Davis Student Dies in Car Accident
A fatality collision on May 10 claimed the life of 18 year-old Averiee Osmundson on May 10 around 7:36 a.m. on Foothill Road, .4 miles west of United States Highway 77, approximately 3 miles north of Springer in Carter County. Osmundson, a senior at Davis High School, was pronounced dead at the scene due to…
Read More11 Lady Wolves Receive Postseason Honors Four Named to First Team
Second TEAM All-District team members. Pictured are: Stella Baker, third base; Kamryn Martin, second base; Adison Ryan, outfield; and Mattie Morton, first base. (Photo by Elissa Hefley) HONORABLE MENTION All-District team members. Pictured are: Jakobi LaNoy, short stop; Emerson Henley, pitcher; and Addison Romo, second base. (Photo by Elissa Hefley) FIRST TEAM All-District team members.…
Read MoreRandy Gene Batterton
Randy Gene Batterton, known by many as “Hill Billy” was born July 19, 1967, in Pauls Valley. He died on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Ardmore, at the age of 57. Batterton grew up in Sulphur, attending Sulphur Public School. At the age of 17, with the consent of his father, he joined the United…
Read MoreFelony Arrest for Davis Police after Man Fails to Stop at Stop Sign
A SIMPLE TRAFFIC violation led to the seizure of 19 pounds of marijuana and over $10,000 in cash. Running a stop sign put Liqiang Sun in the path of Davis Office Blake Snyder while on patrol. With the help of a translator app and other Davis officers, the stop took drugs off the street. Well…
Read MoreWillie Faye (Breath) Miles
•Funeral services for Willie Faye (Breath) Miles will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Hale’s Memorial Chapel, in Davis. Dr. Erma Glass will officiate the homegoing service. Interment will follow at the Five Mile Cemetery, in Hennepin, OK. Willie, better known by her beloved family and friends as Faye, was…
Read MoreOdessa Mae (Coffman) Trout
• Odessa Mae (Coffman) Trout was born June 7, 1951, in Springer, to the late Girald Edward and Hazel (Gordon) Coffman. She died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Bentonville, Ark., at the age of 72 years, 6 months and 12 days. Odessa and Jimmy Keith Trout were married on June 23, 1971, in Dallas, Texas.…
Read MoreCOMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER
The Tyre Masonic Lodge #42 and helped presented a $4,175 to Gayla Garrison Smathers to help cover medical expenses as she fights stage four breast cancer. The Masonic Lodge hosted a pulled pork sandwich fundraiser in October that brought the community together to bless one of our very own in need.
Read MoreKaren Agatha (Phillips) Bixler
• Graveside services for Karen Agatha (Phillips) Bixler are 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Atwood Cemetery. Steven Bullard will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4 – 8 p.m. on Friday at the Allen Chapel, located at 113 West Broadway in Allen, Okla. Arrangements are by Crisswell Funeral Home, 815 E. Arlington,…
Read MoreSparks Appointed to Murray State College Board of Regents
DILLON SPARKS has been appointed by Governor Stitt and confirmed by the Senate to a seven-year term as the newest member of the Murray State College Board of Regents. Pictured (from left:) Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Allison Garrett, Murray State College Regent Dillon Sparks and Murray State College President Dr. Tim Faltyn.…
Read MoreDavis Native enters Class of 2027 Plebe Summer at the U.S. Naval Academy
Troy Bullman, a graduate of Davis High School was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2027 on June 29, marking the beginning of sic challenging weeks of basic midshipman training during Plebe Summer. Approximately 1,200 candidates are selected each year for the Academy’s “plebe” or freshman class, and each student is required to participate…
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