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Olive Fire Dept first in Creek County to equip for cyanide poisoning with new antidote

Monday, October 13 by KTUL

OLIVE, OKLA. — The Olive Volunteer Fire Department has become the first in Creek County equipped with Hydroxocobalamin (CYANOKIT) — a critical antidote used to treat cyanide poisoning, a potentially fatal condition often linked to smoke inhalation during structure fires.The initiative was made possible through a partnership with Heartland Medical Direction and Creek County Ambulance... Read More.

New details show that plane involved in crash near Pond Creek was “nearly vertical”

Wednesday, March 30 by Lyman James

News Channel 8 in Tulsa reports that a plane that crashed in northern Oklahoma, killing three Nebraskans, was nearly vertical when in struck the ground, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. “A witness in the area reported (seeing) the airplane come straight down in a right-hand nose down spin,”... Read More.

Nebraska couple and daughter killed in plane crash near Pond Creek on Thursday

Monday, March 21 by Lyman James

A Nebraska couple and their adult daughter were killed in the crash of a small plane in northwestern Oklahoma, according to an official at a funeral home the couple owned. William Lauber, 58, and his wife, Christine Lauber, 58, both of Milford, Nebraska, and their daughter Regan Lauber, 21, of Lincoln, Nebraska, all died in... Read More.

Arrest made in Pond Creek for child sexual offense

Thursday, July 23 by Lyman James

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office was requested to work a criminal investigation near Pond Creek. During the investigation, it was determined a child sexual offense may have occurred. After a thorough investigation, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office along with Oklahoma City Police Department and the United States Marshall Service were able to identify and... Read More.

Silver Alert for Creek County man last located Stillwater

Wednesday, May 20 by Lyman James

The Creek County Sheriff's Office has issued a Silver Alert for 72-year-old Gary Moser.Moser does have dementia. The last time he left, he was located in Stillwater. The 1997 Ford Ranger he was in has a large yellow scrape or dent on the drivers side. The vehicle has an Oklahoma tag with a license... Read More.