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Allen Public School was presented their $17,000 TSET Grant check just before the Christmas break. The money was used to upgrade the playground equipment at the Allen Elementary. “We are very appreciative for the TSET grant that we are using to promote exercise for our students,” said Superintendent Jeff Hiatt.
Read moreOur school has been hit with the latest surge of Covid. Tuesday we had 135 students and 16 staff members out sick. We have moved to distance learning and will return next Tuesday, on January 18 , to in-person learning.
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It has been a long time since I worried about exercising. Tim Jones has decided to follow m y example. He writes . . .
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Services for Gladys Johnson, 73, of Ada, were 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 10 , at the Chickasaw Community Center, Rev. Randy Wade officiated. Burial followed at Steedman Cemetery. A wake was held Sunday, January 9 , from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel.
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A graveside service for Davis Ray “Bud” Sims will be held for family on Saturday, January 15 , at 10:00 am at the Allen, Oklahoma cemetery with a Celebration of Life to follow at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel in Ada, Oklahoma at noon. Bud went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 7, 2022, in Tyler, Texas at the age of 93. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, uncle and friend.
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I must admit there are days that I think I can’t handle one more problem. I was sharing with a friend this past week about a particularly rough week. He shared the following with me.
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Jay Owens was sworn in as the Pontotoc County Assessor this past Monday morning, January 3 , in an 11:00 am ceremony at the Pontotoc County Courthouse. Mr. Owens assumes the position with 22 years of experience in the Assessor’s Office. He took over the position on the retirement of Debbie Byrd.
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