Vol. 36, No. 45
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up A night to Teaming Sperry FFA remember holds livestock Photos from the Skiatook Prom | 9
show for Special Olympics | 10
Carrying the cross Fredrick Warner participates in Cross Walk | 3
Sperry sales tax proposition passes By Lindsey Renuard News Editor
Election Results
Decisions on the Town of Sperry Trustees and the sales tax proposition were decided by voters April 4. The sales tax proposition will increase sales taxes for capital improvements. The proposition passed 61 to 9. Bill Butler, Roger L. Johnson and Kelly Wensman won seats on the Sperry Board of Trustees. Follow me on Twitter @SkiatookJournal. E-mail lindsey.renuard @skiatookjournal.com
Proposition Town of Sperry
Absentee Early Election Day Total Percent
For — Yes
1
0
60
Against — No
0
0
9
Total
1 0
61
87.14%
9 12.86%
69 70
Election Results Board of Trustees Town of Sperry
Absentee Early Election Day Total Percent
Bill Butler
0
0
51
51 27.42%
Roger L. Johnson
1
0
46
47 25.27%
Kelly Wensman
1
0
54
55
Robert Morton
1
0
32
33 17.74%
Total
3 0
29.57
183 186
STEVE KING
Woman dies after two-vehicle collision in Sperry
Skiatook Lake
From Staff Reports
A woman died after a southbound vehicle drifted left of the center line on Oklahoma 11 in Sperry and struck her vehicle. Emergency responders pronounced the woman dead. Police have not yet identified the woman. Sperry Police Capt. Justin Tulk said a Pontiac Montana, driven by a male, was southbound about 10 p.m. Tuesday on the highway near the East 106th Street North intersection when the Pontiac driver drifted across the center line. The driver of the Pontiac, whom police did not identify Wednesday morning, struck a northbound Nissan vehicle on the front left bumper, Tulk said. The woman driving the Nissan died at the scene. Emergency responders transported a male passenger from the Nissan vehicle to an area hospital with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries. Police gave the driver of the Pontiac Montana a field sobriety test and then released him. Tulk said the driver admitted to drifting across the center line and to taking a prescription medication.
Photo by Ally Eller
Forbes retains seat on City Council By Lindsey Renuard News Editor
On April 4 an election was held for Skiatook City Council Ward 5 between incumbent Herb Forbes and businessman Cody Fuentes. Forbes won the vote with 57.14 percent. Jesse Brewer will ran unopposed for the Ward
6 seat. David Sutherland, Mayor of the city of Skiatook, ran unopposed for the seat in Ward 2. Patty Ceska ran unopposed for the seat in Ward 5. Follow me on Twitter @ SkiatookJournal. E-mail lindsey.renuard@ skiatookjournal.com
In this issue Community........................ 2-3 Sports.................................. 5-6 Education...........................7-11 Faith...................................... 12 News................................ 13-14 S K I AT O O K J O U R N A L Outdoors......................... 15-16 SkiatookJournal.com
Election Results Councilmember, Ward 1 City of Skiatook
Absentee Early Election Day Total Percent
Herb Forbes
16
0
141
157 59.02%
Cody Fuentes
7
0
102
109 40.98%
0
243 266
Total
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