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Tamera Moore’s headstone is perched on a small hill in the Wheelock Cemetery in Millerton, just east of Vallian, where Moore was found dead in her home on Sept. 4, 2017. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

Tamera Moore’s headstone is perched on a small hill in the Wheelock Cemetery in Millerton, just east of Vallian, where Moore was found dead in her home on Sept. 4, 2017. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

Rural Areas Struggle To Get Domestic Abuse Victims To Testify

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
On a March morning in 2017, Tamera Moore, a 38-year-old woman living in the southeast Oklahoma town of Valliant, began the day with a bitter argument. She and her boyfriend, Geoffrey Briley, began quarreling and she told him she wanted to break up.
Washita County Free Fair Provides Fun and Entertainment For All

Washita County Free Fair Provides Fun and Entertainment For All

Washita County Free Fair Provides Fun and Entertainment For All

Bob Henline
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Washita County Free Fair came to Cordell August 21 through 24, 2019, with a host of exhibits, rides, and food options for everyone. Full results for fair exhibits and animals will be in next week’s Cordell Beacon.  
Above: Devin Humphrey exercising his knee during physical therapy following his Aug. 9, 2019, plane crash in Cordell, photo by Bob Henline. Left: Humphrey immediately following his crash, photo courtesy of Devin Humphrey.

Above: Devin Humphrey exercising his knee during physical therapy following his Aug. 9, 2019, plane crash in Cordell, photo by Bob Henline. Left: Humphrey immediately following his crash, photo courtesy of Devin Humphrey.

Plane Crash Survivor Talks About Recovery, Future

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Devin Humphrey is certainly no stranger to pain. Before his Aug. 9, 2019, plane crash at Cordell Airport, Humphrey had suffered numerous broken bones and more than a dozen concussions while pursuing a career in Freestyle Moto-Cross on four wheelers.
Cordell firefighters quickly extinguished a grass fire just west of the high school football field Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Bob Henline | The Cordell Beacon

Cordell firefighters quickly extinguished a grass fire just west of the high school football field Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Bob Henline | The Cordell Beacon

Cordell Fire Responds To Grass Fire In City Neighborhood

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Cordell firefighters quickly extinguished a grass fire just west of the high school football field Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.

Dill Work And Play OHCE August Meeting

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Dill Work and Play OHCE met Aug. 8, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. in the Dill City Community Center. Darlene Moore called the meeting to order and Wilma Gaithright led the pledge to the flag. Emma Bingham gave a devotional, Joy-Love One Another, using John 15:9-17.
First Dispensary Opening Soon In Cordell

First Dispensary Opening Soon In Cordell

First Dispensary Opening Soon In Cordell

News Staff
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Cordell’s first legal marijuana dispensary is just about ready to open. Dazed and Confused, the first dispensary in Cordell to receive an Oklahoma license, should be open for business within the next two weeks, said owner Jesse Bynum.
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