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How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers

The discovery of fragments of avian flu virus in about 20% of milk samples from stores in initial testing across the U.S. suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in U.S. dairy cattle than previously realized. …
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Pursuit ends in crash, arrest

Purcell Police Officer Jacob Martz attempted to stop a speeding vehicle just before 11 p.m. Sunday night before the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed northbound on Green Avenue. Martz was …

Water conservation

To conserve water, the city of Purcell is implementing a mandatory odd/even lawn watering policy. If your house number is an even number, you can water your yard on the even days of the month. If …
There were items too numerous to mention during Purcell’s Art Walk last Friday in downtown.

Purcell Art Walk, July 2024

Chamber has board retreat

Life-long Oklahoman Melissa Pruitt assumed the presidency of the Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce July 1. Pruitt and her husband of 17 years, Jason, are business owners in Purcell and have …

5 questions with Justin Nimmo

Editor’s note: Answering   The Purcell Register ’s five questions this week is Justin Nimmo, the owner of Just -In-Time Rent to Own in Purcell. Q. How did you get into the rent …

.3” recorded Saturday

The .3” that was recorded here Saturday, July 20, pushed the year-to-date total to 25.8” or just ahead of this time last year’s amount of 25.6”. That Saturday, Washington …

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 Washington Baseball All-District
Washington Baseball 4A All-Stars
Joe Thurston two-man scramble results
Robert Komahcheet and Ben Coffee shot 61-61 for a two-day total of 122 to win the annual Joe Thurston Memorial Golf Tournament in Purcell on Sunday. Rick May and Bobby Tucker shot 67-66 for a …
Purcell Baseball 4A All-Stars
Washington slow-pitch All-State
The Washington Warrior baseball team defeated Perry 4-0 Saturday to claim the Class 3A State championship. It was Washington’s third consecutive Class 3A title.
Three-peat!
The Washington Warriors baseball team defeated the Perry Maroons 4-0 Saturday to claim the Class 3A State championship. It was an incredible ending to their third straight Class 3A championship. …

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Obituaries
Timmy Ray Hayes died July 17, 2024, surround by his family, in Denison, Texas, at the age of 59 years 11 months 15 days. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the …
Christopher Jay Whitestar died July 17, 2024, in Oklahoma City at the age of 54 years 23 days. Funeral services were held Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Glorieta Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, …
Funeral services for Odis Junior Lynch, 81, long-time resident of Oklahoma City and Wayne, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel in Purcell. …
Funeral services for Rodney “Rod” Holden, 71, of Purcell will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 15, 2024 at Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Norman. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery …
Funeral services for Qunin Wade Bennett, 83, of Purcell were held Monday, July 8, 2024 at the Purcell First Baptist Church. Interment was at the Maysville Cemetery under the direction of the …

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Three Heart of Oklahoma superintendents reported they will stay the course with respect to Ryan Walters’ mandate on Bibles being used in classrooms. The mandate by the wacky State …
Happy birthday to   Pamela Provenzano, Patrick Harris, Traci Lambert Boudreaux, Brody Galyean, Chance Midkiff, Roger Cudd, John Hobbs, Lynda Dawson, Sherry Honeyman, Jose Lius Vazquez, Dee …
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Thank goodness the last of the five American tourists detained in Turks and Caicos has been able to return home. When I first heard about the ordeal southeast of The Bahamas involving Michael …
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I’m as tired as the next guy reading and hearing about what Biden has done lately or what Trump has to say about it. But with all the political rhetoric aside I have to draw the line on …
Happy birthday to Pam Beller, Sheri Enox, Alison Wells, Sondra Richards, Arveda Rollins, Regina Hayes, Kelly Lambdin, Brian Luna, Teresa Jones, Marisol Franco, Marcela Aux and Mazy Murray-Konrade. …

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