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    Coal County District Court Traffic Citations

    2 days ago By News Staff
    4-13-26 thru 5-15-26 OHPMadison Launer, Norman, OK – Operate vehicle on which all taxes due state have not been paid. (Dismissed/settled) Tanner W. Allen, Lane, OK – Speeding.Allen L. Hepler, OKC - Speeding.

    Deadline to request absentee ballot for June 16 election approaches

    2 days ago By News Staff
    Voters in Coal County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 16th Primary Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Amber Fanning said today.Absentee ballots are available to all registered voters, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested.

    Sports

    THE COALGATE LADYCATS HAVE PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE 2026 SLOWPITCH STATE TOURNAMENTBY DEFEATING THE PANAMA LADYBACKS 15-13 FOR THE REGIONAL RUNNER-UP TITLE.

    THE COALGATE LADYCATS HAVE PUNCHED

    2 weeks ago By News Staff
    THE COALGATE LADYCATS HAVE PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE 2026 SLOWPITCH STATE TOURNAMENTBY DEFEATING THE PANAMA LADYBACKS 15-13 FOR THE REGIONAL RUNNER-UP TITLE. They competed atFirelake in Shawnee on Tuesday May 5th..

    Columns

    Country Comments

    1 week ago By News Staff
    This month our high school class will celebrate our 61st anniversary. The following article made me think of what some of us from ’65 would write about the past 58 years. Here is a review from another school “Through the Years.
    Country Comments

    Country Comments

    2 weeks ago By News Staff
    Quote of the Week: “I think more about running away now than I did as a kid; but, by the time I put my teeth in, my glasses on, my hearing aids in, and find my keys, I forget why I’m going.” —CC— I didn’t realize until this week that Julie Andrews and I are the same age.

    Obituaries

    Shirley Laferne Richardson Passes Away

    2 days ago By News Staff
    Shirley Laferne Richardson, 90, of Oklahoma City, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, May 11, 2026. She was born June 18, 1935, in Tupelo, OK, to Joe and Velma Caruthers.She is survived by her son, Michael Richardson.Mrs.
    Tracey Duayne Coffee

    Tracey Duayne Coffee

    2 days ago By News Staff
    Funeral services for Tracey Duayne Coffee, a Coalgate resident, will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Coalgate Church of Christ with Alan Harper officiating. Interment will be in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.Mr.