Vinita NewsLocal news for Vinita, OK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Time-saving efforts paying off for Vinita school- July 21, 2008 VINITA - Recess comes before lunch, students sing the ABCs while they line up and the morning moment of silence is done by class instead of over the intercom.All are part of Hall-Halsell Elementary School's ...http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/time-saving-efforts-paying-off-for-vinita-scho... Local student wins trip to Washington D.C.- July 20, 2008 Cory Swartz of Afton, Okla., has recently returned home from an eventful, fun-filled week in Washington, D.C. Swartz, son of John & Carmel Swartz, won the 2008 Rural Electric Cooperative "Youth Tour" contest, ...http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/local-student-wins-trip-to-washington-d-c?from... Not guilty by reason of insanity- July 18, 2008 Richard Melton, 54, who drove his pickup through the front doors of Vanoss school in December 2006, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in Pontotoc County District Court Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity?fromrss=1 Vinita woman killed after SUV hit by train- July 17, 2008 A woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after the SUV she was driving was hit by a train in Craig County.http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/vinita-woman-killed-after-suv-hit-by-train?fro... Insanity verdict made in assault on school- July 17, 2008 A man accused of driving his pickup through the front entrance of Vanoss High School in 2006 was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a Pontotoc County judge Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/insanity-verdict-made-in-assault-on-school?fro... ODOT approves funds for Tulsa projects- July 15, 2008 Oklahoma Department of Transportation commissioners on Monday approved more than $5.6 million for work along two major Tulsa highways.http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/odot-approves-funds-for-tulsa-projects?fromrss... Mental health sites are opened- July 12, 2008 The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on Friday dedicated two new facilities across the street from each other.http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/mental-health-sites-are-opened?fromrss=1 The announcer was guaranteed- July 10, 2008 "We guarantee everything but the announcer." That's how Clem McSpadden ends the commercial for Claremore's rodeo.http://www.topix.net/city/vinita-ok/2008/07/the-announcer-was-guaranteed?fromrss=1 |