Paid Obituary – William Orlan Riley
William Orlan Riley (Bill to family and friends) passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on Jan. 28, 2025, in North Fort Myers, Fla. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Shelly Dawn Riley; his father, William Orlan Riley (Sr.); his mother, Betty Jane Pittman...
Sheriff shares local crime statistics with Lions Club
Johnston County Sheriff Gary Dodd was the guest speaker at the Tishomingo Lion Club’s Jan. 23 meeting. Dodd gave the club 2024 crime statistics for Johnston County, including that he and his deputies answered 5,965 calls for service, a slight increase from the...
Legal Notices – February 6 2025 Edition
(Published in Johnston County Sentinel on January 23, 30 & February 6, 2025) “Notice of Agricultural Lease Sale” The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is accepting cash bids for agriculture (Hay) leases on the Texoma/Washita Arm WMA in Johnston...
Community Calendar – January 30 2025 Edition
‘Pass It On’ Starting next Thursday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m., the First United Methodist Church of Tishomingo will host a weekly series entitled “Pass it On” - described by Pastor Sharon Kay Cochran as “a safe place to have theological discussions about God, your life,...
Mobile health clinic set for Feb. 6 at Ravia Town Hall
The District 8 Mobile Wellness Unit (MWU) will provide health services to the public at no out-of-pocket cost from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at Ravia Town Hall. The District 8 MWU offers wellness checks; minor illness treatment; immunizations for children...
Tishomingo’s newest Daughters
Karen Inman (left), current president of Tishomingo’s Daughters, welcomes new members Candice Austin (center) and Charlotte Estep during the club’s most recent meeting at the Westside Church of Christ last Thursday, Jan. 23. As part of the induction ceremony, Austin...
Local group to host coon hunt
Michael Gordon (left) and Thomas Haney of the Pennington Creek Coon Hunting Club - seen here with one of the prize-winning entrants in the organization’s 2024 King Show last October - announced this week that the club’s first hunt of 2025 is scheduled to take place...
Retirement party held for Power
Tishomingo’s Paul Roan (above left) - former District 22 representative in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and longtime member of the Johnston County EMS (JCEMS) Board of Directors - shares memories of working with outgoing JCEMS Administrator Kenny Power...
Obituary – Matilde Brooks
TISHOMINGO - No services are scheduled for Matilde (Royo) Brooks, 83, who died Jan. 25, 2025, in Tishomingo. She was born Sept. 1, 1941, in Logroño, Spain, to Basiliano Royo and Hipolita Grijalba. Cremation arrangements were made under the direction of DeArman-Clark...
Paid Obituary – Harold Lee Scates
Harold Lee Scates, 79, of Tishomingo, Okla., passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. He was born Dec. 18, 1945, in Ada, Okla., to Roy “Emit” and Nancy Bell (Smith) Scates. Harold attended Murray State College, where he earned an associate...
