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Jim passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loved ones on September 24, 2023 at the age of 77 years.
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Ima Lee Lankford age 99, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was born April 2, 1924 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to the late Minnie Sota (Brown) Morris. She married Homer Lankford on May 24, 1941 in Holdenville, Oklahoma.
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Holdenville, OK - Mikayla Richmond, born on February 29th, 2000, has leapt into success at every opportunity. Despite the rarity of her birth date, Mikayla’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary.
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It was a good run, but the Weleetka Outlaws unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost to Wright City at home by a decisive 69-54 margin. While losing is never fun, Weleetka can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Wright City is ranked 94th).
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MOSS ELEMENTARY EARNS SECOND OVERALL
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On Saturday, February 17th, Shirley Nero spoke to the Oklahoma County Retired Educators in Putnam City, Oklahoma. She focused on the Black Towns in Oklahoma. She used her experiences of growing up and attending school in Clearview, one of the historically original all-Black towns in Oklahoma. Her presentation included a PowerPoint depicting photos culminating the town from it’s past to the present. Nero attended school in Clearview until it closed in 1964 and returned to live in Clearview after she and her husband retired.
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Brenda Nails-Alford presented her program of “Continuing the Dream: Equity, Justic, & Social Progress.” Brenda’s parents are survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, and she shared their experiences. Brenda is the widow of Romeo Alford of Clearview and the mother of Jordan Alford. Both she and Jordan continue to support the Clearview community and their ranch in Clearview.
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