighbors page that should have been on the very front page.
If you missed it go back and read …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/29/25
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The Purcell Register will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.
The office will be open at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning and all deadlines will remain the same.
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/22/25
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May took a little longer to get started this year but it’s making up for lost time, weather-wise.
When you think about tornadoes May 2 or 3 come to mind right off the bat.
But in …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/22/25
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Happy birthday to Landon Wells, Aubrey Nelson, Gale Wilson, Karen Jobe, Jack Lucy, BJ Cummings, Cody Adams, Colton Wren, Cheyenne Fulks, Jacob Jones, Taylor Rollins, Zachery Danels, Rick Hudson, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/15/25
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After visiting with Oklahoma Turnpike Authority officials over the past several days it has become crystal clear to me that the OTA wants to visit with residents of Purcell and the Purcell area about …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/15/25
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A special Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers!
Be sure and call your mom on Sunday, May 11.
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Happy birthday to Danny Jacobs, Anna Baker, Jonas Summers, Mark Bennett, Cindy …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/8/25
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District 2 County Commissioner Wilson Lyles has a life-saving request for folks driving around McClain County.
He didn’t say this but the old adage of “Turn Around Don’t …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/8/25
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A special happy birthday wish to my younger son, Matt Montgomery.
Matt celebrates his birthday Thursday, May 1.
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A special happy birthday to my handsome grandson, John Denny …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/1/25
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During the April 19th rememberence ceremony of 30 years ago, former President Bill Clinton made one of the all-time speeches.
He was the sitting president when the horror transpired in 1995 at …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/1/25
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Happy birthday to Mike Tolle, Susan Peters, Adam Duffy, Jennifer Kozik, Bridget Roper, Mel Ezell, Jo Idleman, Matt Richardson, Cindy Carlton, Hannah Hoefer, Logan McKiddy, Louis Zuech, Bailey …
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Gracie Montgomery
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4/24/25
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After reading my column from last week, Victor Lohn made a return trip to the newspaper office with his own story about April 19, 1995.
Victor Lohn had received word there were to be layoffs at …
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John D. Montgomery
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4/24/25
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Happy Easter to everyone!
Hope your day is a good one.
The Purcell Register will be closed on Friday, April 18, in observance of Good Friday.
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Happy birthday to The Register …
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Gracie Montgomery
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4/17/25
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(This was originally published in 1995.)
The morning didn’t start off unusual.
It was a Wednesday and I knew I needed to quickly get back down to the newspaper to wrap things up …
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John D. Montgomery
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4/17/25
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Happy 51st anniversary to Vickie and Bobby Foraker.
They celebrate their anniversary Saturday, April 12.
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A special happy birthday to Janet Woolly.
Janet celebrates her …
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Gracie Montgomery
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4/10/25
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The calendar may read April but the first week of the month sure seemed a lot like March.
Your heart has to go out to those folks to our east who have been getting hammered by floods and …
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John D. Montgomery
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4/10/25
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