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The year was 1969

John Moeller Reappointed John Moeller, Holdenville, was reappointed by the State Soil Conservation on March 4, for a two year term on the board of supervisors of the Hughes County Soil and Water Conservation District, according to Marvin C. Emerson, executive director of the State Soil...

The Amish Cook: Homemade Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Recently, we chatted a bit about the Amish way of life and covered some interesting questions some of you have had. Rita, from Lehman PA, also remarked how children are a gift from God and that it stands out to her that we can care for them while a loving home is not the story in all foster homes.
The Amish Cook: Homemade Chocolate Whoopie Pies

The Amish Cook: Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Ingredients 3 cups of sugar 3 eggs 1 ½ cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 cups milk 2 cups sour cream 6 cups flour 1 ½ cup cocoa 4 ½ teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon baking powder WHOOPIE PIE FILLING 1 pound powdered sugar 1 cup Crisco 2 cups milk 2 cups H.O.T. water 2 cups...

Hughes County Court Records

FELONIES Zane Doyle—bringing contraband (weapons/explosives/drugs/intoxicating beverage) into jail or penal institution. James Henry Jackson—conspiracy. Pojoe Camp—burglary in the second degree. Rebecca Marie Jackson—conspiracy. Gary Shaune Nuckols—domestic abuse-assault and battery.

One Pharmacist’s View...by Wayne Bullard, Pharm D

Spliced in between our corona pandemic, we still suffer the other rigors of life in Oklahoma. Such as tornadoes. Gives us something else to think about so, for whatever reasons, my thoughts stray to April 9, 1947. The granddaddy of tornadoes paid an unwelcome visit to Woodward, Oklahoma.

Senior Moments

Rosalind invited her family to meet her for lunch at her favorite coffee shop. It would be her treat because they were going to celebrate her granddaughter Hannah’s fifth birthday. Everyone, dressed up and smiling, arrived on time and settled into a large corner booth.

One Mother’s Odyssey

You’re a thirty-five-year-old mother of three, living in the dreary town of Topeka, Kansas, many a mile from what was once home. Your husband is away, having found work back in your home state.
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