Megan Howell

Mingle on Main closes out summer season with ‘Meet a Maroon’ and more

Main Street of Perry went out with a bang to end the 2021 Mingle on Main season, featuring live entertainment from DJ Malcolm, the Possum Peckers, Chad Harrell as well as the Perry High School marching band, cheerleaders and football team. The…

Construction update, student safety discussed at PPS BOE meeting

Before leading those present in the Pledge of Allegiance, Jason Proctor called the meeting of Perry Public Schools Board of Education meeting to order at 5 p.m. and the board decided collectively to receive the construction update first. A…

Casey Hentges, host of Oklahoma Gardening TV for Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at OSU

After a short lunch, Rotary President April Bond called to order the meeting and led Rotarians in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mason Bolay offered prayer before everyone sang the first verse of America the Beautiful. There were no guests at the meeting…

Residential, commercial development discussed; new cable, internet provider coming to Perry

Perry Municipal Authority meeting was called to order by Mayor Bill Streller and Josh Bell offered prayer. The consent agenda was approved unanimously and with no comments or any further business to attend to, members voted to adjourn. City Council…

Blood donation: guidelines, requirements you need to know

Blood donation is a simple way to contribute back to your community and help those in emergent need, but not everyone is able to donate. Though you may not be eligible for donation during one visit, you could be eligible the next time you donate…

Operation Blessing seeking donations for back to school shopping, August shopping days announced

Operation Blessing is currently accepting donations of school supplies for their back to school shopping day which has been scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7. School supply lists can be found online or in previous editions of the…

New management at Wheatheart Nutrition, doors reopened to public

Wheatheart nutrition of Perry has reopened their doors for patrons to come inside and if you are 60 years of age or older, you should take the opportunity to go and check it out. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday to cook for…

City Council approves golf cart ordinance, Police Collective Agreement on contingency

The Library Board meeting was called to order by Mayor Bill Streller and after rollcall, he declared a quorum and offered prayer. All members were present except Mike Morrill and Curtis White. The consent agenda was approved and Streller ensured…

Lions install officers for 2021-22

The meeting was called to order at noon by President Rick Arterberry, who led members in the flag salute and asked Gordon Johnson to offer prayer. Charlie Hanger introduced his wife, Beverly to the group before Arterberry said they would break for…

Johnson & Johnson recall on sunscreens due to presence of cancer causing chemical

Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall this week on five different aerosol sunscreen after internal testing revealed low levels of benzene, a human carcinogen “...that could potentially cause cancer depending on the level and extent of the…

Ken Petrashek guest speaker at regular Rotary meeting

New president April Bond called the meeting to order and led members in the Pledge of Allegiance before asking Tracy Scherman to offer prayer. Members then sang the first verse of America the Beautiful before Bond gave outgoing president Jessica…

City Council hears from public on upcoming projects, flooding issues; passes ordinance prohibiting marijuana vapor, smoke on city property

The regular meeting of Perry Municipal Authority was called to order by Mayor Bill Streller at 6:15 p.m. and Josh Bell offered invocation. They quickly approved the consent agenda and with no further business to discuss, adjourned at 6:17 p.m. Mayor…

Operation Blessing in need of donations for food pantry

Operation Blessing is requesting donations from those in Noble County to help fill their small pantry. People in Noble County who are in need are able to access the food pantry on emergency basis once per month and Lou Ann Hunt with United Community…

COVID vaccines could affect menstrual cycle, specialists say

A notable amount of those who received the vaccine who then also experienced periods that were earlier, more painful and lasted longer took to the internet to see if others had noticed similar changes to their menstrual cycles. While this has yet to…

IRS announces Advance Child Tax Credit payments

Beginning July 15, parents of children under 18 will start receiving an advance payment of half of their Child Tax Credit. The IRS will “...use information you provided earlier to determine if you qualify and automatically enroll you for advance…

City Council passes FY2021-22 agenda

Mayor Bill Streller called the Perry Municipal Authority meeting to order and declared a quorum after Dixie Johnson called roll. Gloria Brown, Derek Coldiron, Mike Morrill, Amber Dilbeck and Bill Streller were present. Russ Meacham, City Financial…

OKC Community Foundation’s Nancy Anthony speaker at Monday Rotary meeting

Jessica Dvorak called to order her last Rotary meeting as President on Monday, leading members in the pledge of allegiance before Tracy Scherman offered a prayer. Members then sang the first verse of America the Beautiful. When asked if there were…

Public hearing on budget held, budget discussed in City Council regular meeting

City Council special meeting to hold public hearing about 2021-22 budget was called to order at 6 p.m. Mayor Bill Streller, Curtis White, Josh Bell, Gloria Brown and Kevin Bond were present and quorum was declared by Streller. Gloria Brown offered a…

Baby opossums: What to do if you find them

Recently our local Animal Control Officer discovered 4 opossum babies, or joeys who had survived an incident that killed their mother. A local wildlife rescue was able to pick them up and they are under their care now, but it is worthwhile to note…

Dearing House, YMCA partnership focus of Monday Rotary meeting

After a short lunch the regular meeting was called to order by Rotary President Jessica Dvorak who led members in the Pledge of Allegiance and asked Tracy Scherman to pray. Dvorak reminded everyone there would be no meeting next week due to the…