Okemah NewsLocal news for Okemah, OK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Woody Guthrie special on the Monday Morning Show- June 27, 2008 Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, OK, on July 14, 1912. On what would have been his 96th birthday, we'll look back at his life and will play songs performed by Woody and others, such as Billy Bragg and Wilco, ...http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/woody-guthrie-special-on-the-monday-morning-sh... Manhunt called off after woman admits false report 9 mins ago- June 25, 2008 A woman who reported a home burglary, leading to a major manhunt today, admitted falsifying the story, authorities said.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/manhunt-called-off-after-woman-admits-false-re... Oklahoma: Weleetka arrest not related to slaying case- June 22, 2008 OKEMAH, Okla. - A man deemed mentally ill was taken into custody Tuesday after bragging falsely that he was involved in the fatal shootings of two young girls on a rural country road.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/oklahoma-weleetka-arrest-not-related-to-slayin... Funeral For First Of 2 Girls Held- June 20, 2008 Amid speculation that a Kansas church planned to protest the funerals of two girls killed in Okfuskee County, police in a small Oklahoma town set up barricades and warned mourners.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/funeral-for-first-of-2-girls-held?fromrss=1 Shell casings believed linked to girls slayings- June 18, 2008 A makeshift memorial decorates the side of the road where 11-year-old Skyla Jade Whitaker and 13-year-old Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker of Weleetka were found shot.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/shell-casings-believed-linked-to-girls-slaying... Report: Slain girls in Weleetka shot in head, chest 2 mins ago- June 12, 2008 The two young girls found dead in a ditch along a dirt road in Okfuskee County had been shot multiple times in the head and the chest, according to the State Medical Examiner's office.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/report-slain-girls-in-weleetka-shot-in-head-ch... No suspects in murders of 2 girls near Weleetka- June 10, 2008 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says they have no suspects in the murders of 2 young girls Sunday afternoon near Weleetka in rural Okfuskee County.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/no-suspects-in-murders-of-2-girls-near-weleetk... Short Comings- June 10, 2008 Today The monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens of Shawnee board of directors begins at 9:30 a.m. in the WP Wood Room of the Shawnee Senior Center, 401 N. Bell.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/short-comings?fromrss=1 Area Briefs June 5, 2008- June 7, 2008 THURSDAY JUNE 5, 2008 CPR Class registration due ADA - InfantChild CPR and First Aid class will be held Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Fentem Hall 313 on the ECU campus.http://www.topix.net/city/okemah-ok/2008/06/area-briefs-june-5-2008?fromrss=1 |