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STILLWATER – Wheat producers in southwest Oklahoma are reporting stripe rust disease in their fields, and Oklahoma State University Extension wheat pathologist Meriem Aoun says cases have spread north to Stillwater.

One person was killed in a rollover accident east of Mangum Sunday. According to reports, Calvin Caston, 79, Lone Grove, failed to negotiate a turn while driving on US Highway 283 east of Mangum and drove off the road, flipped his pickup truck, and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Mangum High School and Junior High sports physicals will be held at Mangum High School on Saturday, May 11 from 9 to 11 AM. All students in grades 6 through 12 that are participating in sports should pick up their physical forms at school, or you they can print them off at OSSAA.

1607 - The first permanent English settlers in North America landed at Cape Henry, Chesapeake Bay, and they later formed Jamestown. 1777 - Sixteen-yearold Sybil Ludington rode some 40 miles (65 km) around Putnam county, New York, alerting residents of approaching British troops during the American Revolution.

Friday, April 19, 2024 Kevin Lee Lynch, 30, Mangum, Possession of a firearm after former felony conviction, MTR - Assault and battery Kelsey Jo Carrico, 34, Frederick, FTA - Larceny of an automobile Donald Petzold, 65, Granite, FTA - Driving with an invalid license.