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The polling place for Precinct 320012 and 320018 has been changed, Brandy Davis, Secretary of the Hughes County Election Board, announced today.Voters in Precinct 320012 and 320018 formerly voted at Pentecostal Holiness Church 310 N.

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.

The 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.

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.

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.

Wetumka 3rd and 4th Grade students receiving the SOM award were: Front Row: Preston Loftis, Jorden Hodges and Sara Middleton. Back Row: Mason Maas, Rowdy Griffin, Zyan Bowman, Anthony Holata, Aniyah Holata, Maci Wallace and Abby Mouser.

Wetumka PreK - Kindergarten students receiving Student of the Month awards were: Front Row: Anna Guilliams, Miah Thomas, Gabriel Barnett and Timber McNabb. Back Row: Riley Deer-Buxton, Ethan Perez, Tye Wyrick, Meske Scott and Nena Poole.

Governor Kevin Stitt reappointed Shirley A. Nero to the OHS Board of Directors and Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Yvonne Kauger on March 9th at the Oklahoma History Center. Governor Brad Henry initially appointed Nero to the board where she served until 2020.

In 1930, William and Lavania Grundy and their oldest child moved from Domino, Texas to Tiger Mountain, Oklahoma. Tiger Mountain is located approximately ten miles east of Henryetta, Oklahoma. On August 20, 1931, Alpheus Grundy, another son was born.

SHIRLEY A. NERO OF CLEARVIEW was reappointed to the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors by Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger on March 9 at a ceremony held at the Oklahoma History Center. See Clearview News on page 6 for full story.