Very snowy and very slick.
That’s how Tuttle City Manager Tim Young described the conditions in Tuttle after the second major winter storm of the season hit last Thursday.
“Weatherwise, everything was handled beautifully,” Young said.
The police, EMS and fire departments have all worked together and street crews have made roads in town passable Young said.
On Monday, Tuttle Police Captain Bill Boyd said main roads were clear, but back roads were still bad.
“Cemetery Road is still a solid sheet of ice,” Boyd said. “There were not that many accidents because everybody stayed home. Most everybody here is shut down.”
And, while there have been a few isolated outages, Young said there have been no widespread power outages.
“We’re doing OK, most of the outages happened down south,” Boyd said.
Boyd attributed the low number of power outages in the area to the fact that in December, crews cut trees back near power lines, preventing them from falling on the lines.
Tuttle Schools remained closed on Monday but reopened on Tuesday.
Land purchased
for new park
After a nod from the city council, the city of Tuttle purchased 40 acres of land for a new park.
The property, located on Cemetery Road a mile-and-a-half north of Hwy 37, boasts a pond and lots of trees.
“Plans for a new park will be developed over the next year,” Young said. “We’re planning recreational trails and soccer fields for the short term. We hope to hold basic soccer activities there this fall.”
The price tag for the property is $240,000, which will be owner-financed on a lease-purchase over the next five years.
Young said financing for permanent park structures is a major issue.
“Nothing has been discussed at this time, but we will hopefully have new businesses in town adding to the tax base to help pay for it,” Young said.
While there has been little said about the plans for the new park, Young said the response has been “pretty positive.”
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Tuttle spared from major power outages
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THS Basketball Homecoming 2012
Reagan Bonnewell was crowned homecomign queen and both the boys' and girls' teams claimed victories over Little Axe during basketball homecoming on Friday night.
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Freedom Riders shine in rodeo arena
Every Tuesday night from February through October, the Tuttle Round Up Club arena comes to life with over 20 horses and riders. The award winning Freedom Riders Drill Team practice their drills and skills for upcoming performances and competitions throughout the season.
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Six year old boy calls 911, saves mom
A 6-year-old boy in the Bridge Creek area is being called a hero and a City of Tuttle 911 dispatcher is being commended for working together over 911 to save the boy’s mother.
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BC basketball homecoming queen crowned
Breaden Jantzern was crowned 2012 Homecoming Queen during Bridge Creek's basketball homecoming coronation last week.
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City to earn green for going green
The City of Tuttle will receive a check for $2,661.85 from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) as an incentive for retrofitting several City facilities with high-efficiency lighting.
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A Royal Evening
Mariah Hickman was crowned wrestling homecoming queen last week by king Sterling Hawkins.
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Groundbreaking held for new city hall
On Tuesday evening, local current and former elected officials, city workers and others taking part in the construction of the city's planned $3 million new city hall and storm shelter met to ceremoniously break ground on the project.
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Local residents affected by Tuesday power outage
Local residents with electric service from PSO were without power for over an hour on Tuesday afternoon. The outage affected much of downtown Tuttle, and many on the north side of Hwy. 37.
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Students get close-up view of legislature
While you might not realize it, high school students often play an integral part at the state capitol.
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Williams asks Council for tax break
Jeff Williams, owner of William’s Discount Grocery, addressed the Tuttle City Council on Monday about offering incentives to build a new store.
Williams discussed options like a one-cent sales tax over the life of the note which he said would cost the city “zero dollars.” - More Local News Headlines
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