Archive for March, 2009
Ira McCarty Sr.
Ira Wayne McCarty Sr., 49, of Lubbock, Texas, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at the Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
The son of Ben William McCarty, Sr. and Clydie Jean Casaus, Ira was born April 6, 1959, in Amarillo, Texas. Ira grew up and attended school in Lubbock, moving to Guymon in 1975. Ira proudly served [...]
Daily livestock summary 03/31/09
Amarillo, TX – Here is the daily livestock summary for Tuesday, March 31, 2009, as reported by the USDA.
CATTLE
Direct Trade:
Slaughter cattle trade in the Five Major Marketing Areas, Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota. Not enough sales for an adequate market trend.
OK grain prices 03/31/09
Oklahoma City — Here are the closing prices for the cash grain markets for Tuesday, March 31, 2009, as reported by the state Department of Agriculture.
U.S. No 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT: 18 to 22 cents higher. 4.58-5.18
OK hog report 03/31/09
Oklahoma City — Here is the slaughter hog report for Tuesday, March 31, 2009, from the Oklahoma National Stockyards Hog Buying Station, as reported by the state Department of Agriculture.
Receipts: 180
Aiden Joe David
Aiden Joe David, one month old son of Jill David, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Texas County.
Baby Aiden was born Feb. 24, 2009, in Guymon. He is survived by his mother, Jill David; brother, Blaine Dallin David; grandmother, Gina David; and great grandparents, Barbara & Tommy David, all of Guymon; great [...]
Special council meeting Wednesday to address storm damage
It’s no April fool’s joke that the Guymon City Council members will hold a special meeting Wednesday. They most likely will declare an emergency and contract on storm repairs to the Guymon Business Enterprise Center.
Preteen is a barrel racer to watch
Sadie Hairford, 12-year-old daughter of Matt and Cricket Hairford of Aubrey, Texas, and granddaughter of John and Verna Rae Hairford of Hooker and Sandy Maatsch of Charlotte, MI., has had a great 2008 year barrel racing.
New limit requested for well operators
By RANDY ELLIS / The Oklahoman
ENID — The chairman of an Enid oil company wants the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to order operators of the state’s largest natural gas wells to dramatically throttle back production to help eliminate the current market glut that is depressing prices.
Capitol Corner 03/31/09
By State Rep. Gus Blackwell
This past weekend, a winter storm buffeted the panhandle area with huge amounts of snowfall, high winds, and freezing rain. Much of what we take for granted in everyday life became a challenge for people throughout the district.
Although faced with these catastrophic events, the people in the panhandle responded with their normal [...]
OK cattle 03/31/09
Monday’s closing cattle quotations from the Oklahoma National Stockyards:
CATTLE
Receipts this week: 3,584; last week: 10,395; year ago: 6,323.
OK oil & gas 03/31/09
Oklahoma crude oil prices as of 5 p.m. Monday:
Oklahoma Sweet:
Sunoco Inc. — $45
Oklahoma Sour:
Sunoco Inc. — $33
Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activity posted March 23:
