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Jay Middle School PE teacher jailed on allegations of soliciting a minor
JAY, Okla. — A Jay middle school baseball coach and a physical education teacher remains in jail, held on a complaint of soliciting a minor. John Robert Downs, 25, of Grove, was arrested at his residence on a complaint of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology. No details of his arrest were available late Tuesday night.
Design firm files multimillion-dollar lien against American Heartland Theme Park developer
Could a $5.5 million demand for payment mean heartbreak for developers of a $2 billion theme park in northeast Oklahoma?. Make it a $2.5 billion theme park. Rising construction costs, design changes, and the tardy $5.5 million payment have cast doubt around American Heartland Theme Park and Resort and related Three Ponies RV Park and Campground, at Vinita. The project has been questioned in some quarters since it was announced last July.
Grove student earns perfect score on ACT
GROVE, Okla. — A Grove student is part of the elite ranks of a handful of high school students across the county scoring a perfect score on his college entrance exams. Joseph Wang, a Grove junior, scored a perfect score of 36 on the American College Test, also known as the ACT.
100-year-old basket returns home to the Modoc Nation
At the Modoc Nation in northeast Oklahoma, Syd Colombe works to preserve her tribe’s history and culture, spanning more than 14,000 years. She is a member of the Modoc Nation and a descendant of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She said part of her job is to seek out lost...
Group Of Adults With Disabilities To Cheer On Fellow Athletes At Special Olympics Summer Games
The Summer Games for Special Olympics Oklahoma is May 15th through 17th, with more than 4,600 athletes competing. Among those is a group of adults with disabilities that has started its first cheer squad to root for fellow athletes. Home of Hope is a non-profit based in Vinita and helps...
Silver Alert For 81-Year-Old Canceled, Man Located
--- A Silver Alert is in effect for an 81-year-old man last seen on Wednesday leaving his home in Grove, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Richard Hopper, 81, left his Delaware County home driving a silver Ford Ranger with tag NEM815. He's 5-foot-8, 145 pounds with grey hair and...
All Aboard for Love: Meet Train, the Big-Hearted Pittie Ready for His Forever Home!
CHOUTEAU, Oklahoma ~ This loveable boy is still waiting for a forever home with a heart as big as his name! Meet Train. He’s a 1-2 year old Staffordshire pittie! He’s 70+ pounds of pure affection! He is full of love for people and gets along great with other dogs. He truly is the definition of love!
Living Uncommon in a Common - Why Do I Pray
PRYOR, Oklahoma ~ I can’t fix what’s wrong with the world. I can’t change people. I can’t make all the wrongs right. I want to. I see the people that I love, hurting. I want to take that pain away from all of them, but I can’t always do that. It could be both depressing and exhausting if I dwell on it. If I let my mind wonder and think about all of the things I can’t do, I’m going to end up in a mental state I don’t want to be in. So, instead I pray.
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