Misdemeanor What It Is to Work Hard for Your Money
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION BETTER NEWSPAPER News CONTEST W AWARD INNER Source for The 2015 The Heart of Oklahoma Purcell Register Thursday, March 30, 2017 purcellregister.com Vol. 130 No. 21 • 3 sections • 4034 pages 75¢ Since 1887 Smoke detectors An Interesting installed in Wayne Neighbor John D. Montgomery Glasgow The Purcell Register homes in Wayne last Saturday. Everyone has a story The Home Fire Canvass- A coordinated effort be- ing event included changing tween the Wayne Emergency out batteries for some smoke faces JeanneGrimes Management and the Ameri- The Purcell Register can Red Cross provided smoke alarm protection for numerous Please see Smoke, back page Clayton Colley knows misdemeanor what it is to work hard for your money. In farm fields surround- Reckless conduct with a firearm ing Oquawka, Ill., Clayton John D. Montgomery entered the workforce earn- The Purcell Register 2016 was investigated conduct with a firearm in ing the princely sum of 50 by the McClain County McClain County District cents an hour for detassel- Purcell Police Sgt. Sheriff’s Department Court. ing the corn rows for a seed Kyle Glasgow has been and the Oklahoma State According to Stephens, company. charged with a misde- Bureau of Investigation, Glasgow has been sus- He was 13 and what he remembers most is the job John D. Montgomery • The Purcell Register meanor in conjunction according to Purcell Sgt. pended with pay. with an incident last year Det. Scott Stephens. “The city is going to required he get a Social Se- Installing smoke detectors when a dog was alledged- Glasgow, an Adminis- have an independent in- curity number and pay taxes. Members of.American.Red.Cross.were.in.Wayne.last.Saturday. ly shot with Glasgow’s trative Support Liaison vestigation on his status He would later find work in installing.smoke.detectors.in.homes.that.needed.them..From. service weapon. with the Purcell Po- with regard to what hap- the rural area helping farm- left.are.Regional.Chief.Executive.Brad.Barghols.of.Edmond,. The incident on Reece lice Department, faces pened,” Stephens told ers bale their hay. That paid Anne.Grienier.and.Zach.Stokes. Lake Road in October of a charge of reckless The Purcell Register. $1 a hour and taxes weren’t a consideration. As an older teen, he picked tomatoes after school and on weekends for 50 cents a crate. The experiences built a work ethic for the rest of his life – lessons that weren’t lost on Clayton. He joined the Navy at 17. serving one tour. When his enlistment was up, Clayton found work at a lawnmower company and later a dredging company on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. In 1966 or thereabouts, he became a merchant seaman on the West Indies, a seago- ing tug sailing between Port Everglades, Fla., and the Bahamas. He then was a well point installer and bulldozer opera- • Photo provided tor at Hollywood, Fla. He returned to the Missis- A new look is coming sippi and Illinois Rivers for Purcell’s GreenScape.plans.for.Green.Avenue.will.move.off.the.drawing.board.on.Monday..That’s.when.work.will.begin.on.landscaping.the.median,. two tours as a deckhand and installing.new.street.lighting.and.constructing.a.wide.sidewalk.for.pedestrians..The.start.date.was.announced.Monday.by.the.City.of.Purcell,.Oklahoma. assistant engineer on a tow Department.of.Transportation.and.GreenScape.contractor,.Tri-City.Seal..The.project.will.last.120.to.180.days.and.travel.will.be.narrowed.to.one.lane.in. boat before heading back to both.directions.during.construction. Florida for another stint of well point and dozer work. Then it was to Minnesota to learn a building trade and a career spanning a quarter- century give or take. 500 Taxes When Minnesota winters slowed the outside work, search Cracking due Clayton took evening and Please see Neighbor, back page for girl Deadline Friday McClain County property the ring owners have until Friday 11-year-old JeanneGrimes to finish paying their 2016 The Purcell Register Related photos ies were reported in the property tax. found unharmed county since January 19, Owners had the option of and well The recovery March Pages 7A & 10A including a major break- splitting the tax bill into two 17 of more than $32,500 in March 8 at 27556 120th payments with half falling Thanks to scores of search- worth of stolen goods Charges are now pend- St., in Wayne. due on December 31 and the ers, a young Washington girl taken in a single burglary ing in McClain County The 31 items stolen remaining half payable by the was located unharmed after put McClain County District Court against ranged from custom sad- end of March. she walked away from her Sheriff’s investigators Jonathan McComb, 21, dles and tack to tools, If no payment on the bill home last Thursday. onto the trail of a burglary of Maysville, and au- a generator, welder and was received by December Washington Chief of Police ring believed responsible thorities are questioning riding mowers. 31, the full amount is due now. Ruben Ruiz said Emma Luster, for several hundred thou- several other persons of The burglars even stole Any unpaid balance has sand dollars in property interest. been accruing interest at losses across seven coun- Det. Dana Guthrie said the rate of 1-1/2 percent per Clayton Colley Please see Search, back page ties this year. Tuesday several burglar- Please see Burglary, back page month since January 15. Inside Inside Find it... Goldsby election Tuesday No Hitter Dare Opinion.................4A Purcell’s Ethan graduates Lexington deciding on bond issue Wayland tosses DARE graduation Society..................6A Goldsby voters will go to Lexington school patrons a No no at the was held this week Sports...................1B the polls Tuesday to decide will be voting on a $10.7 mil- Jones Longhorns at the Purcell between Cindy Scott or lion school bond package. this week in 8-0 Intermediate Obituaries.............8A Glenn Berglan for a seat on Polls will be open from 7 shutout. School. the town’s board of trustees. a.m. to 7 p.m. Classiieds..........10B Pg..1B Pg..9A 2A-THE PURCELL REGISTER, Thursday, March 30, 2017 Storm chances persist here Lots of chances for thunder- will clear and will bring a Temperature-wise it is a little storms coming up this week. short reprieve. Those chances cooler this week but we will Thursday there is a 40 percent for thunderstorms come again see things starting to warm up chance but on Friday things on Saturday and Sunday. next Tuesday and Wednesday. Purcell Friends to host Book Sale Find a good deal for your book hours each day – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds go to help the John D. Montgomery • The Purcell Register collection and support the Pur- April 1, 1 to 5 p.m. April 2 and Friends group in its support Injury accident cell Public Library while doing 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 3 and 4. of library events throughout it at the Friends of the Purcell The sale features a variety of the year. Purcell Police investigated an injury accident at the intersection of Washington and Second Library’s Spring Book Sale. gently used materials in many For more information, visit last Wednesday morning. Police said Melvin Dewite Bennett of Lexington was transported by The sale is set for Saturday, genres and age groups. Prices the library, call 527-5546 or go Wadley’s EMS to Purcell Municipal Hospital with leg, arm and head injuries. His 2013 Nissan April 1, through Tuesday, April will be cut on Sunday and further online to www.pioneerlibrary- collided with a 2013 Dodge Avenger at the intersection. Driving the Avenger was Darla Dannon 4. The sale runs during library cut on Monday and Tuesday. system.org/purcell. Parman of Atoka, police said. NEWS OSU ExtEnSiOn News from the Making sure babies sleep safely Leilana McKindra City of Purcell Communications Specialist blocks his or her nose and asphyxia,” Hubbs-Tait said. should read and follow all mouth such as when a baby’s “Older infants and toddlers may manufacturer’s instructions, The City of Purcell does free brush pickup two times per face becomes wedged between be at risk if they’re slumping said Gina Peek, OSU Coop- year in the fall and again in the spring. These schedules will Everyone likes curling into a mattress and a headboard. while sleeping in a car seat or erative Extension housing and be published in The Purcell Register and can be obtained at a favorite position for a nap or Or, the passage of air from the if the car seat is placed on a bed consumer specialist. Purcell City Hall. good night’s sleep and babies are mouth and nose to the lungs is or other furniture and overturns, “All caregivers, including During the remainder of the year, the City of Purcell will do no different. But, for little ones, blocked because the baby’s head trapping them.” family members, babysitters brush pickup by work order only. This means that the customer the most comfortable position is slumped over or the chin is Recent research indicates and childcare providers, should has to call in to City Hall to request pickup with charges to be may not always be the safest. pressing into the chest. car seats and sling carriers are know how to install and cor- assessed to the customer utility account. Positional asphyxia occurs Babies who experience re- associated with the highest fre- rectly use carrying devices,” The charges may range from $15 for a small load up to $50 when babies cannot breathe duced oxygen levels as a result quency of positional asphyxia.