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🌱 Cherokee Nation takes a closer look at veterans’ housing needs

Vinita, Oklahoma Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Cherokee Nation takes a closer look at veterans’ housing needs
  • Remembering Thomas Ryle Allen, a former Elliott Trucking employee

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 72 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 31.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 55 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cherokee Nation explores new housing opportunities for Veterans (fox23.com) — A veterans summit at Vinita’s Craig County Fairgrounds helped introduce a Cherokee Nation effort to expand housing options for veterans. A new work group will examine access to federal loans for buying or building homes on tribal land and evaluate the tribe’s administration of rental assistance for qualifying veterans.
   

• Thomas Ryle Allen (purcellregister.com) — Thomas Ryle Allen, who finished his working years at Elliott Trucking in Vinita, died Nov. 3 in Midwest City at 77. An Air Force veteran and former mechanic shop owner, he retired in 2017. Graveside services were held Nov. 7 in Purcell.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Vinita

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Vinita

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.