When we had young children I always wished I had gone to medical school.
It never seemed to fail that one of them would become ill at 5 p.m. on a Friday when all the doctors’ offices were …
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John D. Montgomery
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10/19/23
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Happy birthday to Laura Clark Smith, Jim Blevins, Mike McGregor, Brandon Powell, Mike Foshee, Shelly Matthews, Alyssa Rooker, Cannan Haynes, Ryki Gay Hudson, Barbara Lambert, Jerrett Haynes, Candice …
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Gracie Montgomery
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10/12/23
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In the past 30 or more years I’ve never had as much trouble finding a rick or two of seasoned firewood.
I saw on Channel 4’s morning show Kent Ogle talking about having ordered his …
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John D. Montgomery
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10/12/23
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Happy birthday to Brad Clark, Dr. Bryan Dye, Donald Sherman, Virgil Hope, Kandy Wollenberg, Jackson Ewing, Kevin Jones, Allen Biggs, Phylis Norvell, Cooper Lynn, Ann Black, Patsy Branam, Shantel …
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Gracie Montgomery
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10/5/23
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Here are a couple of real head scratchers.
The first one is from the state of Maine where Soren Stark-Chessa is competing in the female division of the 22nd edition of the Maine Cross Country …
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John D. Montgomery
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10/5/23
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Happy birthday to my great-niece Ellianna Rusler of Midwest City.
Ellianna celebrated her 10th birthday Monday, September 25.
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Happy fall, y’all!
Fall officially started …
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Gracie Montgomery
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9/28/23
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Just because you have an “R” by your name doesn’t make you right.
That’s the case with State Superintendent of Public Education Ryan Walters.
On a nearly daily basis …
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John D. Montgomery
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9/28/23
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Happy birthday to Kristin Kotecki, Kylie Buterbaugh, Charles Perry, Nancy Ewing Friedman, Jane Sparlin, Agnes Belfiore, Mary Ille, Rachel Loux, Tomas Trejo, Brandon Smith, William Troyano, Matt Lohn, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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9/21/23
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It was a bit of a surreal moment last Friday afternoon standing at the corner of Monroe and Third Street in Purcell.
We were watching a police cruiser and fire truck head south on Third followed …
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John D. Montgomery
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9/21/23
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Happy birthday to Kristin Kotecki, Jeff Page, Pam McCurdy, Cheryl Feigal-James, Dru Niehaus, Brent Holden, Lucas Northcutt, Ryan Abney, Velda Peck, Diana Trejo, Mary York, Sofia Estrada, Adrian …
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Gracie Montgomery
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9/14/23
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It’s happened to a lot of people, maybe even you.
Over the years, people get ready for work and forget their phone.
Once in a great while they might forget to brush their teeth or put …
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John D. Montgomery
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9/14/23
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Happy birthday to Laverne Powers Arnold, Les Hudson, Kesha Montgomery, Angie Wren, Charles Dawson, Rex Umber, Navoy Skinner, Bobby Musgrave, Charles Goddard Jr., Patrick Haynes, Margie Panter, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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9/7/23
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Pretty sure signs that you’re a parent or grandparent are as follows:
If when you turn on the television it defaults to SpongeBob SquarePants.
If you have a stray Goldfish snack …
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John D. Montgomery
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9/7/23
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I’ve had people inquire with me about the east-west traffic light at Canadian and Washington.
Let’s be honest, there isn’t much north-south traffic at that intersection yet the …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/31/23
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The Purcell Register will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day.
The office will be open at 8 a.m. Tuesday and regular deadlines of 11 a.m. will apply.
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Happy …
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Gracie Montgomery
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8/31/23
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A special happy birthday to Rebecca Cypert.
Rebecca celebrates her birthday Saturday, August 26.
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Happy birthday to Laura Harris, Dusty Ricks, Christy Powell, Kay Bunn, Haydin …
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Gracie Montgomery
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8/24/23
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This is the week the football preview magazine was supposed to be inserted into your Purcell Register .
We interviewed coaches, coaches’ wives and took all kinds of pictures.
Emily …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/24/23
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Happy birthday to Peggy Underwood, Taryn Knowles, Brock Hail, Hunter Perigo, Whitney Johnson, Mark Whitley, John Rummage, Farron Hottel, Emrie Hays, Bobbie Calvert, Mark Holden, Cynthia Calixto, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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8/17/23
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Quite by accident Monday morning I may have gotten a scoop.
There was a call on my cell phone and the person said do you have a minute to talk about moving Griffin Memorial Hospital in Norman to …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/17/23
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Although for some it might seem longer, the Main StreetScape project hit day number 79 on Tuesday.
Project managers told a small group of Main Street merchants and professionals Tuesday the …
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John D. Montgomery
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8/10/23
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