Coweta News

With the beginning of Lent on Wednesday, several hundred Cowetans gathered to think about life, its meaning and the significance of Lent, Easter and the Resurrection.

Organizers of the Tulsa Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan are schedule to begin the event's open house at 5:30 p.m. over at TCC's Center for Creativity.

Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert has added more than 15 deputies since taking office in 2009.

Heleski, with a Georgia Power crew from Valdosta, work to repair a blown transformer on Elders Mill Road in Senoia.

More than 700 acres was burned over last couple of days in Wagoner and the fire crews stayed busy putting them out.

The Oklahoma Department of Forestry says several counties have burn bans in place.

Already early Tuesday morning, exhausted fire crews in the Coweta area were back on the job, protecting homes as grass fires began to spark up again.

Heavy smoke is showing from a fire in Wagoner County. Wagoner County Emergency authorities say the fire was contained to a square mile but jumped 151st Street South.

Area fire departments continue to battle grass fires in Green Country with two of the largest in Ochelata and Coweta.

A chase involving Rogers County deputies, Coweta and Broken Arrow police and State Troopers ended when the driver crashed into a utility pole.

The sheriff's office said a deputy attempted to stop a car for a traffic violation when it sped off.

There was a couple from Palmetto dealing with health issues - and no electricity.

Wednesday's icy weather led to multiple power outages for Cowetans. Some outages were short, ranging from 10 minutes to an hour, while other Cowetans reported being without power all day, some starting at 6 a.m. At 5 p.m., Coweta-Fayette EMC reported over 12,000 outages, across the entire service area, including Coweta, Fayette, and south Fulton ... (more)

He was recognized at Tuesday's county commission meeting. Pictured with him are Chief Johnny Teeters, left, and Deputy Chief Todd Moore.