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OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST SEQUOYAH News AWARD WINNER Source for The 2017 The Heart of Oklahoma Purcell Register Thursday, January 3, 2019 purcellregister.com Vol. 132 No. 7 • 3 sections • 4036 pages 75¢ Since 1887 Detectives crack burglary case Public assists Grace and Foust to solve mystery John D. Montgomery John D. Montgomery The Purcell Register The Purcell Register Burglaries.were.reported.De- Burglaries cember.10,.15.and.25.with.items. Thanks. to. the. work. of. two. stolen.including.battery.powered. John D. Montgomery resolved detectives,.the.McClain.County. drills,.cameras.and.recently.in- The Purcell Register McClain County.Detectives. Sheriff’s.Department.has.cracked. stalled.security.cameras. Warning have. recovered. some. of. a.burglary.operation.in.Wayne. Two.counts.of.burglary.in.the. McClain. County. Detectives. second.degree.are.pending.with. It was. this. warning. the. items. stolen. from. the. that.should.have.tipped.off. county.barn.in.Wayne.back. Chris.Grace.and.Robert.Foust,. a.warrant.to.be.served. working.with.the.public.via.social. “We. think. the. first. two. the.person.who.broke.into.the. in. December.. A. warrant. county.barn.in.Wayne..Surveillance. has.been.issued.to.arrest.a. media,.solved.what.was.appar- ently.a.pair.of.burglaries.at.the. cameras. helped. solve. the. crime,. suspect.in.connection.with. Burglary authorities.said. the.incidents. District.1.County.Barn.in.Wayne. Please.see. ,.back.page Highs Charlie Bulldog It’s Brown’s and lows prospects bond a dog’s life looking up Filings reveal Lex’s $11.235M JeanneGrimes bond up to voters trends over The Purcell Register JeanneGrimes the years Charlie Brown may have had The Purcell Register JeanneGrimes a rough start in life, but he’s The Purcell Register clearly on Easy Street now as the In-person absentee voting 11th dog to join the household opens today (Thursday) at the Filings at the McClain of Sheila and Daniel Taggert. Cleveland County Election County Court Clerk’s office The Taggerts own Positively Board on an $11.235 million tell a story. Purrfect at 317 W. Main. Sheila bond issue sought by Lexing- Over the course of a decade is active in PAWS (Purcell Ani- ton Public Schools. – 2009 through 2018 – the of- mal Welfare Society) which is Early voting hours will be fice processed 4,488 criminal how she first met Charlie and 8 a.m. to 6 felony cases, 5,899 criminal he stole her heart. p.m. today misdemeanor cases, 3,350 Charlie, a pup of unknown and Fri- lawsuits seeking more than lineage, had been surrendered day. $10,000, 4,026 small claims at the Purcell Animal Shelter on The elec- cases, 2,159 marriage licenses, December 20 by a couple who tion is Tues- 1,967 dissolutions and 20,931 said they’d seen him hit by a car. d a y a n d traffic tickets. The hapless canine came in polls that There were highs and lows with two broken legs, but a day will be over the years, too. strong will to live. open from 7 The shelter contacted PAWS a.m. to 7 p.m. Filings and asked if someone with According to Lexington Please see , back page the organization could foster school superintendent Chad Charlie. Hall, property owners in the Sheila agreed and arrange- district won’t see an increase ments were made to take Charlie in their property taxes if the to Dr. Bryan Wright at Walnut measure passes. Very wet Creek Animal Hospital. A 2006 bond issue for “We picked him up on De- construction of a new high cember 21,” Sheila said school will be retired before December X-rays of the two broken legs the new bond goes into effect, showed the injuries were worse he explained. than anyone expected. “Basically we’ll continue 4.70” recorded The injuries weren’t recent, as use of the district’s valuation the couple had said, but were at following the retirement of the for month least 30 days old. former bond,” Hall said. With the .70” that fell Mon- The right front leg was fix- The proposition must re- day, December’s total for the able. But calcification around ceive at least 60 percent of the Heart of Oklahoma was a the shattered left hip had ren- vote to pass. whopping 4.70”. dered the limb useless, leaving The school bond will be That brings the total here Charlie in constant pain. issued in series, funding a to just a smidgen shy of 50” The only quality of life option number of projects. for Charlie was amputation. at 49.58”. Jeanne Grimes • The Purcell Register The bond will enable the Oklahoma City has recorded Wright removed the badly district to spend about $8 45.48”. It takes a village damaged leg that day. million on those projects. The After bitter cold lows Tues- Sheila Taggert.holds.Charlie.Brown.at.Pawsitively.Purrfect.in.downtown. On Christmas Eve, Charlie remaining funds will cover day and Wednesday, a warm- Purcell..Sheila.and.her.husband,.Daniel,.agreed.to.foster.Charlie.after.he.had. ing trend will take over for the surgery.to.set.one.broken.leg.and.remove.another..But.it.appears.Charlie.is. latter part of the week. joining.their.household.permanently. Please see Charlie, back page Please see Bond, back page Inside Inside Find it... The Basketball Scholarship? Opinion.................4A Purcell Register back Scholarship Upcoming games available to Society..................6A ■ Deadlines ■ Contact us for Purcell, Tri-City Gun Sports...................2B Washington, Club. • News: 12 noon, Tuesday Lexington and Obituaries.............9A • Display Ads: 12 noon, Tuesday 405-527-2126 [email protected] Wayne. • Classifieds: 11 a.m., Tuesday Classifieds..........11B • Legal Notices: 2 p.m., Tuesday Pg..2B Pg..3A 2A-THE PURCELL REGISTER, Thursday, January 3, 2019 DECEMBER USE TAX REPORT CITY RATE 2018 2017 DIFFERENCE Blanchard .04 $219,758.25 $28,986.37 +$190,771.88 Byars .04 $750.30 $458.87 +$291.43 Cole .04 $27,364.65 $217.18 +$27,147.47 Dibble .05 $1,371.36 $438.11 +$933.25 Goldsby .035 $8,209.18 $3,649.45 +$4,559.73 Lexington .04 $5,591.05 $2,688.29 +$2,902.76 Lindsay .04 $49,905.33 $25.050.96 +$24,854.37 Newcastle .04 $189,964.76 $27,336.58 +$163,628.18 Noble .04 $21,499.22 $9,581.58 +$11,917.64 Norman .035 $570,433.02 $363,815.52 +$206,617.50 Paoli .03 $923.76 $687.30 +$236.46 Pauls Valley .045 $49,839.85 $24,999.36 +$24,840.49 • Photo provided Purcell .05 $49,823.23 $24,446.90 +$25,376.33 When Santa comes calling Slaughterville .02 $1,887.56 $1,109.87 +$777.69 Purcell PreK and Head Start students at Purcell Elementary School had a very special visitor Wanette .035 $630.65 $841.56 -$210.91 right before the Christmas break. Washington .04 $5,122.32 $3,364.29 -$1,758.03 Wayne .035 $1,887.45 $1,586.57 +$300.88 McClain County .005 $91,753.59 $18,435.43 +$73,318.16 OSU ExtEnSiOn News Explanation of use tax: (This is in addition to the sales tax reported monthly.) Every state with a sales tax has a Oklahoma 4-H’ers companion tax for outside the state. In Oklahoma, that tax is called “use tax.” Those having purchased items for use in Oklahoma from retailers who do not collect Oklahoma sales tax, the buyer owes the state use tax on those items. have a chance to get Blue The use tax in the state was first enacted in 1937. Ruth Allard 4-H Youth Development Educator the National Basketball As- with everyone going to the game. sociation’s G League team and “Also, it’s important for 4-H Oklahoma 4-H families who the minor league affiliate of the to have a strong presence in Cole appointed Ranking Sen. Scott are looking for a fun activity to do Oklahoma City Thunder. unique settings such as this to together early in the new year, as Tickets, available on a first- help promote the program to Member of House well as a way to promote the 4-H come first-served basis, are $12 an audience that may not be named to Youth Development program, per person and must be pur- familiar with what 4-H is,” she should mark their calendars for chased by January 18. Contact concluded. Rules Committee Jan. 26. Austin Ryan with the Oklahoma Folks entering the arena with key Senate Club members, their families, City Blue at (405) 429-7740 or the 4-H tickets will receive a Congressman Tom Cole people are still counting on volunteer leaders and Oklahoma email [email protected] special program with all kind of (OK-04) released the follow- Congress to govern. Without committees State University Cooperative to order tickets. interesting information and tips ing statement after he was ap- question, the Rules Commit- Extension employees are invited Kristin Young, marketing co- about living a healthy life. pointed by Republican Leader tee is an essential piece in the Sen. Paul Scott has been to take part in the 2019 Oklahoma ordinator in the State 4-H Office, Also, during the game, inter- Kevin McCarthy to serve as process of fulfilling that duty chosen to serve on several key 4-H Night with the Blue. said this event is a great way to esting healthy living and 4-H Ranking Member of the House effectively. committees in the Oklahoma The Oklahoma City Blue will share what 4-H is and everything facts will be shared on the jum- Rules Committee in the 116th “In my new role, I look State Senate.