Claremore Daily Progress

04/29/2025

Severe winds early this morning caused damage to the power system, including five 60-foot double circuit poles and several smaller poles. Claremore Power & Light crews are coordinating mutual aid from neighboring public power communities to restore service safely and efficiently.

04/29/2025

Claremore’s Fire Department and Power & Light crews are actively responding to multiple reports of downed power lines on both the east and west sides of town. Due to storm damage, half of Substation 4, located near the Public Works facility on Ramm Rd, is currently offline. This outage is impacting parts of original town and the south side.

Crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to restore service. Given the severity and duration of the ongoing storm system, we appreciate your patience. Please stay safe and avoid downed lines.

04/28/2025

From Rogers County Emergency Management:

Rogers County is hosting a proactive forum for public input on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Rogers County Courthouse, 200 S. Lynn Riggs Blvd., on the second floor.

This forum aims to gather public input for developing a comprehensive safety action plan designed to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries over the next five years and beyond.

The forum will focus on identifying current areas that support planning, infrastructure, and behavioral/operation initiatives to prevent fatalities and serious injuries on rural county roads, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators by proposing improvements to enhance road safety in Rogers County.

If funding is awarded, which consists of 80% federal and 20% local contributions, the approved scope of work must be completed within five years.

The Rogers County Emergency Management team and the Safe Roads Committee encourage community members to participate and share their suggestions.

For those unable to attend the forum but wishing to provide essential input in helping create safer roads throughout the county, please email recommendations for road safety improvements to [email protected].

It is important to include the participant’s address, and district related to the suggestions. To locate resident's district, please visit: https://rogerscounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/123/District-Map-PDF.

Due to the Rogers County Farmers Market event being held at the courthouse parking lot on the same day, participants may use the overflow parking lot south of the courthouse.

Funding source: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Department of Transportation DOT-OST-2025-0050 Listing #20.939.

04/26/2025

If you’re running the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon tomorrow, the experience will be unforgettable ... if you’re prepared.

Dive into sports editor Kevin Green's race-day tips.

It was still dark when I stood under the Survivor Tree last year, the wind calm and the quiet hum of nerves hanging in the drizzly air.

04/21/2025

What are your thoughts on sports editor Kevin Green's proposals for future Andy Payne Route 66 Race half- and full-marathon events?

As a journalist, I listen carefully during every interview — always on the lookout for the one detail that deserves its own headline.

04/16/2025

Our office will be closed in observance of Good Friday, April 18th. Wishing you all a Happy Easter!

04/15/2025

When Jennifer Dollarhide crossed the finish line Saturday morning, it was a statement of resilience that would have made Andy Payne proud.

When Jennifer Dollarhide crossed the finish line Saturday morning, it was a statement of resilience that would have made Andy Payne proud.

04/15/2025

At 92 years old, Dean Powell may not sprint like he did in 1952.

However, when he stepped onto the Andy Payne Track on Saturday, he carried with him more than just momentum — he carried a legacy.

At 92 years old, Dean Powell may not sprint like he did in 1952.

04/15/2025

Nearly a century after Andy Payne conquered the 3,422-mile International Trans-Continental Footrace in 1928, his footsteps are still echoing through the streets of Oklahoma.

His family is helping make sure of it.

Nearly a century after Andy Payne conquered the 3,422-mile International Trans-Continental Footrace in 1928, his footsteps are still echoing through the streets of Oklahoma.

04/15/2025

When it comes to road racing in Claremore, it is a family affair — especially if your last name is Stinnett.

When it comes to road racing in Claremore, it is a family affair — especially if your last name is Stinnett.

04/14/2025

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, the governing body of Rogers State University, has selected Dr. Don Raleigh to be the third president of RSU. Raleigh will begin his duties June 1. His appointment is pending final Board approval at their June meeting. Dr. Raleigh’s selection followed a...

04/14/2025

A Claremore woman who police say admitted to stealing from more than 30 vehicles faces 12 counts of third-degree burglary.

District Attorney Matt Ballard's office has also charged Brittney Wolfe, 27, with knowingly receiving or concealing more than $1,000 in stolen property and obstructing an officer. All charges but the last are felonies.

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A Claremore woman who police say admitted to stealing from more than 30 vehicles faces 12 counts of third-degree burglary.

04/09/2025

Want to create your own Free Little Library? We have newspaper racks for sale!! Come by and see us at the Claremore Daily Progress, 315 W. Will Rogers Blvd, or give us a call at 918-341-1101 for more info!

04/07/2025

Some of the Claremore area's state legislators came to the J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum on March 28 to discuss the new oversight committee structure, the state budget, wind farm legislation and more.

Grab a copy of the Tuesday, April 8 edition of the Claremore Progress or visit claremoreprogress.com tomorrow to read this and more stories.

04/03/2025

FREE CLEANUP SERVICES: Based on comments and responses on our page over the past 24 hours, here is an updated list of FREE services being offered for those who were directly impacted by the storms. This list will continue to be updated. Please also post in the comments if you are offering a free service!

• Attic Storage (storage): 918-274-7334
• Bravo Pressure Washing LLC (general cleanup): 918-609-2345
• Cattle Creek Removal (major debris & haul-off): 918-210-8411
• Chuck Your Junk (tree removal & debris): 918-331-6664
• Cornerstone Fence (temporary fencing): 918-697-6901
• Family Animal Medicine (pet boarding): 918-609-6111
• Jonathan Pewe (tree & debris haul-off): 918-853-3219
• Junk Happens LLC (major debris & haul-off): 918-409-0828
• K&M Land Specialists LLC (green waste): 918-928-2678
• K9 Solutions (pet boarding): 918-402-2071
• Lorene's Wash House (laundry): 918-345-1969
• M&C Construction Cleaning (junk haul-off): 918-403-9012 or 918-519-8040
• Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (tree damage cleanup & assessment): 405-516-4822
• Patriot Lawn & Pest (tree debris & general clean-up)
• Pregnancy Resource Center (diapers & formula): 918-272-6888
• Proof Constructions LLC (tarping): 918-902-0156
• Roper LLC (general cleanup & assessment): 918-518-1792
• SAHO (pet boarding): 918-205-4295
• Stump Man LLC (tree & debris haul-off): 918-724-2203
• Tellez Heat & Air (quotes & consultations): 918-809-2017
• TGS Powerwash LLC (powerwashing): 918-688-4297
• VCA-Owasso (pet medical care): 918-272-5986
• VCA-Woodland South (pet boarding): 918-524-5000
• VCA-Woodland East (pet boarding): 918-252-3595
• VCA-Broken Arrow (pet boarding): 918-258-5579

04/03/2025

HOTEL SPECIAL RATES: The following hotels are offering special rates for people displaced from their homes:

Hampton Inn & Suites: 918-609-6700
Holiday Inn Express: 918-376-4415
Home 2 Suites: 918-609-6800
La Quinta: 918-376-4447
SureStay: 918-609-6828
TownePlace Suites: 918-376-4400

04/02/2025

Community Fibers has moved ahead the opening date for its downtown location to April 12 at 10 a.m.

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UPDATE: April 2, 10:45 a.m.