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Tishomingo's City Election to Be Rescheduled C M Y K OSCAR CONTEST WINNER REVEALED: PG. 2 MURRAY STATE COACH HONORED: PG. 6 “The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being.” - Thomas Jefferson February13-19, 2020 • Tishomingo, OK • 50 Cents Volume 119, Number 33 • 14 Pages Tishomingo’s city election to be rescheduled Failure to publish legal notice also leads to new filing dates By John A. Small so again if they wish to be included on city attorney Dustin Rowe - in one of Wheaton had relayed the same infor- Managing Editor the ballot. his last acts as the city’s legal counsel mation to the Sentinel in a telephone The discovery that the original res- before resigning to assume a seat on interview late last week. Well, back to the ol’ drawing olution was never published was made the Oklahoma State Supreme Court Phillips said Monday night that the board… by the Johnston County Sentinel after - directed that the resolution be deliv- 60-day window expired last Thursday, During a special meeting Monday last week’s issue went to press. Ques- ered to the newspaper for publication. Feb. 6, thereby making the new filing night, the Tishomingo City Council tions raised following a discussion at But for reasons unknown, city em- and election dates necessary. voted to reschedule its municipal elec- the council’s Feb. 3 meeting, regarding ployees failed to make that delivery. She recommended that Mayor Sue tion from the date originally set back the possible hiring of a new city man- Upon the discovery that the reso- Robins instruct City Hall employee Di- in December. ager, prompted the Sentinel to research lution itself had not been published as ana Pitts to contact the election board The action was deemed necessary whether the resolution had appeared in required, recently hired city attorney in order to schedule a new filing peri- after it was discovered that the elec- the paper. Krystina Phillips and Johnston County od and election date. Councilman Tom tion resolution passed by the council The passage of the original resolu- Election Board Secretary B.J. Whea- Lokey’s motion to that effect was sec- on Dec. 16 was never published in the tion, and the original dates for both the ton were notified and asked whether onded by Vice Mayor Woody Jumper local newspaper as required by law. filing period and the election, appeared the municipal election could still be and approved by a vote of 4-0. As a result, last week’s candidate in an article published in the Dec. 19 held on the originally set date if a new Councilwoman Laura Wood did not filings have also been scrapped and edition of the Sentinel. resolution were to be quickly passed. attend Monday’s meeting. new filing dates will need to be set. The dates set in December were in- During this week’s special meeting, Once Wheaton has provided the Candidates who filed during the three- cluded again in an article published in Phillips told the council that the law day filing period last Monday through last week’s Sentinel. requires the resolution be published at F See ELECTION Wednesday, Feb. 3-5, will have to do During the Dec. 16 meeting, then- least 60 days before the election date. Page 14 Marshall County collision claims life of local man A Johnston Coun- the Chevrolet - Adam H. bags, but only those in C M ty man was killed in a Monjay, 36, of Tishom- the Chevrolet reportedly two-vehicle collision ingo - was pronounced deployed. Y K that occurred in Marshall dead at the scene by The condition of both County last week. Oklahoma State Medical drivers at the time of the The collision oc- Examiner Investigator collision was still under curred at approximately Leroy Johnson from a investigation at last re- 9:31 p.m. last Thursday, massive head injury sus- port. Feb. 6, on U.S. Highway tained in the collision. The collision was 70F, four miles south of The driver, 57-year- investigated by Trooper Madill. old Billy L. Carter of Jonathan Vargas of the According to a report Tishomingo, was report- OHP’s Johnston-Mar- Simmons era set to begin on Tuesday released by the Oklaho- edly not injured. shall County detach- ma Highway Patrol, a The driver of the gar- ment, Troop F. Tishomingo’s Landmark Bank branch will close for the last time this 2006 International gar- bage truck, identified as He was assisted at Friday, Feb. 14, and will re-open as Simmons Bank on Tuesday, Feb. bage truck and a 2015 43-year-old Christopher the scene by fellow OHP 18. As part of the transition, the bank will be closed this Saturday, Chevrolet Equinox were G. Antwine of Ardmore, Troopers Heath David- Feb. 15; any customer concerns through Saturday can be addressed both traveling north- was also not injured ac- son and Josh O’Steen; by calling the Landmark Bank customer service line at (800) 618- bound at the time. cording to the report. Ken Duncan of the DPS 5503. Beginning Feb. 18, customer concerns can be addressed The garbage truck Seatbelts were Traffic Homicide Divi- at the local branch; or by calling (866) 246-2400, Monday through was reportedly traveling equipped in both vehi- sion of DPS; the Madill Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. with no headlights or tail cles and in use by both Police Department; the Customers may also visit on the web at simmonsbank.com/contact. lights on and was struck drivers, but were not in Madill and Kingston fire Simmons Bank will be open with lobby hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the rear by the Chev- use by Monjay accord- departments; the Mar- and drive-through hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays; and drive- rolet. ing to the report. shall County Sheriff’s through hours of 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. (Sentinel staff photo The OHP report Both vehicles were Office; and Marshall by Tom Lokey) states that a passenger in also equipped with air- County EMS. Wapanucka voters approve bond issue Voters in the Wapa- ing for the bond issue for nucka School District the purpose of purchas- came out overwhelming ing new transportation in favor of a $220,000 equipment. bond issue in Tuesday’s According to infor- special election mation obtained by the As previously report- Sentinel from the Okla- ed in the Johnston Coun- homa State Election ty Sentinel, Wapanucka Board office shortly be- voters were asked to ap- fore press time Tuesday prove a proposition call- night, the ballot initiative passed by a vote of 76-29 Ravia man’s vehicle struck by train - a victory margin of just Law enforcement officers and first responders work the scene of an accident in Ravia late over 72 percent. last Saturday, Feb. 8, after a GMC Jimmy driven by Joe L. Lyons was struck by a Burlington Those results are un- Northern-Santa Fe train at the railroad crossing on State Highway 1 in Ravia. A report official until the votes are released by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol states that Lyons was driving around the flashing certified by the Johnston railroad crossing arms when the train collided with his vehicle. At last report Lyons was County Election Board still being treated in an Oklahoma City hospital. See related story on Page 9. (Sentinel staff later this week photo by Joshua Small) Index Of Regular Features: Weekend Weather: Subscription Rates: Small Talk.........................Page 2 Milestones........................Page 6 FRIDAY: Cool with sunshine, high of 50F. Partly cloudy In-County - $30 per year; Community News............Page 3 Chamber News.................Page 8 and 37F overnight. SATURDAY: High near 60F with some Out-Of-County - $35 per year; Community Calendar......Page 4 Crime News......................Page 9 sun, then turning cloudy. Overnight low in mid-40s with Out-Of State - $45 per year; clouds breaking.. SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy throughout School/Senior Menus......Page 5 Classifieds......................Page 12 Foreign - $35 Plus Postage. the day and into the night. Anticipated high around 68F. C M Contact us at (580) 371-0275; or [email protected] • Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Y K C M Y K Page 2 G JOHNSTON COUNTY SENTINEL G Thursday, February 13, 2020 And the award goes to... (plus those trivia answers) The stage is dark, the theatre is right; the fifth proved to be something Keaton, who won the 2014 Best Actor empty, the winners have placed their of an unitentional trick question, as Oscar for Birdman; and Ben Affleck, gold statues on their mantle and the shall be explained. who hasn’t won an acting Oscar but losers have (perhaps) stopped crying And so without further ado: Small Talk did win the Best Original Screenplay in their champagne. Which means that QUESTION 1: Before they each John A. Small award for Good Will Hunting (1997), the only thing that still remains is to became iconic movie stars in the and both the Best Director and Best announce the winner of this year’s 1970s, these five actors - Burt Reyn- QUESTION 3: Years before Picture awards for Argo (2012). Small Talk “Guess The Oscars” Con- olds, Robert Redford, Dennis Hopper, gaining worldwide fame and acclaim As it happens, these answers are test. Robert Duvall and Charles Bronson - as the composer for such Hollywood technically correct - but they’re NOT This year we had one entrant who all had one thing in common during blockbusters as Jaws, Star Wars and the ones I was looking for.
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