Maysville News

Oklahoma is known for many things, from inventions to historical footnotes. But how many of them are legit, and how many are complete falsehoods? Here are seven widely accepted "facts" about Oklahoma that range from "OK, this has some truth to it, kind of" to complete lies.

Maurine Hattie Turner, 90, was born April 14, 1923 in Maysville, Okla., to Wesley and Minnie Ellen Brinkley.

Maysville High School will stage a production of "The Sound of Music" on Friday and Saturday.

Day started early for Sgt. Jake McNiece and his fellow paratroopers. Not long after midnight on June 6, 1944, they parachuted behind German lines just ahead of the invasion of Normandy.

Beverly Watson used to think there was no one she could talk to about her military experience, but she doesn't want that to be the case for other female veterans.