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Weekly Stats – May 17, 2012

Weekly Stats - May 17, 2012

Skiatook baseball 5A State Quarter-Finals in Union May 10 Carl Albert 4, Skiatook 0 Read the story.   Skiatook 5A State Track Meet in Yukon May 11-12 EVENT – PLACE – NAME – GRADE – TIME/DISTANCE 200m dash boys prelim – 12 – Dylan Keys – 12 – 23.39 4x800m relay girls – 12 – [...]


A first: Carrying the torch

A first: Carrying the torch

While Osage County Deputy Sheriffs Travis Harris, Terry York and Kevin Burke rappelled down into the Oklahoma Special Olympics opening ceremonies in Gallagher Iba Arena in Stillwater on Wednesday night, Osage Nation Sgt. Michael Fish walked alongside athletes and other officers. All four of the men, including other officers from Highway Patrol Troop K, the [...]


Wynona News

WYNONA SCHOOL NEWS-SUPERINTENDENT’S NOTES ​We are closing in on the final week of school! Things get very hectic during this time!  The talent show rehearsal will be Monday at 1:00. The talent show will be Friday, May 18, at 1:30.  The 5th – 12th grade students will be going to the Drillers game on Wednesday, [...]


Weekly Stats – May 10, 2012

Weekly Stats - May 10, 2012

Hominy baseball (2A) at Regionals in Oktaha Thurs., May 3 Latta 13, Hominy 1 Warner 12, Hominy 2   Hominy girls baseball Tennis at State Tournament Read the story.   Hominy (2A) State Track in OKC EVENT – PLACE – ATHLETE – GRADE – FINAL TIME/DISTANCE discus girls – 10 – Keondre Mitchell – 12  [...]


Pro rodeo hits P-town

Pro rodeo hits P-town

The Pawhuska IPRA Rodeo ”OKLAHOMA TWISTER RODEO SERIES” whirled into Osage County Fairground at the Clarence L Brantly Indoor Arena May 4-5. Competitors from all across the county, state and mid-west came to take part in the event. Shidler’s one armed bandit performed along with a Branson, Mo., rodeo clown. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour


Wynona News – May 10, 2012

WYNONA SCHOOL NEWS-SUPERINTENDENT’S NOTES Students should be in class and learning through May 18.  10 absences without acceptable documentation create an F in any subject.  3 tardies make an absence.  They add up quickly.  Students should be in school!  There is no school on  May 11.   There is school on May 18. If students [...]


Weekly Stats May 3, 2012

Weekly Stats May 3, 2012

Barnsdall softball Regionals at Morrison Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 9, Barnsdall 4 Barnsdall 4, Morrison 0 Fairview 12, Barnsdall 3 Read the story.   Hominy tennis at Tulsa 7 Conf. Wed., April 25 Read the story.   Hominy baseball Districts vs Pawnee 13-7, Hominy 6-7, Pawnee 12-2, Hominy See the photos.   Pawhuska baseball Districts vs Caney [...]


Wynona News – May 5, 2012

WYNONA SCHOOL NEWS-SUPERINTENDENT’S NOTES Our final 5 week report will go out next week.  Ask your child if he/she does not bring it home by Wednesday, May 2.  We are rapidly ending the school year.  Even though testing is over, school is still going on!  Students should be in class and learning through May 18. [...]


Peewee power house

Peewee power house

T-Ball and other summer sports are kicking off in the Osage, and we want your schedules so we can’t capture those youthful moments, like the one above of Wynona Fireball Joshua Fine hotfooting it to first base in the season openers against the Barnsdall Giants. Or maybe you prefer a game moment  amid Giants. Got [...]


Changes afoot at Bighearttimes.com

Changes afoot at Bighearttimes.com

On Wednesday, The Bigheart Times made an unusual move for a newspaper: We put our website behind a pay wall. It’s also unusual for a weekly newspaper with a two-person newsroom to have a website of our caliber. The new move should please our past e-subscribers, who have been gradually left without access to the [...]


Board nixes Simmons candidacy

Board nixes Simmons candidacy

Daryl Simmons, a Republican who described himself as “your new Sheriff” as he tweeted supporters, was disqualified as a candidate for the office on Monday after an 90 minute hearing before the Osage County Election Board. Sheriff Ty Koch had challenged Simmons candidacy on two points: That Simmons had not been a resident of Oklahoma [...]


Duncan returns from Afghanistan

Duncan returns from Afghanistan

NORMAN — The wide grin on Col. Rex Duncan’s face as he hugged his family said it all. Duncan’s return from his deployment in Afghanistan was a happy one at the Oklahoma National Guard Center in Norman April 18. He was greeted by his wife Amy and their three young daughters, Ava, 5; Elise, 4; [...]


Weekly Stats April 26

Weekly Stats April 26

Tues., April 17 Barnsdall vs Hominy: 17-3 H Hominy tennis at Bristow – Girls #1 Singles- Erin Krushe (H) def. Jennifer Barnett (B) 6-3, 6-1; #2 Singles- N/A; #1 Doubles- M. Osburn/M. Kidder (H) def. Johnson/Liddle (B) 7-5, 6-1; #2 Doubles- A. Twombly/T. Potts (B) def. C. Miles/ R. Hughes (H) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Boys [...]


Times takes home awards

Times takes home awards

The Bigheart Times took home almost a dozen awards Saturday in  the Society of Professional Journalists Oklahoma Pro Chapter’s 2011 contest among all newspapers in the state with circulations of 25,000 or under. Photographer Rachel Anne Seymour was given the top award in her field, with the best photographic portfolio, while Publisher Louise Red Corn [...]


Going behind a pay wall

Thanks to no fault of our own, our online subscribers were booted off the ‘net starting Jan. 1. Come May 2, we’re going to introduce a new online subscription system that will be easier, prettier and less unwieldy than the old one. Rachel Anne Seymour has devoted a lot of time and effort building the [...]


Weekly Stats April 5

Skiatook girls tennis vs Okmulgee Mon., March 26 Skiatook 2, Okmulgee 2 #1 singles Danielle Saile(S) def. Kristen Hayden 4-6, 6-3, (10-5) #2 singles Classen Gehring def. Baylee Eller(S) 2-6, 0-6 #1 doubles Barnett/Beasley def Coody/Pack(S) 3-6, 7-5, (2-10) #2 doubles Edwards/Young(S) def Harden/Padfield 7-5, 6-2   Hominy baseball vs Dewey Tues., March 27 No [...]


Dumped pets tax good hearts

Dumped pets tax good hearts

When a small white-and-gray spotted cat slides across the tile floor of Jonnston’s Vet Clinic like he is practicing for a Michael Jackson dance-off, it’s hard not to laugh. Scooter, as he is known at Jan Johnston’s veterinary clinic, was dumped off after suffering a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed. He wasn’t expected [...]


Gas state, Dollar General open in Barnsdall

Gas state, Dollar General open in Barnsdall

The former Bigheart Grocery has opened under Andy Smith, who renamed it The Store. Gas started selling Monday, and you can pick up a copy of The Bigheart Times there, along with your tank of gas, snacks and other items. Smith is also planning on opening up other Bigheart Groceries and gas stations that had [...]


Weekly Stats March 22

Weekly Stats March 22

Barnsdall baseball at Nowata Tues., March 13 No stats provided.   Barnsdall softball at Sperry/Yale Tues., March 13 Barnsdall 11, Sperry 4 Barnsdall 5, Yale 4   Pawhuska baseball vs Newkirk Tues., March 13 Varsity: 14-10, Newkirk   Shidler baseball vs Tonkawa Tues., March 13 Varsity: 1-0, Shidler   Woodland baseball at Pawnee Tues., March [...]


Champions

Champions

The annual 4-H Livestock Show and auction packed the dottering, leaky barn at the fairgrounds last week, playing host to an array of glorious critters done up in glitter for the Friday night auction. This year resulted in some new faces and names in the winner’s circle, with Tiffany Cox of Woodland raising the Grand [...]


What’s in a name? Ask Cletus Hogg, Pork Chop and Bacon

What's in a name? Ask Cletus Hogg, Pork Chop and Bacon

Green and pink furred goats, along with green glittering cows and pigs paraded through the livestock arena auction in Pawhuska on Friday night. As unusual as they looked, they also had some unusual names. James Wilson’s first two hogs were named Pork Chop and Bacon. The Shidler native and Triple-T 4-H member is now on [...]


Band-Aid Bandwagon

Band-Aid Bandwagon

Little David Kanke’s complications from surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his neck to plague him, but that hasn’t stopped him from wanting to change his world. He ended up at St. Francis Hospital this week after he took a swig of his brother’s pop, which, since his esophagus is paralyzed, caused him to [...]


Pooch heists possible

Pooch heists possible

When Kathy Brown first took on the job of Barnsdall’s animal control officer 10 years ago, there was a rash of doggie disappearances in town. Back then, it turned out that a couple of guys from Tulsa were hitting small towns, picking up friendly small dogs and larger ones that appeared purebred, and selling them [...]


Sirens to sound in Barnsdall, Pawhuska, Wynona

Tornado season is upon us, and that means sirens will be tested. In Pawhuska, a tornado siren test is planned for 10 a.m. this Thursday. It will be usher back to Friday at 10 a.m. if the weather is bad. In Barnsdall, Emergency Management Director Kathy Brown said that she will test sirens at high [...]