Gary Lee Wilson

The ever improving Perry Lady Maroon wrestling program is making many across the state take notice as they turned in another outstanding performance at last weekend’s Sand Springs Tournament. The junior high team WON the 18 team tournament while the high school team finished 4th out of 22 teams and were the 2nd highest placing school from Oklahoma. Leading the high school team was individual…

Stillwater resident James Gragg is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gragg is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in…

Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, is retiring on July 10 after nine years of dedicated service and visionary leadership to the university. “We are blessed that Dr. Coon has spent the last nine years in positions of leadership with Oklahoma State University,” said Kayse Shrum, OSU president. “He has been an influential force in an area where OSU is a recognized leader…

On Saturday, Jan. 28 Perry High School basketball played Minco in Enid at the Stride Bank Center. This was one of many games played in the Skordle Festival, known as Oklahoma’s largest basketball festival. The Lady Maroons came home with the victory over Minco 45-42. In the boys game, the Maroons fell to Minco 5551. PHS has three home games upcoming in the final stretch of the season,…

Carnegie Library Progress Club members met in regular session Jan. 18 in the Perry Carnegie Library meeting room. Claudia Pannell, president, conducted the meeting and led the flag salute and recitation of the club creed. Shelia Loring hosted the meeting. Approval of minutes of Jan. 4 meeting was tabled until the next regular meeting. The treasurer’s report was accepted as presented. Jeanie…

Morrison Community Dance The Midnight Special Band will play for a community dance in Morrison from 7 - 10 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28. Please bring a covered dish. The event will be at the old community building located at Fourth and Woolsey Avenue. For more information, please contact C. R. Frank at 405612-7909. Billings Chamber of Commerce to host Citizen of the Year Award Dinner Billings…

10 Years Ago County Clerk Sandy Richardson is settling in to her newly eleted position to which she was sworn in to. 25 Years Ago Because of recent vandalism the public restrooms at Century Park will be closed at dark each evening. Jim Davis, who is in charge of the parks department for the City of Perry, said he has arranged with police to lock the restroom facilities at about 6 or 6:30 p.m…

Perry High School Student Council is hosting a “Pancakes & Pajamas” fundraiser event on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Perry Lower Elementary School gym. This event was originally scheduled in December and postponed to the new date with a Valentine’s theme. The community is invited to a fun-filled evening. Guests will enjoy a pancake dinner, carnival games, crafts, sugar cookie…

Oklahoma weather is hard to predict, and it is hard to tell if tomorrow’s temperature will be a nice, seventy degrees Fahrenheit, or if it will drop thirty degrees overnight. However in February, you can expect the weather to be cold and windy. Here are a few tips and tricks that a few of our Mulhall-Orlando FFA members use to keep them and their livestock nice and warm. In order to keep your…