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Allen will be hosting Area IV District and first round Regional games. In District play, on Friday, February 12 , Quinton and Haileyville will face off, the girls at 6:00, boys at 8:00 pm. Allen received the bye for Friday but will face the winner of that contest on Saturday, February 13 , again 6:00 for girls and 8:00 for the boys. Regionals will begin on Thursday, February 18 .
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Debbie Ward, president of Farmers State Bank, presented the Allen Volunteer Fire Department with a donation from the bank to help with expenses. “We appreciate the work and sacrifices our firefighters make on behalf of the town.” Pictured with Mrs. Ward are Allen Fire Chief Braylee Dickerson (left) and firefighter Jesse Rinehart (right).
Read moreVoters in the Allen School District will have a decision to make on Tuesday, February 9 , whether to approve or deny the proposed transportation bond issue. If passed it would allow the school to purchase three new buses (one activity bus and two route buses), a suburban, a drivers’ ed vehicle and an Ag truck.
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Maddox Wofford, an Allen High School student and local FCCLA Chapter President, has made it to the final round of voting for the 2021-2022 state officer team of the Oklahoma CareerTech Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student organization. Maddox is one of 16 contenders vying for a position on the 10-person team.
Read moreCandidates for municipal office in Pontotoc County may file Declarations of Candidacy from Monday, February 1 , at 8:00 a.m. until Wednesday, February 3 , at 5:00 p.m. at the Pontotoc County Election Board office, 131 West 13 St, Ada, for the indicated offices:
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Congratulations to the Allen Lady Mustangs for their championship win at the North Rock Creek Tournament. Pictured are (back) Kaylee Davis, HeatherSimpson, Maggie Yarbrough, Kinsey Smith, Lexi Slabaugh, Addison Bailey, Lily Matthews, Cheyene McCarn, Macyee Davis, Taylor Harrison, Stoney Cully - Front: Brooke Sanders, Maebrey Wallace, Emily Sells, Hannah Harris, Emma Peay, Ava Laden, Kayla Nickell and Lily Laden. They are coached by Dottie Slabaugh and Assistant Kevin Slabaugh.
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Benny Richard Bryant was born September 18, 1938, to Harry Lee and Clettie Irene Hubbell Bryant at their home in Stringtown, Oklahoma. At the age of 82 years, Benny passed away on January 21, 2021, at the VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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