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Services for Zelma June Vinson, 91, of Allen are 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 21st, at the Allen School Auditorium; Rev. Daniel Johnson and Rev. Jack McNeely will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Allen United Pentecostal Church.
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Services for Jimmy Lynn Nix, age 74, of Allen, Oklahoma will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 21st, at the Allen School Auditorium. Rev. Buddy Drake will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery.
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The death penalty is being sought by Pontotoc County District Attorney Erik Johnson for Richard Dewayne Chambers. Chambers is accused of killing local residents Robert and Jackie Peliti at their home west of Allen in a December crime spree that began in Midwest City. “I believe that Richard Chambers is a continuing threat to society,” Johnson said. “I believe that based upon that fact that he killed Annie Brown in Midwest City, crossed jurisdictional lines, and came to Pontotoc County and killed Robert and Jackie Peliti. That act alone warrants the highest punishment that my office can provide.” According to Johnson, this is the first death penalty that’s been sought in Pontotoc County in more than 20 years.
Read morest Allen voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, April 1st, to choose their representative for the Town of Allen Board of Trustees, Office No. 1. Candidates on the ballot for town residents only (Pontotoc County Precinct 51 and Hughes County Precinct 34) are incumbent Charles Henthorn and challenger Jacob Wengerd.
Read moreThe Allen Masonic Lodge will be holding a Fish Fry dinner on Sunday, March 23rd. This is a fundraiser with money raised being used for local projects.
Read moreThe Big 5 Head Start Program, in collaboration with Allen Public School, will start accepting preapplications for the 2025-26 school year online beginning March 24th-April 4th. The Link will go live on our website and be shared on Facebook and Parent Square.
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