obituaries
Marie Long Medley
Marie Long Medley, 65, of Sallisaw, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, at the Buffington Cemetery, in Sallisaw. Arrangements by Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
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Jennifer Denise Taylor
Private family services for Jennifer Denise Taylor, 45, of Sallisaw, were under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw. She was born Dec. 3, 1963, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Charles Taylo...
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Mohammad ‘Shawn’ Qureshi
Funeral services for Mohammad “Shawn” Qureshi, 49, of Muldrow, were held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Agent Chapel in Muldrow. Burial was in the Bixby Muslim Cemetery, under the direction of Agent Fune...
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Wanda Gail Nikitas
Memorial services for Wanda Gail Nikitas, 61, are being held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel in Tahlequah, under the direction of Reed-Culver Funeral Home of Tahlequah. M...
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Buddy Croslin
Graveside services for Buddy Croslin, 73, of Wilburton, were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Centerpoint Cemetery Pavillion with the Rev. Don Russell officiating, under the direction of Jones-Harkins...
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Charles L. Brackett
Funeral services for Charles L. Brackett, 77, of Porter, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of Christ in Porter with Bros. Leon Brashear and Jonathan Crowell officiating. Burial will be ...
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Rita Lou Fisher Allen
Graveside services for Rita Lou Fisher Allen, 53, of Gore, are being held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Vian with the R...
Michaelae Teresa ‘Kelly’ Johnston
Michaelae Teresa “Kelly” Johnston, 47, of Muldrow, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday, at the Jubilee Christian Center, in Van B...
Michael Lynn Odom
Michael Lynn Odom, 49, of Muldrow, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2009. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the Agent Chapel, in Muldrow. Arrangements by Agent Fun...
Billy Joe Rushing
Billy Joe Rushing, 76, of Sallisaw, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the Mallory-Martin Chapel, in Sallisaw. Arrangements...
Fran Owens Wilkins
Memorial services for Fran Owens Wilkins, 69, of Fort Smith, Ark., were held at 11 a.m. Friday at the East Side Baptist Church in Fort Smith, with ...
Bonnie Lorene Nelson
Graveside services for Bonnie Lorene Nelson, 91, of Muskogee, were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Paul Vickery offici...
national news

Kentucky State Police Capt. Lisa Rudzinski, left, and Mike Wilder, Executive Director of the Kentucky State Medical Examiners office, right, answer questions during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at the Kentucky State Police Central Forensic Laboratory in Frankfort, Ky. The Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with 'fed' scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)AP - On the surface it all seemed like a gruesome hate crime in a rural part of Kentucky with a history of disdain for the government: a census worker found bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree, the word "fed" scrawled across his chest.


Tue Nov 24 20:30:25 -0600 2009

A Continental Airlines airplane is refueled at its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 29, 2009. REUTERS/Gary HershornAP - The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday.


Tue Nov 24 15:42:07 -0600 2009
AP - As an Ohio execution team tried to find a vein during an unsuccessful lethal injection attempt, prison staff sought help from a doctor — a move generally discouraged by ethical and professional medical rules — federal court papers show.
Tue Nov 24 20:24:04 -0600 2009