Local Covid-19 Update by Mike Mccormick There Have Been No Deaths in the Nute 3 and 2; Rocky 1 and 1
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Vol. 125, No. 9 115 E. Main - Cordell, OK 73632 - Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 1 Section $1.00 Local area sees needed rainfall, but cotton crops hurt by dry summer By Mike McCormick area. gust, late July during the Reporter Musick stated, “We’re cycle cotton is in.” really diversified. We Black stated, “We had Two Washita County raise wheat and alfalfa, rainfall around July 20 farmers who raise cotton too, and a little bit of corn. but lacked sub-moisture say weather has been a We have about 2,000 due to not enough in the significant factor in thisacres in cotton.” winter.” year’s crop. They will Talking about last Musick thinks the rain begin harvesting their week’s rain, Musick said is “really too little, too crop sometime in October. he received about 1.3 late. It’s at least a week Tracy Musick, a third inches. “I live two miles out before we get any- generation cotton farmer, from my dad and he got more,” he said just under calls the crop average. about 2 ½ inches,” he a week ago. Chris Black describes it noted. “It’s struggled so long. as hit and miss. Black said the amounts It helped a little. It was Musick and his two of rain ranged from 1.25 great earlier. About a sons reside near Sentinel to 2 inches. “The majority month ago I had a seed and most of the farming got on average 1.25 to 1.8, representative tell me we is done west of there, he 1.9,” he added. had some of the best dry said. He thinks, “It will be land cotton in the south- Black and his brother beneficial for savingwest.” Nick raise cotton and wheat but it’s not the “We’ll be real lucky if wheat and have a cow-calf savior for cotton. We it makes enough to break operation in the Dill City needed it the first- ofeven. Au We might have some that makes a bale per acre which is about Cordell Christian Home 500 pounds per acre. I see most of it making 250-300 Remains Healthy After pounds per acre and it cost $200-$250 per acre to put Employee Recovers a crop in,” he added. “That would equate to By Mike McCormick $250 which would break “You have to have some “We had 105, 106, 108 shutting down. But when Reporter even,” Musick said. moisture. August was so degree temperatures. In it hits 100 degrees and The Cordell Chris- Medicaid (CMS). Phases Black pointed to having dry. The heat was so det- 89 – 95 degree weather above, that heat is pretty tian Home recently are directly correlated to to plant the cotton this rimental to this crop,” he cotton thrives, but north experienced its firstthe positivitystaff rate sent to year between May 18-20. believes. of 95 the plant starts See COTTON, Page A6 member testing positive me by the CDC.” for COVID-19, but -Ad Wilcox said the nursing ministrator Gayle Wilcox home remains on lock- Inmates Test Positive for COVID at Washita says: “We are all negative down and still is not now.” accepting visitors “ex- County Justice Center Wilcox emphasized, cept for end of life By Mike McCormick They didn’t tell our depu- “We are following the situations.” Reporter ties he had been tested for guidelines set out by the She stressed, “We are COVID-19, so we put him Center for Disease Con- continually monitoring Several inmates at the in with other inmates in a trol.” staff and residents Washitafor any County Justice pod.” She said the person signs and symptoms. That Center tested positive for Reeve said, “The fol- testing positive was not goes along with CDC COVID-19 last month, but lowing Monday the State in direct contact with any guidelines.” Sheriff Roger Reeve said Health Department called other resident. During an interview the facility is COVID-free us and were trying to find Wilcox explained, “All about three weeks ago, now. out where this guy was. the families were notified she mentioned the nursing He said the two-week He had tested positive,” by a personal phone call home at that time had re- quarantine period ended the sheriff noted. from me. We appreciate mained COVID-free. on Labor Day Monday, The inmate was in the the family support and At that time she also Sept. 7, and “that none pod with others. “Two community support.” noted while visitation is of the inmates showed others tested positive, The nursing home is in not allowed except in the signs or symptoms” of the but were not showing Phase 2, she said, adding, already mentioned situa- virus.” any signs or symptoms,” tions, “We allow window “And that is based on The sheriff explained Reeve added. CDC guidelines and Cen- visits. That’s not a how it all unfolded begin- “We tested other toms.” of the last test and that ters for Medicare and ning on about Tuesday, inmates in the pod. Ev- period expired on Labor See CORDELL, Page A7 The sheriff said one Aug. 11. “We (oureryone was in the same bonded out but never got Day,” Reeve reiterated. deputies) picked up a De- area. Three more tested sick. “We kept the other He emphasized, “They partment of Corrections positive so that gave us five together. We did thenever showed any signs or inmate from the correc- six, but again, none were quarantine of them for symptoms of illness while tional center in Davis. showing signs or symp- two weeks from the time they were quarantined.” Local Covid-19 Update By Mike McCormick There have been no deaths in the nute 3 and 2; Rocky 1 and 1. Reporter county attributed to the Coronavirus, Statewide the number of positive the OSDH reports. Of the 46 cases, cases has climbed to 70, 223. There The number of people in 39 have recovered, OSDH said. have been 905 deaths attributed to the Washita County testing positive for Cordell has reported 12 positive virus, the OSHD said. That number COVID-19 stands at 46 and that’s cases, the most in the county. Of was 64,520 a week ago with 853 re- an increase of only six in the last 3 ½ those, 10 have recovered. ported deaths caused by the virus at weeks. These are the numbers as pro- Burns Flat still has recorded the that time, according to OSDH. vided by the Oklahoma State Health second highest total number of pos- There are 10,311 active Department through Monday of this itive cases with 11 and all 11 have cases throughout the state as of week. recovered. Monday and that number was 9,953 at The number of positives a week Other communities in Washita the same time a week ago. There Cordell Christian Home’s August Employee of the ago stood at 43, so there have been County reporting positive cases and have been 59,007 who have recov- Month is Leslie Macias. Good job Leslie, and thank only three more testing positive in the number recovered include: Dill ered from the virus in Oklahoma, up you for all you do! the county in the past week. City 5 and 5; Sentinel 4 and 4; Ca- from the 53,414 last week. usps #132 560 $1.00 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 85/63 84/60 81/58 86/60 85/61 86/64 89/67 Partly Partly Partly Sunny Sunny Sunny Partly Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy A2 - www.cordellbeacon.com The Cordell Beacon - WASHITA COUNTY’S HOME NEWSPAPER SINCE 1897 Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Bethel Hall Duane Jackson February 15, 1942 – August 29, 2020 after, they were married on She was a loving mother City, Oklahoma. He at- also hosted 5 Day Bible October 9, 1956. Tiny and and gave selflessly to her tended Oklahoma State clubs at his home. He Bethel were married for 63 children to meet their needs. University in Stillwater, was also a Gideon and years, up until the passing of Her relationship with the Oklahoma and got his helped to distribute Bibles Loyd on June 16, 2019. Lord was evident as she master’s degree from in northeastern Colorado. Their union brought Mi- fervently prayed daily for Washington State Uni- Duane enjoyed photog- chael, Tami, Greg, and her husband, children, and versity in Pullman, raphy, biking, working Shane. She adored her family. Bethel’s love for her Washington. Later he outside, and fixing things husband and her children. grandchildren was apparent completed his PhD in including cars. Bethel was instrumental in as she showered them with Agronomy from Texas Duane was married to Tiny’s salvation and was love, making each one feel A&M in College Station, Mitzi Jackson from 1965- always faithful to be by special. Texas. He was the head of 1979. He is survived by Tiny’s side as a pastor’s Bethel was a member of the soil testing laboratory daughter Sheila Jackson wife. They resided in In- the First Baptist Church of at Ohio State University of Aurora, daughter April diana until 1983, but upon Cleveland, Oklahoma. She in Columbus, Ohio. Then Robbins and husband Jim receiving the Lord’s call to is survived by her daughter he moved to Sterling, Col- of Centennial, son Abe Funeral Services for Leon Duane Jackson minister at the First Baptist Tami Siess and husband orado where he lived for Jackson of Sterling; sister Bethel Hall, 89, Cleveland, who almost always went Church of Burns Flat, they Gary Sr., of Tulsa, OK; two over 40 years.