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Lauren, Clint and Jack Tharp
5 questions with Lauren Tharp
Editor’s note: Answering  The Purcell Register’s five questions this week is Lauren Tharp, co-owner of Main Street Vintage. Q: How did you get into vintage items? A: My … more
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Two people were killed in this horrific two vehicle accident on I-35 Monday afternoon at mile marker 99.
Two accidents cause problems
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigated two serious accidents in the Purcell area Monday afternoon and evening. The first at mile marker 99 in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 closed the … more
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Bridget Johnson and Gena Sullivan
Lexington School, educators are POEF award finalists
Lexington Elementary School and two educators will be honored at the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation Excellence in Education Awards Banquet April 21 in Oklahoma City. The finalists and … more
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Paul Wollenberg, Zoe Swift, Amanda Fleming, and Aimee Walkup
Purcell Teachers of the Year
Veteran Purcell Public Schools teacher Paul Wollenberg has been named District Teacher of the Year. He was also named building Teacher of the Year for the Purcell Junior High School. Wollenberg … more
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Rotary celebrating 100 years
Purcell’s Rotary Club is celebrating an historic occasion this Thursday, March 30. A banquet will be held at Southwind Hills in Goldsby to commemorate the occasion. The civic club has … more
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The design of the new playground at Rotary Pavilion at Purcell Lake will feature multiple play elements.
New park at Rotary Pavilion
After severalyears of attempted repairs, discussions, planning, a declined grant application, more planning, and fundraising, we are about to complete our new playground project at the Rotary … more
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Courthouse News
The following persons have been charged by the State of Oklahoma with traffic or other violations or have filed other court actions in McClain County District Court between March 9-15, … more
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Dibble School reunion April 15
The Dibble School Reunion will be held April 15 at the school cafeteria. That’s the word from organizers of the event who are needing to get a head count for ordering food. The class … more
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Second Annual City of Purcell Shred Day, Rx Take Back
The City of Purcell will be hosting the Second Annual Shred Day for residents looking for a safe and efficient way to dispose of documents and prescription drugs for free. This event is scheduled … more
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Area receives .2”
Purcell received .2” of rain overnight Monday night bringing the total for 2023 to 6.15”. By comparison, Oklahoma City has measured 4.76” so far this year. The normal … more
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Thanks to the work of Delta Public Transit drivers Horace “Mundt” Martin and Keith Ande folks in McClain and Garvin Counties have an outlet for travel.
Public transportation for all
Delta Public Transit provides residents of McClain and Garvin Counties with reliable public transportation. This is a demand-response form of service with no regular scheduled route. Citizens … more
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Film to be made in Purcell
The dates have not been nailed down but in the near future Purcell will be hosting another movie film crew and cast. Former area resident Rock Whitehead wrote the screen play for One Crazy Night … more
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When Purcell’s Patti Christian was honored as the State Employee of the Year at the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts at their annual banquet recently in Edmond she was joined by family and McClain County Board Members, from left, Jeff Staggs, Everett Wollenberg and Jo White.
State Employee of the Year
A long-time employee of the McClain County Conservation District in Purcell recently received a huge honor at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) in … more
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Courthouse News
The following persons have been charged by the State of Oklahoma with traffic or other violations or have filed other court actions in McClain County District Court between March 2-8, … more
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AG Drummond targets scam robocalls
Attorney General Gentner Drummond warned Oklahoma residents today about the pitfalls of illegal robocalls as part of National Consumer Protection Week. The week, which ran March 5-11 this year, is … more
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House approves Teacher/Student Scholarship legislation
A trio of bills aimed at recruiting more teachers for Oklahoma classrooms and assisting Oklahoma students passed the House today. The legislation is authored by Mark McBride, R-Moore, who chairs … more
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Ron and Kelly King and two of their mini horses, Marshmallow and Reba, that are used as therapeutic healers.
Interesting Neighbors
Flames to Hope Equine-Assisted Services is a local non-profit organization using miniature horses to help heal the hearts and minds of those in need. It comes as no surprise to citizens in the … more
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Joshua Allen Finkbeiner
Finkbeiner gets life without parole
The eight man, four woman jury that found Joshua Allen Finkbeiner guilty of killing Shaliyah Toombs and her unborn child April 29, 2018 has reached a decision on his sentence. Prosecutors were … more
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PLS Executive Director Lisa Wells accepted the Library of the Year award from presenter Tim Miller, Executive Director of Western Plains Library System and current Oklahoma Library Association President.
Pioneer Library System named Library of the Year
It was at a Thursday evening awards ceremony at Norman’s Embassy Suites that Pioneer Library System (PLS) took home the freshly-minted top award of Library of the Year. PLS Executive … more
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Courthouse News
The following persons have been charged by the State of Oklahoma with traffic or other violations or have filed other court actions in McClain County District Court between February 23-March 1, … more
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