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WETUMKA STUNS WELEETKA, 18-0, FOR FOURTH WIN Scoring in the first, third and fourth quarters saw the Wetumka Chieftains drub Weleetka, 18-0, here Friday night for Wetumka’s fourth consecutive victory.

Editors Note . .. While doing some research this past week I ran across a souple of Wetumka football stories from 1956 that I wanted to share with our readers.

Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement recognizing the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s second term in office.“Economic Year in Review:- Inflation rate is DOWN 70% from Joe Biden’s peak.- Trump signed largest tax cut in U.S. history.

Early voting begins Thursday, February 5th for voters in Hughes County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.Hughes County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis, said early voting is open to all voters.

Wetumka Hosts Second Annual Snowman Contest

Based on reports from 2021 to 2025, Hughes County, Oklahoma, has experienced a high concentration of medical marijuana cultivation, with significant enforcement activity surrounding illegal operations.

Our condolences are extended to Zackery family on the death of Wilbert Zackery, a longtime resident of Clearview and Weleetka. Please keep this family in your prayers.

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.