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Spliced in between our corona pandemic, we still suffer the other rigors of life in Oklahoma. Such as tornadoes. Gives us something else to think about so, for whatever reasons, my thoughts stray to April 9, 1947. The granddaddy of tornadoes paid an unwelcome visit to Woodward, Oklahoma.

After years of dreaming of becoming a novelist, Kari R. Joyner realized that dream with the publication of her first book earlier this year. In March 2020, Solstice Publishing released her debut novel, Bloom Where You’re Planted.

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Due to the CoronaVirus, the 2020 Atwood School Reunion is canceled. Please stay safe!

Due to the Corona Virus, the Atwood Cemetery will not hold their regular Memorial Day service. However someone will be at the cemetery collecting money for the upkeep during the holiday weekend, May 22 to 24 .

Blood donors embody the best of who Oklahomans are, giving selflessly so the state can rise and recover together. Fourteen Allen area residents volunteered to give to this cause Tuesday when the Bloodmobile came to town; twelve were able to donate.

The Allen Elementary School will celebrate the end of the 2020 school year with a parade this Friday, May 8, from 10:30 to 11:30 am. All parents of elementary students are asked to participate to make this unusual end to an unusual year special for their children.

Plans are underway to have a some form of an Allen School Reunion this summer.

It was a short monthly City council meeting Monday night. The meeting dealt mostly with procedures and office openings in regard to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Parents and Students of Allen Public Schools, I would like to update everyone on our class of 2020 graduation. Our original graduation date scheduled on May 16th has been postponed due to the Covid-19.