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...
Paid Obituary – Anthony Swenson
Anthony Wayne “Tony” Swenson, 33, of Tishomingo, Okla., died Jan. 26, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Anthony was born in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 1, 1991, to Arthur Swenson and Elise Swenson. As a child, Anthony loved riding his bike and playing video games. He loved the...
Paid Obituary – Terry Gleen Ruyle
Terry Gleen Ruyle - known as “Outlaw” - passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at his home in Ardmore, Okla., at the age of 60. Born Feb. 28, 1964, in McKinney, Texas, to Donald E. Ruyle and Mary S. (Cisco) Ruyle, Terry was raised in Wylie, Texas. Terry earned his...
Paid Obituary – Kent Duane Manley
The soul of Kent Duane Manley left this world Jan. 13, 2025, while living at Fayetteville, N.C. He was born June 17, 1937, in Gaines, Orleans County, N.Y., to the late Lester Arnold and Etta M. Kuhns Manley. His mother died when he was three years old. The family...
Paid Obituary – Chuck Douglas Walters
Chuck Douglas Walters, 43, of Milburn, Okla., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Tishomingo, Okla. Chuck was born May 23, 1981, in Ada, Okla., to Leslie Neil and Diana Lynn (Benge) Walters. Growing up, Chuck was an active member of the Boy Scouts and loved...
Eaves supporters attend fundraiser
District 2 County Commissioner Cacy Cribbs (right) shares some thoughts with State Rep. Ryan Eaves during a "meet and greet" fundraising event for the first-term House District 22 representative on Monday, Jan. 27, at the Johnston County Fair Barn in Tishomingo....
