Semi Crashes Off Rural Bridge Denton Thomason Corner When a Westbound 18-Wheel Semi Haul- Own Power to an Arriving Ambulance
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The fourth Wednesday of every month, Grand Nation’s Laundry Love project will be doing laundry for 25 Got Laundry? families. Available on a first-come, first-served Bring your laundry to basis, Grand Nation will provide the soap, dryer Laundry Express sheets and the money to wash and dry two loads of 456 N. Wilson St. in Vinita the laundry per family. Bring your two loads of laundry 4th Wednesday of every month to Laundry Express, 456 North Wilson St., in Vinita on LAUNDRY the fourth Wednesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m. LOVE VINITA DAILY JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 50¢ 112 Years • Issue 46 Years 112 OURNAL J HE Photo by Denton Thomason The driver of this semi was able to walk away from an accident early Wednesday morning after he drifted off the north side of a bridge on E. 250 near Boones Corner, nearly landing in Elm Creek. T Semi crashes off rural bridge Denton Thomason Corner when a westbound 18-wheel semi haul- own power to an arriving ambulance. Journal Reporter VDJ ing a tanker drifted off of the north side of the Johnson, a driver with Elliott Truck Line, was A semi driver was able to walk away from bridge spanning Elm Creek, crashed through treated and released at Saint Francis Hospital vdjonline.com an accident early Wednesday morning after his the guardrail and rolled onto its side. Vinita for minor injuries, the Oklahoma tractor drifted off the side of a bridge. Firefighters at the scene said that driver Alan Highway Patrol said. The accident occurred at approximately 6:46 Johnson, 67, of Texas was able to climb out of No other information on the cause of the acci- a.m. Wednesday on E. 250 Road near Boones the cab and walk up the embankment on his dent was available, the OHP said. past County goes with City Hall Well-known sing- er Porter Wagon- state on Biden, roof to get er was to perform at the Center President Trump upgrade Theatre. Denton Thomason Journal Reporter Angela Thomason Page 2 Journal Reporter Craig County voters were in Vinita City Hall will be step with the rest of the state getting upgrades to roofing during Super Tuesday’s pref- soon. S PORTS erential primary election, with Bluejacket routs City councilors ap- former Vice President Joe Biden proved $63,788 in funding Wesleyan Chris- leading the pack of Democratic contenders and a Tuesday night and awarded tian for third landslide primary win for President Donald Trump. the bid for the roofing proj- straight victory. On the Democratic side, Biden won the state of ect to Horizon Roofing & Oklahoma with 117,552 votes (38.6 percent); Sen. Page 4 Construction, Inc. Bernie Sanders came in second at 25.4 percent with The company had made 77,302 votes; with Michael Bloomberg coming in the last upgrade to City third at 13.9 percent with 42,243 votes, according Hall’s roof between 8 and Today to the state election board. 10 years ago, according Sen. Elizabeth Warren finished on the heels of to city councilors, and the Bloomberg at 13.38 percent with 40,676 votes. warranty on that project re- The rest of the Democratic candidates earned less cently ran out. 66/33 than a few percentage points across the state. Amy With the new upgrades, Klobuchar came in at 2.21 percent with 6,728 votes, the project cost includes a and Pete Buttigieg trailed at 1.68 percent with 5,113 15-year labor and product votes despite both of them having dropped out of warranty. the race. City Director Ben Elmore Tomorrow Tulsi Gabbard came in at 1.68 percent with 5,106 informed the council that votes. The other Democratic candidates earned less the upgrades made by than a percentage point of the vote. Horizon Roofing will not Trump predictably carried the Oklahoma Photo by Sherrie Guthrie/WRES require that antennas on top 60/37 Republican vote with 273,562 votes (92.6 percent). Will Rogers student Nona Cox dressed as a of City Hall be removed, Craig County election results mirrored the state character from the book ‘Dear One from Mama which will be a cost sav- outcome with Trump receiving 1,051 votes (95.6 Do You Love Me?’ on Favorite Book Character ings on the overall project. percent). Day as part of the celebration of Read Across See County Page 12 America Week. See City Page 12 Saturday Council approves payment for city valve project 64/46 Angela Thomason Tuesday night’s Vinita Utilities than the entire water distribution and current plans are for the city Journal Reporter Authority meeting. system during an emergency to install the upgrades between The Vinita City Council ap- The remainder of the grant water main break or construction June and September. proved payment of $10,915 to fund will be used to continue this project. During the VUA meeting, the Atlas Steel for a city valve project project that will allow the city to Atlas Steel is designing retrofits council also approved an updated paid for by a REAP grant during shut off water by quadrants rather for the city’s water line system, See Council Page 12 Steve Potter waving while backing out of his driveway...Jerri and Published by Vinita Printing Co., Lowell Walker saying hi while coming out of the First Christian Church a division of Reid Publishing Today’s Inserts Street Scenes voting precinct...Clint Branham leaving an early-morning workout... The Grand Laker Clint Ward saying hello to a friend at Shout & Sack...The Coffee Shelter delivering lunch to the Journal... Working Together To Build a Stronger Grand Lake Volume X Number 10 COMPLIMENTARY March 5, 2020 Tom Combs saying crappie fishing is right around the corner...Jake says he got so frustrated trying to put Grand Lake Boat Show March 5-8 Grove Civic Center something together the other day that he actually decided to read the instructions. Photo by: Lady Shutterbug Photo by: Lady Shutterbug Nick Bowers, representing BOLT, presents Danny Straw with Burckhalter-Highsmith Cindy and Kenny Stafford new to the Grand Lake area, were enjoying the Grove of Vinita with the door prize who is congratulated by Jodi Waeckerle, executive Home and Garden Show and picking up some information from Harvey and Marge director of the South Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce. Blattner, with America’s Boating Club of Grand Lake. 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DAILY JOURNAL, Thursday, March 5, 2020 Opinion Defending early states after Super Tuesday When Christ, who is your life, By Jonathan Bernstein and so they interpret polls and to New Hampshire. Bloomberg Opinion even election results in the And after all, I suspect a appears, then you also will (TNS) proper context. President Biden would like One of the oddities of this That’s one of the big reasons the idea of two states he’s year’s Super Tuesday was that why Buttigieg didn’t pick up done badly in leading off appear with him in glory. a lot of people used it to attack much support from the party the calendar: If he did run Iowa and New Hampshire. after his early-state success- for re-election and got a pri- Some of the attacks seemed es: He was already thought mary challenge, he’d either —Colossians 3:4 to be knocking the early states to have real problems with get extra credit from every- for getting it wrong.