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May 15, 2024
Larry Harvey inducted into Connors State Hall of Fame
Larry Harvey of Beggs was among a group of alumni that were inducted into the Connors State College Hall of Fame April 27.
Harvey was born and raised in Beggs, where he graduated high school. From there, he went on to Connors State College where he earned an associate degree in 1963. After Connors, Larry attended Oklahoma State University receiving a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education in 1965, and then his master’s degree in 1986.
Larry taught Agriculture Education at Beggs for 34 years, before retiring in 2000. He mentored future agriculture teachers at OSU for 15 years while serving on the Agriculture Education State Vocational Curriculum Development Committee. Larry has trained many state champion parliamentary procedure teams along with winning National FFA teams in pasture, range and land.
Harvey has been fortunate to receive many awards throughout his career. Those include the Honorary State and American FFA Degrees, the Teacher of Teachers’ Gold Award, and he was the eighth honoree of the Outstanding Agriculture Education Teacher Hall of Fame in Oklahoma. Harvey was honored by having a scholarship established in his name at OSU in the College of Agriculture Education department.
Harvey currently serves as the Vice President of East Central Electric Cooperative as well as the Oklahoma FFA Foundation and Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Boards. He is a member of Crossroads Baptist Church.
He received his 50 year pin from the Beggs Lions Club and Masonic Lodge as well as serving six years in the Army Reserves.
Larry and his wife Helen, have two children and five grandchildren.
Sports
Athletes Honored at OHS Sports Banquet
May 17, 2024
Okmulgee High School honored athletes last week at the OHS All-Sports Banquet and Awards program for the 2023-24 school year last week. Outstanding athletes, graduating seniors and others were recogni...
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HHS Tennis competes at State
May 17, 2024
The Henryetta Knights competed at the Oklahoma HS State Tennis Championships this past weekend. The boys competed hard and gained valuable State tournament experience.The following students qualified ...
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Morris Athletes Moving on to College
May 17, 2024
Two signing events were held this week at Morris High School. Above, Morris senior Skyler Hunter signed with Carl Albert College for wrestling on Tuesday. Below, Trey Daniels signed with NEO (Northeas...
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Okmulgee Public Schools Extends Summer Food Service with Chickasaw Nation Partnership
By JOSHUA JACKSON 
May 17, 2024
The Okmulgee Public School Board of Education has adopted measures to continue offering free meals to students over the summer break, thanks to a new partnership with the Chickasaw Nation. This decisi...
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Luv Ford Honors Athletes of the Week
May 17, 2024
Luv Ford recently honored Okmulgee County Athletes of the Week. Above, Morris golfer Leah Ansley is pictured with Missy Nash of Luv Ford. Below, Henryetta junior Brady Norman is pictured with Coach Ry...
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Mullen makes All-State baseball team
May 17, 2024
This week, the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association made public All-State teams for small classes (B-2A), middle classes (3A-4A), and large classes (5A6A). They will be divided into West and East tea...
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OSL completes outstanding year
May 17, 2024
Scholarships, grants awarded at provisional dinnerAnother successful year is in the books for Okmulgee Service League (OSL), and a big thanks goes out to everyone for their support.Each year, Okmulgee...
Community
A Creative Oasis in Beggs
May 17, 2024
Introducing Dragonfly Ink DesignsIn the center of downtown Beggs, a vibrant new business has taken flight. Dragonfly Ink Designs, owned by the talented Kelly Howell, is a haven for creativity and craf...
Community
Pam Timmons visits Okmulgee Lions
May 17, 2024
The Okmulgee Lions Club invited Pam Timmons as their guest speaker on Tuesday. Timmons, who is a fellow Lion, is part of the Hough Ear Institute in Oklahoma City and spoke about how hearing loss is pr...
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Felonies
May 17, 2024
CF-2024-00052 05/10/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Williams, Gabriel Lee, II Poss. of CDS w/Intent to Distribute CF-2024-00053B 05/10/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Slauf, Emily Nicole Child Neglect CF-2024-0...
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05/06/2024
May 17, 2024
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