Delaware County Journal

07/12/2025

Wolf Creek Nationals Grove OK Sat. And Sun. at Wolf Creek Park

07/11/2025

Down town Grove Oklahoma, Food Truck Friday, Wolfcreek Nationals Boats, vendors and a
Live band till 9 tonight.

07/11/2025

A Delaware County woman with prior speeding violations waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges she caused a car crash that killed a Grove woman. Ronda D. Crawford, 57, of Jay, is charged in Delaware County District Court in Jay, with first-degree manslaughter after Mary Tanner, 47, died on March 21, 2022, as a result of injuries she received in a car crash. Read the full story in next week's Delaware County Journal.

07/11/2025

The Jay Homeland store is closing its doors on Aug. 16. The business was purchased in 1999, from Horner’s Movie and Grocery Store. Read the full story in next week's Delaware County Journal.

07/11/2025

Children of longtime public school teachers will now qualify for the Oklahoma Promise Scholarship as long as household income is under 700% of the federal poverty level.

House Speaker Pro Tempore Anthony Moore (R-Clinton) authored House Bill 1727, which expands the scholarship to include children of all educators who are considered in statute as full-time certified teachers who have taught for at least 10 years in Oklahoma public schools. The years do not have to be consecutive or in the same school. The new law became effective July 1. Read the full story in this week's Delaware County Journal.

07/10/2025

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07/10/2025

07/10/2025

Connections between grocery stores, local producers, and consumers could help combat food insecurity in the state, according to Oklahoma State University researchers and Hunger Free Oklahoma, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure Oklahomans have access to affordable, nutritious foods.

Sophia Darrow, a horticulture graduate student in the OSU Ferguson College of Agriculture, is conducting surveys centered around the barriers grocery stores face and assessing programs and policies that hinder food security. Darrow said she recognized a link between the capabilities of local producers and the needs of grocers. By surveying select grocery stores in Oklahoma about the challenges they face in sourcing produce, she hopes to increase market access for local growers. Read the full story in yesterday's Delaware County Journal.

07/10/2025

During the past fiscal year, July 2024 to June 2025, sales of ma*****na products statewide reached $678.9 million. That is a decrease in sales of nearly $49.8 million over the prior fiscal year, when sales were $728.7 million.

Sales of ma*****na products in Delaware County during the fiscal year were down from the previous fiscal year. Sales for the fiscal year, July 2024 to June 2025, were $9.53 million compared to $13.43 million the previous fiscal year, which is a $3.89 million decrease in sales. All areas of Delaware County saw a decrease in sales compared to the previous fiscal year. Delaware County has 93 ma*****na-related businesses including 28 dispensaries, 54 growers, and 11 processors. Read the full story in yesterday's Delaware County Journal.

07/09/2025

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07/09/2025

Former attorney Lee Griffin, of Jay, faced a district court arraignment on July 2, before District Judge Stuart Tate of Fairfax in Osage County. Local district judges recused themselves because Griffin appeared before them on cases.

During a divorce hearing in January 2024, Jay attorney Lee Griffin, 56, admitted in Delaware District Court she embezzled proceeds of funds from a client’s trust fund and used the money for gambling. She resigned her bar license in March 2024. Read the full story in today's Delaware County Journal.