Grady County Commissioner responds to employment of alleged sex offender
Grady County District 1 Commissioner Zac Davis responded Thursday regarding the employment of Jared Titler. Titler, a 22-year-old Tuttle man, was arrested in June on charges of inappropriate communications with an underage girl. He is currently awaiting a pretrial conference August 28 in Okaloosa, Florida. At the time of his arrest, Titler was working for…
Read MoreUnion City ag students earn trust from their show animals
By Jayson Knight [email protected] Dylan McGill is one of the new teachers to Union City Schools this school year, and he spent a good part of his summer working to improve the facilities the school uses for its ag program. Mr. McGill said Monday that he couldn’t have gotten it as far as he has…
Read MoreBob Stoops visits Minco High School
By Jayson Knight [email protected] Minco Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Sims had a big surprise for his teachers Monday. While teachers were preparing for a day of professional development, Oklahoma football legend Bob Stoops walked in. Stoops coached the University of Oklahoma Sooners for 18 seasons, winning about 80 percent of his games, including a national…
Read MoreTuttle Ag Barn hosts first livestock show
Tuttle’s new ag barn held its inaugural livestock show as part of the Tuttle Fair Saturday morning. Tuttle Ag Instructor CL McGill said he loves it. “It went very good, very smooth,” McGill said of the livestock show. “The amenities were great. I love the new facility. It’s a little smaller but it’s put together…
Read MoreHines named Miss Tuttle Fair & Cheatwood named Little Miss Tuttle
By Jayson Knight [email protected] The 2023 Miss Tuttle Fair is Elizabeth Hines and Little Miss Tuttle for the year is Meadow Cheatwood. This year’s pageant featured nine contestants, and the Little Miss Pageant had 16 entries. Pageant Coordinator Shae Mortimer actually participated in the pageant for four years when she was in high school.…
Read MoreStadium construction to remain underway throughout season
By Jayson Knight [email protected] As school gets started, one thing that follows closely behind is the start of football season. As anybody who has driven by any time in the last few months can attest, construction on Tuttle’s Richison Family Stadium has been near-constant this summer. Despite all the hard work, construction is not yet…
Read MoreTuttle man charged with sending sexually explicit messages to minor
Jared Allen Titler, 22, of Tuttle, was arrested on a warrant out of Okaloosa County in Florida Saturday, June 10 on one charge of Unlawful Use of Two-Way Communications Device to Facilitate the Commission of a Felony, and 34 charges of Transmission of Harmful Materials to a Minor. The charges stem from allegations that Titler…
Read MoreMiss Minco pageants Saturday
The 2023 Miss Minco Pageant will be held Saturday, August 5 at 6 p.m. at Minco High School’s Auditorium. After a long hiatus, Miss Minco was brought back last year, and is back this year with an added category. The Miss Minco Committee has announced a pageant for four different age groups: Mini Miss Minco,…
Read MoreRodeo riding into Tuttle Friday & Saturday
The 41st Annual Tuttle Rodeo will be held at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights at the Tuttle Rodeo Arena, located at Tuttle’s Schrock Park. Admission for Friday will be $10 for adults, $5 for children 7-12, $5 for senior citizens (65+), and free for kids six and under. Admission will be higher for adults,…
Read MoreCity officials remind citizens to shop local ahead of premier shopping months
City of Tuttle officials met Monday, July 24 for a workshop meeting, allowing the council, department heads, and others to discuss upcoming and ongoing city business topics. One of those topics was the city’s sales tax history report, which showed how the municipality is doing as far as sales taxes collected. In 2022, the City…
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