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Oklahoma City high school hockey player Brent Bailey, right, and his father, Bill Bailey, check into an Olathe, Kansas, Hampton Inn in February.
The deal is taking place all over the country, in volleyball and softball and hockey and soccer: Travel to our tournament and, unless you stay in one of our partner hotels, your kid doesn’t …
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PMH Foundation has busy slate of activities planned

The Purcell Municipal Hospital Foundation has added two new members and has an ambitious slate of activities on tap for the coming months. Board member Steve Sherman resigned to assume a …

Pursuit ends in arrest

While on routine patrol early last Saturday morning Purcell Police Officer Cassie Lewis clocked a vehicle traveling southbound on Green Avenue going 116 m.p.h. Lewis did a U-turn while turning …
Authorities arrested Robert Ortiz, 62, of San Antonio, TX after a vehicle pursuit and foot search last Thursday. A K-9 was used in the foot search. Speeds in the pursuit reportedly reached up to 130 m.p.h.

McClain Deputies assist OBN

McClain County Deputies were requested to assist agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics last Thursday in a pursuit. Agents were attempting to stop a vehicle for a simple registration …

Missoula Children’s Theatre coming to Purcell

Missoula Children’s Theatre is coming to Purcell Schools March 24 to 29. Auditions for “Alice in Wonderland” will be held Monday, March 24, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. with rehearsals …

Steady Saturday rain

A steady all-day rain last Saturday dropped anywhere from 1.7” to 1.84” of rain in the Heart of Oklahoma. That brings the total for Purcell for the year-to-date to 3.57”. …

Principals rehired in Purcell

Purcell’s Board of Education rehired all the school’s administrators Monday night in its regular monthly meeting. The board came out of executive session and rehired elementary …

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Washington freshman Briley Beller puts up a two-point bucket for the Warriors. Beller had a big game against Anadarko in the Area tournament, scoring nine points. Washington will play Roland today (Thursday) in the Big House at the State Fairgrounds at 4:30 p.m. in the State tournament.
Big House bound
The Washington girls punched their ticket to the State Basketball Tournament for the third straight year after defeating No. 5 Anadarko, 40-37. They will play Roland today (Thursday) at 4:30 …
Speed, athleticism on display
Purcell’s Dragons return their entire pitching staff off last year’s squad and a major portion of their starters. As coach Cole Sharp begins his 10th season as the skipper of the …
Wayne senior Jaxon Dill is ready to field the ball for the Bulldogs. Wayne picked up a 7-1 win over Stratford on Monday with Dill on the mound racking up 13 strikeouts. The Bulldogs are co-hosting the I-35 Classic tournament with Wynnewood starting today (Thursday) through Saturday.
Dill strikes out 13 Monday
Senior Jaxon Dill was lights out on the mound Monday night in Wayne’s 7-1 win over Stratford. The righty allowed just one run on four hits and struck out 13 batters. Dill was also 2-3 …
Buddy Cormany, senior catcher for the Bulldogs, is back behind the plate for Lexington’s baseball season.
Bulldogs sitting at 4-2
The Lexington Bulldogs have four wins under their belt, including a 10-0 win over Comanche on Monday. “Ryan Johnson shut them out and we swung the bat well behind Ryan’s pitching …
Washington junior Liam Keltner gets a hit against Star Spencer during the Warriors’ District games against the Bobcats. Washington won two games, 23-0 and 21-1.
Hot start for Warrior baseball
The Washington Warriors are off to an impressive start to their 2025 campaign, with wins over Class 4A Tuttle and Class A Ft. Cobb being two crown jewels. They also have a pair of District wins …
Purcell freshman Miaca Martinez tags out a Cache base runner during the Dragons’ 9-8 win Monday. Martinez was also 2-3 at the plate with an RBI in the game.
Dragons open with victory
It took Sarah Jones’ Dragons a few innings to iron out the bugs and first game jitters but by the fifth frame things started coming together. That’s when they scored seven runs …

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Cathy Ann Chapman died March 4, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 73 years 3 months 15 days. Funeral services were held Monday, March 10, 2025 at the Wadley’s Funeral Chapel. …
Funeral services for Betty Cheatwood, 89, of Lexington will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2025 at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Chappell Hill Cemetery …
Eathel Moring closed his eyes at 5:10 a.m. 2-23-2025 and his spirit went back to God who gave it. From our first date until his last breath, we enjoyed 70 years of happiness together. An obituary …
Barry Chase Griffith, a devoted husband, loving father, caring brother and son, and cherished friend, passed away on February 27, 2025, surrounded by those he loved. Born on March 26, 1977, to Don …
Donna Gayle Jarrel died March 2, 2025, in Purcell, Oklahoma, at the age 75 years 15 days. Memorial Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Wadley’s Funeral Chapel, …

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I hope all the United States Congress men and women “slept” just as well as I did Sunday night. We stayed up until just after 10 p.m. before retiring for the night. But since it …
Happy birthday to my daughter-in-law, Emily Montgomery of Purcell. Emily celebrates her birthday Tuesday, March 18. *** A special happy birthday to Jeff Salmeri of South Easton, Mass. …
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The third day of March and we’re already having tornadoes. It’s apparently going to be a long and tedious spring storm season. It’s certainly getting an early start on …
Daylight Saving Time is Sunday, March 9! Time to spring forward. Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward one hour when you go to bed Saturday night, March 8. *** Happy birthday …
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A well respected elderly citizen recently confronted me with a question for which I had no answer. He asked why we don’t have signs that welcome people to town when they enter from the …

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