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Wetumka, OK - An attempt to use counterfeit money at a local convenience store led to the arrest of a woman on August 2, 2023. Officer Loryn Appleton of the Wetumka Police Department responded to the report and successfully apprehended the suspect.

Wetumka, OK - A heated altercation between two women resulted in an arrest for aggravated assault on July 30, 2023, at a residence on South Wetumka Street.

Work continues with the old school grounds parking lot. The town is looking forward to completion. Please continue your prayers for those on our sick list. Ted Jackson is undergoing more test and will begin a different treatment with his illness. Taft Forshee is recovering form leg surgery.

Happy 100th birthday to Ada Horn Johnson, Lord willing, on August 17th. Ada is the only remaining daughter of the late Nathan Horn Jr. and Oral Slaughter Horn. She is the third child born into a family of eight children which included four boys and four girls.

The Town of Clearview has applied for a new Main Street Road and Main Street bridge.

Last Friday, July 28, was a momentous day at the Oklahoma State Capitol as Kenneth Corn, USDA Rural Development Oklahoma State Director, took to the podium to announce a series of grants that are set to revolutionize healthcare in rural Oklahoma. The grants, totaling over $3.

Wetumka, Hughes County - In the early hours of May 23, 2023, a shocking incident unfolded at the EZ Mart in Wetumka, as a stolen vehicle, a blue Toyota truck, led police on a wild chase before ultimately crashing into a house.

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Wetumka, Hughes County - On the morning of March 24, 2023, Wetumka Police Officer Charles Sharp responded to a call reporting two unknown males attempting to steal a vehicle from the parking lot of EZ Mart in Hughes County.