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Okemah · OkemahOne of Attorney General’s 10 Most Wanted fugitives captured in Michigan OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 21, 2025) – A ninth fugitive on Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s 10 Most Wanted is behind bars after being arrested in Michigan. Nicholas Armando Roman, 20, who is accused of indecent or lewd acts with a child, was captured days after he was added to the list.
“This arrest demonstrates our steadfast effort to bringing those who commit crimes against …See the Story
One of Attorney General’s 10 Most Wanted fugitives captured in Michigan
Okemah · OkemahDr. Larry L. McKinney
Services for Dr. Larry L. McKinney will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah with Rev. Pup Rogers officiating. Dr. Larry L. McKinney was born August 23, 1938 in Weleetka, Oklahoma to James Vester “Butch” McKinney and Opal Ruth (Smith) McKinney. He passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025 at his home near Mason, Oklahoma at the age of 86. Dr. McKinney was a 1956…See the Story
Dr. Larry L. McKinney
Okemah · OkemahMelba Jean Birdwell Dinwiddie Melba Jean Birdwell Dinwiddie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma to L. L. (Mike) Birdwell and Inola (Smith) Birdwell on January 6, 1937. She left this world peacefully with her devoted husband by her side in her home in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday, January 31, 2025. Melba graduated from Okemah High School in 1956 and later earned her associate’s degree in human services at Southeast Community College in Lincoln, Nebra…See the Story
Melba Jean Birdwell Dinwiddie
Okemah · OkemahOn the night of 24 May 1911, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, Laura Nelson and her teenage son, L. D. Nelson, were dragged from their jail cells by a white mob. They were taken to a bridge over the North Canadian River, where they were lynched—strung up and left hanging as a warning to the Black community. The next day, a local photographer captured their lifeless bodies suspended over the water, with white onlookers standing below. The image was p…See the Story
The Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson: A Crime Without Justice
Senate · OkemahVOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th Friday, February 7th is the last day to apply for voter registration, and be eligible to vote in the March 4th, Special Primary Election to fill the vacancy for State Senate District 8, according to Okfuskee County Election Board Secretary Eric M. Swinford. Swinford said that persons who are United States Citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17 ½ years old are eligible to apply for voter …See the Story
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th
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