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Flame On Inc., a contractor who specializes in bridge beam repair, continues its work to correct damages sustained by the I-35 bridge over SH 39 last Thursday. ODOT crews responded immediately and declared an emergency. SH 39 and the southbound lanes of I-35 are both narrowed to one lane and will remain that way until the bridge is completely repaired.
I-35/SH 39 lane closures
Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials have confirmed to The Purcell Register that I-35 will be constricted to one lane southbound over SH 39 until at least the end of the … more
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Tough week for Lex
Two snow days last week had the Bulldogs sluggish in their game with Pauls Valley as they dropped a 58-43 decision last Friday night. “We came out sluggish and had to work to come back the … more
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Wayne senior Kaylee Madden led the Lady Bulldogs with 19 points in their loss to Konawa last Friday. Wayne is in their final stretch of the regular season and will be at Southwest Covenant for Districts next Friday.
Wayne’s final stretch
Last Friday Wayne hosted Konawa and the Bulldogs dropped a 50-49 overtime decision. Jaxon Dill led Wayne with 18 points in the close loss. Wyatt Webster added 11 and Kaleb Madden had … more
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Jr. high weight lifting
Purcell Junior High Powerlifters traveled to Dibble to lift last week to compete in the first meet of the year.  Westyn Akerman placed second in the 7th grade 181 pound class with a total of … more
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PHS weight lifting
Rowan Ardery placed first in the 168 pound class with a 1,155 pound  total in the Dibble Powerlifting meet. Adam Edelman placed 3rd in the 157 pound class with a 975 pound total.  Derek … more
Washington sophomore Mason Adams drives to the hoop Friday during the Warriors’ 52-46 win over Bridge Creek. Adams scored a team-high 14 points.
Wins and cancellations
Washington’s boys and girls basketball teams picked up wins amid a flurry of cancellations. Last Friday’s Bridge Creek games were the only contests held due to winter weather wreaking … more
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Purcell sophomore Kobe Freeman soars toward the goal for two of his game-high 14 points in the Dragons’ 51-19 win over Davis.
Weather messing with games
Purcell’s stifling defense limited Davis to a mere 19 points last Friday night in a 51-19 homecoming breather. Sophomore Kobe Freeman nearly matched the Wolves’ team total with 14 … more
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Linda Nell Womack
A Celebration of Life service for Linda Nell Womack, 75, of Purcell will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at The Church at Norman, 900 24th Ave. SW, Suite 1, in Norman. Services will be under … more
Colton Allen Turner
Colton Allen Turner died unexpectedly on January 21, 2023, at the age of 21 years 1 month 20 days. Funeral services were held Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Wadley’s Funeral Chapel.  … more
Maxie Tucker
Funeral services for Maxie Tucker, 93, of Lexington were held Jan. 30, 2023 at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was at the Lexington Cemetery under the direction of the Wilson-Little … more
Delbert Leon Taber
Funeral services for Delbert Leon Taber, 71, of Purcell will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023 at the First Baptist Church in Purcell. Interment will be at 3:30 p.m. at the Pond Creek … more
Norma Gail Abrams
Norma Gail Watson was born on July 29, 1942, to Woodrow and Katharine Watson in Purcell, Okla. As an only child, she enjoyed time with her parents and extended family, living near her … more
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 January 19-25, … more
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It’s a Small World
A special happy birthday to The Register’s own John D. Montgomery. He celebrates his birthday Thursday, February 3. *** Happy birthdays also go out to Randy Harris, Suzanne McAuley, … more
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Editor's Notebook
Happy Groundhog Day
Today is Groundhog Day and in observance I did a little research. The little varmint at the crux of the matter is Punxsutawney Phil, who lives at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, … more
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Citizen of the Year nominations requested
It’s time to nominate someone as Purcell’s Citizen of the Year for 2022. Accompanying the nominee’s name must be a statement why he or she deserves to be Citizen of the … more
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An Interesting Neighbor
David Childress works every day from 7:30 in the morning until the Washington School Campus is cleared of students and faculty and he watches over every home high school sporting event. But he … more
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Every building in the Purcell School District has an emergency defibrillator and a staff person trained to use them.
Purcell Schools AED equipped
After the recent cardiac arrest event of NFL player Damar Hamlin, board members of the Purcell Public School Foundation were prepared to purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED) for the … more
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ODOT and City of Purcell crews worked diligently on clearing roadways like Green Avenue during Monday’s ice storm.
Thunder sleet causes problems
Thunder sleet caused heavy icing of streets, highways and exposed surfaces Monday in Central Oklahoma and across many areas of the state. The massive sleet storm forced the closing of many schools … more
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Nine former Sooners will play in NFL title games Sunday
The University of Oklahoma will have more former players than any other NCAA program in the NFL’s Conference Championship games on Sunday.  The National Football Conference (NFC) and … more
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