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On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, William “Bill Ford, CEO of Shawnee Milling Company of Shawnee, Oklahoma made a trip to Weleetka Elementary School to present dictionaries and his book, Will’s Trail to Compassion, The Cowboy Tales by Will Ford, to a group of eagerly awaiting third graders. Mr. Ford and the Shawnee Rotary Club have distributed dictionaries to local third graders in Shawnee. The organization decided to deliver dictionaries torural school. Mr. Ford contacted Donnie and Shirley Nero, friends of his, to deliver dictionaries in Clearview. Since the Clearview school age children attend Weleetka, Nero directed him to the Weleetka District. Nero contacted Superintendent Chris Carter who made arrangements with Elementary Principal Courtney Hare and third grade teacher Jamie Kvarme.
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It is a great honor to serve Wetumka, OK as your new Postmaster. In my nine years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation. Our Post Offices serve as a lifeline for our small businesses to reach customers no matter where they are.
Read moreThe Dustin Activities Committee will be participating in the “Great American Clean Up” on April 30, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with a Potluck Luncheon to follow. The first 10 volunteers will receive a free T-shirt. Gloves and safety vest will be provided for all volunteers by ODOT. Let’s work together to beautify our community. We need all the volunteers we can get. We hope to see you there.
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AZURA BOWMAN is pictured with State Representative Brian Hill (left) and new friends (right) when she served as a page for the Oklahoma State Legislature.
Read moreThe polling place for Precinct 320012 and 320018 has been changed, Brandy Davis, Secretary of the Hughes County Election Board, announced today.
Read moreOn February 16, 2022, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) Agent Brian Bagwell was briefed by Agent in Charge Mitch Smith, of a residence at 408 South Main Street in Wetumka that was believed to have approximately 600 pounds of marijuana inside of the residence. Smith told Agent Bagwell that John Rhinehart was arrested on a Hughes County Drug court violation and had made statements to the jailer while he was being booked into the Hughes County jail about marijuana being in his house. He told the Jailer that he had approximately 600 pounds of marijuana in the front room of his residence. The jailer then observed Rhinehart making a phone call on the recorded phone lines at the Hughes County Jail. The jailer then spoke with Deputy Dane Scribner about the statements that were made by Rhinehart.
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BLESSING BOX AT WETUMKA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH—After seeing the need people have for food a blessing box was erected at the church. It was placed there in memory of Elizabeth Rose, who recently passed away. Mrs. Rose was always lending a helping hand in any way she could, so the church wanted to do this in her honor. The people of Wetumka are invited to “Take what they NEED and leave what they CAN. It is opened to the whole town and everyone is invited to participate in taking and giving. You are invited to join them in worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am.
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AZURA BOWMAN, a Wetumka High School junior and current Bio-Med student at Wes Watkins Technology Center, served as a page for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in February. Cappi Coleman, her Bio-Med instructor at WWTC, encouraged her to fill out the application and she was accepted. Azura told us she observed the representatives in action, and took them things that they needed throughout the day. She also sat in on a mock session of bills being introduced on the house floor. Azura is pictured above with Representative Logan Phillips, District 24. Additional photos page 15.
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