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Strong winds with gusts over 50 mph blanked the sky with a dusty haze Tuesday afternoon.
0.5” of rain falls here
The Heart of Oklahoma picked up .5” over night Monday. That coupled with the 1.7” that fell here last week gives Purcell 3.50” of rain thus far in 2023. Following the rain came … more
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Filing period ends for upcoming elections
According to McClain County Election Board Secretary Karen Haley the following filed for office as of 5 p.m. last Wednesday: Town of Dibble Board of Trustees: Matt Alexander and Penny … more
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School board approves hires
Purcell’s Board of Education added an Offensive Coordinator to the football staff during their regular monthly meeting Monday night at the administration building. After an executive … more
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Cheryl King
An Interesting Neighbor
A job that started out as a filing clerk for Dr. Rick Schmidt’s Family Practice turned into a career in nursing for Cheryl King. King moved on to the accounts receivable department and when … more
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Ganon and Kane Springer
“Read my lips”
When President George H.W. Bush was running for re-election one of his campaign slogans was “Read my lips.” Those are words to live by for a pair of brothers who attend Washington … more
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Voters pass Wayne bonds
Wayne School patrons passed both bond issues that were on the February 14 ballot. Voters approved proposition No. 1, an $850,000 bond, by a margin of 134 (69.43 percent) to 59 (30.57 … more
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ATF agents search residence
Purcell Police provided perimeter support for agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in a raid in Purcell Monday morning. Police set up the area in the 700 block … 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 January 26-February 1, … more
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Plan for McCurdy Park
The City of Purcell Parks and Recreation Department and Advisory Board will be hosting a public workshop on Monday, at 7 p.m. at the Purcell Multi-Purpose Center to discuss the future development of … more
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Slow, soaking rain
A giant, slow-moving system had dumped 1.4” of rain in Purcell as of 9 a.m. Wednesday and the rain was continuing. Weather predictors said it would rain until Wednesday afternoon at least. … more
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News from the City of Purcell
Storm Shelters All persons living in McClain County that have a storm shelter should register that shelter with McClain County to help first responders locate those shelters in the event of a … more
Jackie Suchy
An Interesting Neighbor
The secretary at the elementary school is like being a surrogate mother to 415 kids in pre-K through the second grade. The challenge for Jackie Suchy, who has worked for Purcell Schools for 32 … more
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Police standoff ends in arrest
Purcell Police were in a standoff last week at 323 South Santa Fe Avenue trying to locate Austin Walls, who was finally arrested for two counts of domestic assault and battery. Assistant Police … more
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Bids for StreetScape expected
Purcell’s City Manager Dale Bunn told the council bids will be going out for the Main StreetScape project. That was the word at the Community Room of the Purcell Police Service Building at … more
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Wayne seeking bond issues
The Wayne School District is asking voters to approve two separate bond issues totaling $1,070,000 to enhance buildings and upgrade transportation equipment. Voters will go to the polls next … more
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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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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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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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