Memorial Day is a special occasion and I have been doing some research on the WWII days in Hughes County.During the 1940s Wetumka had a POW camp. I ran across the following story this past week.
WETUMKA - The Muscogee Na tion celebrated a sig- nificant investment in the future of its children and families Monday with the of - ficial ribbon-cutting of the new Mvskoke Child Development Center in Wetumka.
For their May meeting the Red Hats ladies decamped to Seminole for lunch at the It’s Always Time for Tea Inn and Café. This little inn spe - cializes in classic foods with new expectations.
CLEARVIEW, OKLAHOMA - Mayor Marilyn Jackson and the Town Trustees of - ficially announced the launch of the Clear- view Civil Rights Trail project today.
The annual Gerty Day reunion will be held at the Gerty Community Center on Saturday, June 27. The building will be open at 9AM and a potluck lunch will be served at 12. Please bring a food of your choice to share. All former students are encouraged to attend.
Oklahoma primary elections will be held Tuesday, June 16, and include a wide variety of important races, including the governor and several major state positions, plus State Question 832 to amend the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act.
FAIRVIEW WINS THIRD CONTESTFairview high school made a bid for honors in the boys division of the Big Chief conference basketball race Thursday night by dealing At- wood its first conference defeat.
This measure amends the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act ('OMWA') under the Oklahoma Statutes to increase the state minimum wage.Employers must pay employees at least $9 per hour beginning in 2025. increasing $1.50 annually for a final rate of $15 per hour in 2029.
Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers are used to working long hours and putting in extra effort during critical times of the year.From planting to harvesting and from calving season to shipping livestock, the “sunup to sundown” and beyond - lifestyle is interwoven into agriculture.