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State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd’s release of the audit of Washington’s Town Hall came out just at the wrong time of the week for our weekly newspaper.
At 3:30 last Wednesday afternoon …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/23/26
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A special happy birthday to my older son, John Denny Montgomery III.
John Denny celebrates his birthday Wednesday, July 22.
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A special happy birthday goes out to my older brother, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/16/26
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A few folks have questioned a couple of details about the story we published about last week’s city council meeting.
One of the questions was where exactly is the new water tower going to be …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/16/26
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Happy birthday to John Grady Gamble, Tony Christian, Leonard Bryen, Jeremiah Berger, Hannah Gulledge, Scott Stephens, Pam Beller, Sheri Enox, Alison Wells, Sondra Richards, Kenslee McKiddy Sukenis, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/9/26
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With all due respect to The View co-host Sunny Hostin, I couldn’t have been more proud to see all the American Flags I saw on July 4.
For those of you who may have missed it, Hostin says …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/9/26
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Hope everyone has a safe and happy July 4th.
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The Purcell Register will be closed on Friday, July 3, for the 4th of July holiday.
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Happy birthday to Mark Cantwell, Greg …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/2/26
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All she’s done since she entered the WNBA is garner fan support, hike salaries and get teams better travel accommodations.
She now has fans even talking about the WNBA who weren’t talking …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/2/26
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A special happy birthday wish to Brady Moakley of Norman.
Brady celebrates his 22nd birthday Wednesday, July 1.
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Happy birthday to Jake Harris, Carolee Maxwell, Pat Martin, Leona …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/25/26
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I wish the bleeding hearts in Hollywood and those members of Congress that are so down on living in this country would listen to the thousands and thousands of World Cup soccer fans visiting here …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/25/26
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Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers this Sunday, June 21!
If you can, call your father. He’ll appreciate it!
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A special happy birthday to my mother-in-law, Carolyn Montgomery …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/18/26
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As many of you know there are a lot of really bad drivers out there on our streets and highways.
And there are lazy drivers that don’t even bother to use their turn signals when turning or …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/18/26
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Happy birthday to John Mantooth, Ron Smith, Charla Ratliff, Madisyn Tolle, Tom Martin, Kathe Green, Jeremy Cudd, Oliver Daniels, Magaret Johnson, Kateln Eck, Katie Midkiff, Sergio Diaz, Jovany A. …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/11/26
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All the political commercials you hear on television is candidates bragging about acquiring an endorsement from President Trump and that they will stand with Trump.
The ads say they will keep …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/11/26
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Happy birthday to my great-niece Hazel Budd of Midwest City.
Hazel celebrates her seventh birthday Friday, 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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6/4/26
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Starting with tonight’s annual Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce’s awards banquet, this is a busy weekend for the chamber.
The chamber banquet will be held at the Showplace Theatre at …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/4/26
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Happy birthday to my great-niece, Sophia Budd of Midwest City.
Sophia celebrates her 12th birthday Sunday, May 31.
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Happy birthday to Bernie Cash, Butch Kluth, Renee Barber, Damon …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/28/26
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If you’ve ever wondered why Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. here’s why.
Those services frequently start at 11 a.m. because of the historical significance of the …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/28/26
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The Purcell Register will be closed on Monday, May 25, 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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5/21/26
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There are thousands of McClain County residents who don’t know what a gem we have enjoyed running our election board for the past 13 years.
Karen Haley started working at the McClain County …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/21/26
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Happy birthday to Gale Wilson, Addison Stanton, Shelby Enox, Kim Cummings, Rayanne Carpenter, Rebecca Anne Mayes-Buck, Lee Reimer, Kyle Enox, Mark Galvin, Austin Mathews, Ava Midkiff, Karen Job, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/14/26
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