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J C Rhoades, age 91, died in Westminster, Colorado on January 16, 2025. He was born on March 3, 1933, in Jenks, Oklahoma to Alva and Stella Rhoades.

Dec 31, 2024 · For residents of the Pawhuska area, 2024 brought both change and surprises. Here are the stories that caught resident's attention in 2024. Scandal in Pawhuska Police Department results in termination of chief, officer The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation in September ...

Oct 29, 2024 · Pawhuska's city manager says improved expense control has been driving better financial numbers for the early months of the 2024-25 fiscal year, but financial uncertainties remain because the city has not yet had an audit for the two previous fiscal years, 2022-23 and 2023-24.. City Manager Jerry Eubanks provided the City Council with figures showing that first quarter expenditures for the ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Holcombe appealed Estes' decision and the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals reversed the dismissal. In an Aug. 9, 2024 opinion, Judge B.J. Goree wrote on behalf of a 2-to-1 majority of a three-judge panel, "The order is reversed because the plaintiff has standing to seek relief, and the allegations of the petition state a claim under the Oklahoma Pleading Code."

Jun 17, 2024 · “This is not a quick fix,” Jones said, referring to city government’s efforts to remedy financial problems. She has been deeply involved in the drafting of the proposed budget, which calls for less General Fund spending than in 2023-24, as well as personnel reductions.

Dec 4, 2023 · Jerry Eubanks is Pawhuska's city manager again. In late June 2022, about a month after Eubanks resigned in Pawhuska, a Major County judge dismissed a felony fraud charge that had been filed against Eubanks on March 25, 2022 in that jurisdiction.

Jul 1, 2024 · The Journal-Capital spoke by telephone with both Hennesy and Eubanks on multiple occasions during the remainder of the week. Going into the weekend, each of them said there had not yet been an effective meeting of minds and accommodation between the Police Department and the City Manager’s Office.

Oct 21, 2024 · Jones also commented in the Oct.15 meeting that the Pawhuska general fund has run a deficit for at least three years. Earlier in calendar year 2024 the Council approved a measure to allow the expenditure of restricted revenue funds to …