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Sulphur Public School principals reported big enrollment numbers at the regular meeting of the Board of Education Monday night.

Councilman Questions Removing Agenda Item Without Vote

A Sulphur man was charged with engaging in lewd or indecent acts with a child under 16 years of age, according to documents filed in Murray County District Court.

Tamara Dawn “Tammy” McClellan was born March 10, 1965, in Ponca City, to the late Bill James and Kathryn Ann (Cassady) Sprueill. She died on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, in Davis, at the age of 59 years, 5 months and 18 days.

Richard Lee Sexton was born August 12, 1956, in Tulsa, to the late William L. and Marjorie M. (Carter) Sexton. He died on Friday, August 30, 2024, in Sulphur, at the age of 68 years and 18 days.

Marvin Edward Wallace was born October 12, 1949, in Pauls Valley, to the late Benjamin and Era (Brokeshoulder) Wallace. He died on Thursday, August 29, 2024, in Sulphur, at the age of 74. Marvin and the former Ms. Ruby Mae Amos were married on April 19, 1969, in Ada.

Football has returned and it starts with a bang, as Sulphur opens the 2024 season at No. 1 (2A) Washington on Friday night.

Friday At Washington With High Expectations

Reseeding Potential of Annual Clovers

In a display of Oklahoma’s famously chaotic weather patterns, August brought historic rains to portions of central and eastern Oklahoma while drought continued to intensify and spread over other sections of the state. A remarkable 6 to 12 inches of rain fell from northwest to central Oklahoma within 12 hours on Aug. 11, with a volunteer observer near Noble in Cleveland County recording 11.01 inches–a 500-year rainfall event according to NOAA statistics. Oklahoma City set a new record for its highest single-day August rainfall at 6.58 inches, surpassing the previous mark of 5.06 inches set on Aug. 14, 2018. This also ranked as the city’s seventh-highest daily total for any month on record, dating back to 1890. The deluge caused widespread flash flooding, leading to flooded homes and businesses, road closures, and water rescues. Eastern Oklahoma also saw significant rainfall that day, with 4 to 8 inches falling in and around Muskogee County. Another heavy rain event of 4 to 8 inches occurred in far east-central Oklahoma on Aug. 16-17, primarily affecting Adair and Cherokee counties.