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Dottie Bennett (right) and her friend Sheila (holding a purse) returned from Diamondhead, Mississippi to Okemah for a visit with friends and family, including members of her former OHCE Clearview Club, the Brown Suggas. The group gathered for dinner at FOUNDERS at Okemah on Friday, January 16th.

Lee and Leslie Vick, along with their daughters, recently appreciated the snowfall and cold temperatures near Bearden. Their donkeys also appeared comfortable with the weather conditions.

Bessie Smith was a social, cultural, and political influencer and was known to people of all social strata and levels of society during the Roaring Twenties. At a time when women's public expression was often stifled, Bessie Smith expressed herself freely through music.

2026 MOSS HOMECOMING COURT

Wetumka Hosts Second Annual Snowman Contest

A powerful winter storm swept across much of the United States over the weekend, bringing widespread snow, ice, and travel disruptions. In Wetumka, the storm delivered between 8 and 10 inches of snow, creating hazardous road conditions but causing minimal damage overall.

The Center for Community Transformation (CCT) in partnership with Security State Bank was awarded $1.5 Million through FHLBank Topeka’s 2025 Affordable Housing Program (AHP).This year $33.

On December 20th, Lee and Lesley Vick, accompanied by their five lively daughters from Okemah and Marilyn Jackson from Clearview, enjoyed a memorable afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

When I travelled to Austin, Texas to delve into my maternal family’s history for an article, I realized that I’d accidentally left out a wonderful photograph of Laura Tannehill, who stands out in her striped shirt.

In May 2025, the Town of Clearview received a grant through The Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail Grant Program as a onetime competitive funding opportunity supported by a legislative appropriation.