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Vylie Cook Places at American Royal in Kansas City
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On Monday, October 25th, the Clearview, Okemah, and Paden clubs convened for their Fall Meeting at the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame annex in Clearview. The Clearview club prepared the venue with autumn-themed decorations and provided a continental breakfast along with oven-baked barbecue spareribs as the main course. The remaining clubs contributed side dishes, bread, and desserts to complement the meal.
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The Clearview Trustee Board met on October 21, 2025, with four out of five trustees and eight guests in attendance. The main topics were the town cleanup and the potential return of the Clearview rodeo. Brenda Loggins discussed possible cleanup dates, while Landon Samilton and Donnie Nero reported on talks with rodeo grounds owner Jordan Alford, who aims to revive the rodeo by August 1, 2026, seeking town support for the event. Regular meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m.; the next is on November 11. Additionally, the board welcomed input from community members regarding both initiatives, encouraging residents to share their ideas and volunteer for upcoming projects. The trustees emphasized the importance of collective efforts to ensure the success of both the cleanup and the rodeo, highlighting these events as opportunities to strengthen community spirit and foster engagement.
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A small downtown plaza at the intersection of W. Main and Robinson Ave. was once the site of Katz Drugstore, where the NCAA Youth Council, with the guidance of civil rights leader Clara Luper, staged the 1958 sit-in to force racial integration in Oklahoma City. The plaza is now the new home to a life-size and highly detailed depiction of the sit-in scene, slated to be publicly unveiled this Saturday. The newly named ‘Clara Luper Sit-In Plaza‘ is centered around a $3.6 million bronze monument by sculptor LaQuincey Reed to honor the courage that reshaped Oklahoma City and inspired a nation. Years in the making and championed by the Clara Luper Legacy Committee and Mayor David Holt, the memorial sits just north of the former Katz Drugstore site on a vacated section of Main Street, converted into a pedestrian plaza once owned by the Oklahoma City Urban Re-development Authority (OCURA). The sculpture portrays the 13 young people who joined Luper, the lunch counter where they demanded service, and the waitress who turned them away. Their persistence sparked the integration of Katz and, soon after, many other establishments across Oklahoma City. The scene, depicted in the exact location where the 1958 event took place, leaves a powerful presence with a heavy meaning to the city. Viewers can stand on this historic site during the unveiling ceremony this Saturday, November 1st at 11:00 a.m.
Read moreSympathy is extended to the Bush family. Angela Bush of Okemah, daughter of Julia Mae Bush (formerly of Clearview) and niece of Johnny Bush of Tulsa and the late Danny Bush of Okemah, has passed away. Service arrangements are pending. Remember those on our prayer list who or ill or shut in: Lloyd David, Lovie Samilton, Bobby West (battling lung cancer), Jerry French (cancer), Irene Carson, Taft Forshee, Bobbie Jean Forshee, Wilbert Zackery, Brady Drake (cancer), and Earnest Hamilton. Let us show them we care—whether it is a call, a card, or a warm meal. That is what makes Clearview feel at home.
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WETUMKA, OK — Wes Watkins Technology Center (WWTC) is a recipi ent of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education’s Competitive Technology Cen- ter Lottery Grant for fiscal year 2026. The proposal, titled “Training Critical Trade Occupations,” aims to expand hands-on training opportunities in construction, plumbing, and electrical trades by adding new industrial equip- ment and certification programs.
Read moreJustin Corey Jameson – Furnishing alcoholic beverage to a person under 21 Eddie Earl Mathieu – Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, Transporting open container of alcoholic beverage Isaac Tumang – Actual physical control of vehicle under the influence, Transporting open container of alcoholic beverage Samantha Machel Harjo – Domestic assault and battery in presence of minor Robert Rector – Petit larceny, Disrupt/ prevent/interrupt/ emergency telephone call Shimery Dawn Veach – Possession of controlled dangerous substance, Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, Possession of controlled dangerous substance, Transporting open container of alcoholic beverage
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Marilyn Jackson, Edith Jimboy, and Shirley Nero attended the 2025 Friends of Rural Electric Tour in Okmulgee on October 9, 2025. They were attending along with District 6 Director Mr. Hill from Nuyaka. Attendees heard from the Chief Executive Officer KAMO Power, Chief Executive Officer Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, VP of Broadband Services & IT, and ROW Superintendent East Central Electric Cooperative before lunch.
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