Claremore Daily Progress

Top Stories

Related Photos

February 11, 2009

OTEMS bond passes, school board members chosen

By Krystal J. Carman

February 11, 2009 — Voters in Rogers County voiced their opinions in Tuesday’s election by choosing new and current school board members to various school districts and approving a bond issue for ambulance services. Of the 32,984 registered voters, only 2,925, or 8 percent, took part in the election.

OTEMS

Voters in the Oologah-Talala Emergency Medical Services district have chosen to keep the ambulance service in business by approving a $1 million bond issue.

Approximately 62 percent of 951 voters in the district voted for the issue, keeping OTEMS in the business of saving lives.

Now the entity may be able to re-hire some 10 employees who were let go in December after discovering the August passage of the issue was null and void due to non-publishing. At the time of the lay offs, OTEMS board president Jack Griggs said if the issue passed again, personnel would be brought back slowly.

The passage of the $1 million bond issue was crucial to OTEMS operations due to the “gap between income and costs” due to inflation and the current state of the nation’s economy.

Claremore School Board

Patrick Gotcher beat out incumbent and vice president Jerry Hastings for a seat on the Claremore School Board. Gotcher garnered the victory with 64 percent of the vote with the final count being 450-252.

Gotcher, 42, is a former Claremore teacher, administrator, coach and bus driver. He is married to wife Cheri and the couple has three children attending Claremore schools.

Chelsea School Board

Incumbent W. Vernon Salyer will retain his seat on the Chelsea School Board. Salyer won out over Lori L. Milam 123-105.

This will be Salyer’s second term on the board and he says he would like to see the elementary students on the same campus as the intermediate, junior high and high schools. In addition, he would like to see the district’s test scores improve and increase parent involvement.

Salyer, 45, is married to wife Carol with two children attending Chelsea schools.

Oologah-Talala School Board

Lorrie McGlothlin will retain her seat on the Oologah-Talala School Board. McGlothlin won the election over opponent Barry Kirkendall 525-415.

McGlothlin, 46, has been an algebra teacher at Claremore-Sequoyah Junior High School for the past six years. She believes her experience as a teacher gives her a unique perspective as a school board member.

McGlothlin is married to husband John with two daughters, one of whom is an Oologah-Talala student.

Foyil School Board

Edgar D. Hutchinson will serve his fourth term on the Foyil School Board after he defeated former school board member Donald Storie.

Hutchinson, 50, is looking forward to the district growing in a good direction and would like the district to provide a new, larger cafeteria to accommodate all students in one central location for meals.

Hutchinson is married to wife Shirley and the couple has four children, one of whom is a junior at Foyil schools.

Text Only
Top Stories
  • Courthouse-Sec-Cmmtee-Postweb.jpg SECURITY CONCERNS: Commissioners form committee to study issue

    Rogers County Commissioners informally approved the formation of a Courthouse Security Committee during it’s Monday meeting.

    February 7, 2012 1 Photo

  • Runaways found in Coffeyville

    Rogers County Sheriff’s deputies are reporting the finding of two juveniles from the Oologah area who went missing for two hours Monday night.

    February 7, 2012

  • Fallin proposes new tax brackets

    Gov. Mary Fallin outlined a budget plan Monday to deeply reduce Oklahoma’s personal income tax rate by eliminating dozens of tax exemptions, including many claimed by poor and working-class Oklahomans.

    February 7, 2012

  • 3-30fallin-waving-hands.jpg Tax plans likely to be focus of 2012 session

    While nearly 3,000 bills await Oklahoma lawmakers when they return to the state Capitol Monday for the start of the 2012 legislative session, none are expected to receive as much attention as those designed to overhaul the state's tax code and slash Oklahoma's individual income tax.

    February 6, 2012 1 Photo

  • FBI secretly investigated Oklahoma legislature

    The FBI created a fake Georgia company in 2008 so an agent could go undercover to secretly investigate the Oklahoma Legislature for corruption.

    February 6, 2012

  • Former Miss. Medicaid official promoted by VA

    Rica Lewis-Payton, a former director of Mississippi’s Medicaid program, will oversee 10 Veterans Affairs medical centers in eight states, including the Veteran Center in Claremore.

    February 6, 2012

  • Police remind Super Bowl partiers to have a designated driver

    Whether you’re a Patriots or a Giants fan, Claremore Police Chief Stan Brown wants everyone to have a game plan this weekend that involves the selection of a designated driver for their Super Bowl party.
    “Everyone loves the Super Bowl, and many people plan to party on the day of the big game,” Brown said. “If you’re planning on hosting or attending a party where alcohol is going to be served, it’s important to take the time to make arrangements for everyone’s safe travel, and this includes a designated driver.”

    February 5, 2012

  • Barnes-group-snowbabyweb.jpg Saving ‘Snow Baby’

    Perhaps more than most, Ashlee Millison will never forget the winter of 2011.

    February 5, 2012 1 Photo

  • claremorecityplug.jpg City proposes $32.6M 5-year plan

    Claremore City Manager Daryl Golbek presented the five-year capital improvement plan to city councilors last week. The proposal includes $32.6 million in project funding for the next five years.

    February 5, 2012 1 Photo

  • NTC-Roy-Clark-Cweb.jpg NTC’s opens Roy Clark Music School

    Claremore is no stranger to country music talent.

    February 3, 2012 1 Photo