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12U Lady Whippets drop season opener to Waynoka

The Okeene Lady Whippet’s 12 and under softball team opened up their season last Friday against the Waynoka Railroaders. The Lady Whippets got off to a bit of a rocky start, dropping the contest 15-1. Zoe Clester, Madison Munden, Keri McBride and...

Winter and Wilson

Seniors Alek Winter and Rachel Wilson take home the Lonnie Boechman Award, named after the All-State and All-American basketball star that graduated from Okeene in 1973. To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition https://...

Okeene hires Chad Miller as new football coach, Wardlaw returns as assistant

Last week, Superintendent Mike Jinkens announced that the school had hired Chad Miller as the next football coach of the Okeene Whippets. It’s been an eventful off-season thus far for the Whippets’ program, having seen the high school team file to...

Third and fourth graders experience 1910 living at Turkey Creek and Pioneer Life

With the school year at an end, students and teachers have much to look back on. Their learning throughout the year took them outside the classroom to experience something a bit out of the ordinary for each of them as they traveled to Enid’s Turkey...

Okeene Fire Department Purchases New Rescue Truck

Okeene Fire Department showcased their new truck for The Okeene Record, Monday, May 6. The truck was purchased using the Blaine County sales tax that was voted in by the people in 2013. The tax increase that was approved at that time was a 1/4 cent...

Winters promoted to new assignment

Command Sergeant Major Reeve P. Winters of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) was recently awarded a military change of responsibility. Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Reeve P. Winters was born in...

News

Okeene hires Chad Miller as new football coach, Wardlaw returns as assistant

Last week, Superintendent Mike Jinkens announced that the school had hired Chad Miller as the next football coach of the Okeene Whippets.

By Austin Smith

Third and fourth graders experience 1910 living at Turkey Creek and Pioneer Life

With the school year at an end, students and teachers have much to look back on.

By Anisa Magallanes

Town board discusses Galvanized Palace and employee’s insurance

The Okeene Town Board of Trustees met for their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, May 14.

By Anisa Magallanes

Opinion

Beyond Stupid and Beyond Absurd has many different fronts

Recent media attention has been given to a company called Beyond Meat (BM).

The company recently wowed Wall Street with its’ high flying stock IPO (initial public offering).

By Paul Laubach

Budget Agreement Reached

Gosh it feels good to report this: a budget agreement between the House, Senate and the governor has been reached, and it’s one that increases education funding, state savings, rural health care se

No pain no gain could never be truer

President Trump is once again ratcheting up the pressure on China in ongoing trade disputes between the world’s two largest economies.

By Paul Laubach

Sports

12U Lady Whippets drop season opener to Waynoka

The Okeene Lady Whippet’s 12 and under softball team opened up their season last Friday against the Waynoka Railroaders.

By Austin Smith

Winter and Wilson

Seniors Alek Winter and Rachel Wilson take home the Lonnie Boechman Award, named after the All-State and All-American basketball star that graduated from Okeene in 1973.

Six Whippets named to K101 Classic Bowl

The Okeene Whippets had six athletes named to the K101 Classic Bowl that will take place at the end of this month.

By Austin Smith

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