Hartshorne News

Bernice Brazil Mitchell, faithful wife, loving mother and proud grandmother passed from this earthly life on June 30, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK.

Warren Spahn, the winningest left-handed pitcher in professional baseball history, threw two no-hitters, won a Cy Young Award, appeared in 14 All-Star Games and battled Nazis during World War II in his 21-season career.

An injury accident in Bache sent four Pittsburg County residents to the hospital on Monday night.

Sunday is Father's Day and while some fathers receive ties and others receive tools, some children believe nothing can beat a steak dinner to say thanks to their dad on Father's Day.

Oda 'Nanny' Ward, 95, of Hartshorne, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at a local nursing facility.

Ovie Cathey, 75, of Gowen, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at his home. Graveside services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Damon Cemetery with the Rev.

Richard "Richie" Caldwell, 38, of Hartshorne, died Friday, May 22, 2009. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at First Assembly of God Church of Hartshorne with Ron Cunningham officiating.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' The Oklahoma Senate, in a flip-flop from a year ago, voted Wednesday to help people known as horse teeth floaters by taking the teeth out of the Oklahoma Veterinarian Practice Act.

McAlester city councilors Tuesday declared seven homes as dilapidated and dangerous, clearing the way for their demolition by either a city-hired contractor or the property owners.

The state Senate sent Gov. Brad Henry a measure Wednesday that would add some misdemeanors to the list of crimes for which DNA samples can be harvested.

On Wednesday, we discussed HB 834 or the Education Reform Bill. I want to discuss this piece of legislation because it is a very important bill that, if signed into law, will make a definite impact on our common education.

On April 19, ten members of the Oklahoma State University Russian club came to Hartshorne to attend the Divine Liturgy on Orthodox Easter Sunday at Sts.

Sammy Johnson, 68, of Eufaula, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Funeral arrangements are pending with Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home of Eufaula.

THIS IS THE TROOPER'S INITIAL REPORT: A FATALITY COLLISION OCCURRED AT 10:23 HOURS ON 05/01/2009, 5 MILES EAST OF KREBS ON SH31 IN PITTSBURG COUNTY.

A Quinton man died early Friday when his vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into another vehicle in Pittsburg County.

Authorities are working a three-car pile up on U.S. Highway 69 at the overpass which leads to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.

Dogs are not called "man's best friend" for nothing. Just ask Vickie Coy, of Hartshorne.

William "Bill" Smith, 80, of Dallas, formerly of Haileyville, died Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Dallas.

Week eleven was a rather busy week as we continued with House bills on the Senate floor.

Two lobbyists vacationed with their spouses and the Oklahoma Senate's senior policy adviser and his wife at a Mexican Riviera resort.