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Malik Patton graduated from Del City High School on May 21 . Malik is the oldest son of Tasha Patton and the grandson of Elvis and Sharon. Elvis is a Clearview High graduate and Sharon Johnson Patton is a graduate of Weleetka High School. Malik has three other siblings. Congratulations to Malik and your future endeavors.
Read moreWell, the “Blue Dot” UNICEF-Ukraine fundraising campaign is off and running. After just one week, donations amount to well over $200 for Wetumka alone. For those who missed last week’s Tribune article, this campaign is earmarked for Ukrainian Rescue Sites, identifi able by the big blue dot on the sides of UNICEF tent cities along Ukraine’s borders. These sites minister to refugees whose homes have been demolished or abandoned—in many cases, escapees literally running for their lives. The rescue facilities feature temporary housing, meals, medical attention, and psychological support for traumatized children. Likewise, computerized tracking helps keep children out of the hands of human traffickers.
Read moreServices for Louis Ray Jarrett, 73, of Gerty are 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2022 at Richmond Ave. Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Buddy Drake and Rev. Bobby Briggs will officiate. Burial will follow at the Allen Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 26 at the Allen Chapel.
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Susie Louise Glass passed away on May 25, 2022 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was 84 years old. She was born in Stuart, Oklahoma to Carl “Buster” Haskell Hester and Illa (Follett) Hester.
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Valedictorian Kadee Bridger is pictured receiving her diploma from Moss school board member Bryan Smith.
Read moreThe bombs just keep on coming. More than you can count. Deafening explosions abound, one after the next. Chaos rains down from missiles and constant shelling, not to mention “incoming” from land and sea. Infrastructure decimated by the hour; homes leveled, possessions destroyed or abandoned; lives lost. Indiscriminate killing is the new norm: citizens, all—men, women, children.
Read moreSeventeen seasons ago in the PRCA, a southeastern Oklahoma cowboy utilized a big payday at the Xtreme Bulls event in Oklahoma City to catapult him to a National Finals Rodeo qualification.
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