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If you haven’t heard, two sweet ladies, Amber Hunter and Michelle Rhinehart, are hosting a Thin Blue Line charitable event on August 15 at 5:00 pm -7:30 pm at Stroup park in Holdenville. The event is in honor, recognition, and support of all law enforcement. There will be free snowcones, food vendors, a band, a raffle drawing and kid friendly activities.
Read moreWETUMKA HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE...The home of Michael Beck was a total loss when fire destroyed the residence at 510 E. Tiger in Wetumka. No one was home at the time the fire broke out Tuesday, July 28. Cause of the fire is not known at this time. Photo by Holley Mouser, Staff Photographer
Read moreThe case of Joe Johnson, Jr. a Seminole Native American convicted of murder in Wewoka in 1977, is one of the first to be taken under consideration for appeal by the Supreme Court following their July 9 decision regarding McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Read moreThe City of Wetumka will have a roll off Dumpster at the City Barn on Saturday, August 8th for City Clean Up. Hours will be from 8 am to 12 Noon.
Read moreThe deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration for Oklahoma’s August 25 Runoff Primary election is Friday, July 31, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said today.
Read moreFront Row: Nick Jacob’s, Katlyn Flanagan and Hailey Ward, Cherekee Summers, Alex Proctor. Second Row: Jacob Gambler, Keeian Heneha, Kekoa White, Deondre Pigeon. Back Row: Austin Fife, Josh Harmon, Braydon Nguyen, Jayme Whitaker and Alec Proctor. Photo by Wanda Mankin
Read moreThere were several outstanding Black men who served as Marshalls under federal Judge Isaac Parker at Fort Smith. Shortly after Judge Parker was sworn in as federal judge, blacks were recruited as Deputy U.S. Marshals working out of his court. Their duties took them mostly into Indian Territory, and some worked as far south as Texas, as far west as the Oklahoma Territory, and as far north as Kansas. These African American men were of varying backgrounds–some had been born slaves some were Black Indians, some were well educated, while others had little formal training.
Read moreRufus Cannon was commissioned on September 15, 1892 according to the Ft. Smith National Historic Site. He served directly out of Ft. Smith under Judge Parker. He was said to have been of African Cherokee origin and was familiar with many of the Cherokee native customs and the language. Cannon captured the father of the outlaw gang, The Christian brothers in Pottawatomie, Indian Territory in 1895, when William Christian was among his captives. Cannon was also on the posse that tracked Bill Doolin. But one factor to note is that all posse men were rewarded for the capture of Doolin— all except Cannon. It is not known exactly why he was not paid, though Heck Thomas was believed to have shared part of his reward with Cannon. He was later known to have been in a gunfight with outlaw Henry Starr. Not much is known of his life after the capture of Doolin. He later left the Ft. Smith region and moved to Kansas City where he resided till his death. He did have a daughter Lizzie with a Creek Freedwoman, Amy Garrison who remained in Indian Territory.
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