Shirley Vivian Jones

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Shirley Vivian Jones, of Soper, Okla., was born Sept. 17, 1949, in Guymon, Okla., the daughter of Benjamin “Pete” Crowder and Mary “Opal” (Campbell) Crowder. Shirley passed away Oct. 27, 2022, at the age of 73. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Billy Nick Crowder; sister, Villie Ann Ward and granddaughter, Brandy Sutherland.

George Eugene Vaughan

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George Eugene Vaughan passed on Oct. 19, 2022 at Sugar Land, Texas. “Pa Pa Gene” was born on July 2, 1934 at his grandparents’ farm house, which was located two miles west of Soper, Okla. His parents were the late Lemuel Gose Vaughan and Catherine Walker Loper Vaughan of Baytown, Texas.
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‘Exhaustion is not the time to make heavy decisions’

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Comments to: andybowman839@ gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com We had been traveling nonstop for three straight weeks. It had been one different bed after another –– and Renie is simply not someone who deals well with that scenario. Even though the work trip had also afforded us a fun chance to visit some cousins who live in the areas where we had gone, it still meant days of driving for long hours, eating at restaurants and fast-food chains, and attempting to catch a nap while the other one drove.

‘Show me the money’ St. Rep Humphrey says about previous state questions

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Tens of millions of dollars that were supposed to keep people out of prison or jail in Oklahoma are nowhere to be found, according to State Representative Justin Humphrey Back in 2016, a state question, approved by voters, required money that would have been spent on housing inmates with low-level drug offenses to be redirected toward drug rehab and other care.
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Herron issues statement for District Judge

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Hello folks, I am Judge Emily Maxwell Herron. I will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for District Judge in District 17. My roots are in Southeast Oklahoma. I was raised in the Idabel area. My parents are the late Dr. Jon Maxwell, and Debbie Maxwell. I am blessed with two daughters; Ella, who is a freshman in high school, and Kate who is in the fifth grade. I am a Christian and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Idabel since childhood. In my off time, I enjoy raising feeder cattle and soaking in the beautiful natural resources our area offers.