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BY C.L. HARMON PUBLISHER “The devil is in the details” has always been an expression that appeals to me. I have this image of the little-horned creature just typing away with his pointed fingers on an old Underwood typewriter. Something perhaps one would see in an old...
Peeper Is Prison Bound
BY C.L. HARMON PUBLISHER A former Mannford resident and man who called himself a ghost hunter at the time of his arrest has pleaded guilty on several counts pertaining to eerie and creepy acts that could haunt those involved for years to come. Tommy Smith (43) had...
A Trip Down Mannford Lane
BY C.L. HARMON PUBLISHER As a reporter, I am always looking for story ideas. It never ceases to amaze me how some of them come from the weirdest places. I look at the world through angles This means I see or hear something and my mind automatically goes into a mode of...
Santa Spotted In Mannford Parade
Here Comes Santa!! The annual Mannford Christmas Parade went off without a hitch this year. The rain held off long enough for all 27 floats, cars, decorated golf carts and horses to make their way through town. This year Tess Maune from Channel 6 News was the Grand...
24 Hour Pharmacist: Protect Your Brain From Seizures Naturally
BY SUZY COHEN Epilepsy is a terribly frustrating and heart wrenching problem to watch as a parent or a clinician. Drugs like phenytoin, valproate, topiramate, carbamazepine and others may help for awhile. Despite the wonders and glory of mainstream medicine, many of...
Mindset 12-5-15
By C.L. Harmon What if the entire universe was created for only one reason, one purpose? Suppose you knew this and suddenly discovered what that reason is? Would it change how you live your life? Would it cause you to alter your behavior? It took me fourteen words to...
Serial Thriller 80
“I had no reason to feel that way now. But I did. It was just an itching in my soul that I did not want to scratch. I felt like I had a cancer that might kill me, but as long as I remained ignorant of it, I was safe from it. The problem, however, was that Weathers...
The Sandy Path Of Life…12-5-15
BY SANDY (WELCH) THOMPSON Ya know I gotta hand it to my kids. Between daycare, school and dealing with parents like me, they must have to have a lot of constraint and will power. I send my kiddos to school and tell them to be nice, polite and respectful. I tend to...
Citations & Arrests For City Of Mannford
CITATIONS 11-23-2015 GAGNON, NICHOLAS S; TULSA; SPEEDING 11-15 MPH OVER MCKNIGHT, BARBARA JEAN; MANNFORD; POSSESSION OF MARIJUANNA; POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 11-24-2015 JAMES JR, ERNEST LESLIE; STILLWATER; SPEEDING 11-15 MPH OVER JONES JR, EDWIN GAIL; SAPULPA;...
MANNFORD CHOIR IS MUSIC TO THE EARS
By Whitney Lee Director of Middle School and High School Choirs Last year was the first year for Mannford Choirs to go to District Contest for a rating in many years. The Cambiata Singers (7th-8th Grade mixed choir) received a I Rating in the Sight Reading portion of...
Senior Housing Complex On Schedule, City Projects Still Making Progress
BY C.L. HARMON PUBLISHER Progress pushes forward in Mannford with new construction going up in the new business district west of town. The new American Heritage Bank building has taken form and looks to be coming along well. “This year we have broke ground on the new...
FYI: CREEK COUNTY EXPENDITURES FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
Revaluation- 11% County Clerk- 7% County Audit- 2% Free Fair- 4% County Sheriff- 18% Building Maintence- 1% Metro Planning- 3% County Treasureer- 5% County Commissioners- 2% OSU Extension- 2% Civil Defense- 1% General Government- 29% District Attorney- 1% County...
Crossroads Community Bible Church & Shoe Boxes For Christmas
Barb Smith, wife and ministry partner of Pastor Wayne Smith at Crossroads Community Bible Church, has long had a goal of having their church participate in Franklin Graham’s Operation Christmas Child shoebox program. This year, the members of CCBC, along with friends...
A Hell On Wheels Hit & Run Leads to Local Arrest
BY C.L. HARMON PUBLISHER Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, the old adage goes. Add a little alcohol to her and a piece of machinery and well...hell better watch out too. A recent incident in Mannford once again adds credence to the old saying. When Mannford PD...
The Mannford Christmas Parade Dec. 12
The Mannford Christmas Parade on Lake Keystone and Breakfast with Santa/Craft Bazaar will be December 12. All citizens are welcome to come in and join others in celebrating the holiday season. Join us as we start the morning off with Breakfast with Santa and a Craft...
“A Day That Will Live In Infamy”
BY C.L. HARMON That silent Sunday morning broke with the buzzing sounds of an enemy who hid in a disguise of surprise. That December morning in 1941 would embrace horror when the buzzing that ripped the morning clouds was gone and the surprise had gone back out to the...
Cimarron Pointe Care Center Excels in State Survey
2 BY GARY GOLDBERG In something rarely seen in nursing homes in Oklahoma, Mannford’s Cimarron Pointe Care Center received no “tags” during the annual survey by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Tags are corrective actions giving out when negative issues arise....
In A New Light
By C.L. Harmon Since when is the truth in bad taste? When is informing people of actions that may affect them not okay? Is it okay if I call the police and report a prowler in your backyard? It’s probably fine with you, but not so much with the prowler. Who is in the...
Soccer Interest Is Achieving Its Goal
BY SANDY WELCH THOMPSON Have you been out to the Lake Country Soccer fields lately? I have. I am there quite a bit actually because I run the concession for the soccer club. That particular duty has given me the opportunity to really see what this complex has become....
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