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The 2020 American Quarter Horse Association racing season has concluded for the 11th consecutive year at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs.

This weeks Oologah High School Senior of the Week is Kenda Jones. Kenda has attended Oologah-Talala Public Schools for 14 years.

A Claremore woman was admitted to a Tulsa hospital last week for injuries she received in a two vehicle collision south of Oologah.

Deputy Clerk Kathy McLaughlin is all smiles, as the town was the recent selected as the recipient of a CARES Act reimbursement for its essential workers.

The OHS speech & debate team competed at the Broken Arrow tournament over the break and returned with a third place 5A team sweepstakes.

Individual winners included:

Christmas is coming in the Cooweescoowee District.

Slated for Dec. 12, the Christmas event will be bringing a cornucopia of family friendly events and activities to Oologah.

Local volunteers such as John and Ruth York of Oologah have been ringing the Salvation Army Red Kettle in front of Apple Market since Monday Nov. 30.

Candidates for the Board of Education in 14 Rogers County school districts and 1 Municipal District will file their Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec.

Persons in Rogers County whose property taxes are due in December will be getting a few extra weeks to get them paid, as the payment deadline has been extended.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Oologah, as area volunteers are decking the historic halls of the Birthplace Ranch with holiday decor in preparation for the upcoming Will’s Country C

The Oologah-Talala Ministerial Association collected and bagged 300 food bags. Area families filled bags that were given out and returned to the Oologah United Methodist Church. Bags were check and handed out from that location. Saturday volunteers from area churches and the community gathered at the church to hand out the bags to the registered families. By noon, Operation Thanksgiving 2020 was wrapped up. Thanks go to Karla Yates who coordinates and directs the project and her many volunteers. COURTESY PHOTO

The Rogers County Health Department is updating the drive-thru COVID-19 testing times.

Christmas is a time for traditions, and the Birthplace Ranch will be bringing back its own holiday tradition next weekened with the return of Will’s Country Christmas.