March 12, 2026
(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman two times March 12 & 19, 2026)
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Town of Fargo will be accepting bids on real property as described below:
One foot (1′) off of the North side of Lot Thirteen (13) and Twenty-three feet (23′)
off of the South side of Lot Eleven (11), in the Block Seven (7), in the Town of Fargo.
Commonly known as: 110 S MAIN ST, FARGO, OK
Deadline for bids will be Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Bids will be opened and considered on Tuesday, March 24,2026, at 5:00 p.m. A Quit Claim Deed will be furnished by the Town of Fargo. The Real Property and building situated thereon are being sold “As-Is.” No abstract will be provided. Buyer will be responsible for abstract. Contract will be signed by winning bidder.
BID INSTRUCTIONS
All bids must be delivered in a sealed envelope. Bids cannot be faxed or sent electronically. Minimum Bid is set at $25,000.00.
The Town of Fargo reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of bids received and/or to make an award to one other than the high bidder if such award is deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.
Fargo Board of Trustees
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, March 12, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: UPLAND OPERATING LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION ) Cause CD NO.
) 2025-001107
)
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL OF SECTIONS 19 AND 30, )
TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST, )
ELLIS AND ROGER MILLS COUNTIES, OKLAHOMA )
NOTICE OF HEARING
STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas and all other interested persons, particularly in Ellis and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma, and more particularly Crawley Petroleum Corp; FX Energy Operating, LLC; Mewbourne Oil Company; Sandridge Exploration & Production; Teocalli Exploration, LLC; Unbridled Resources, LLC; and if any of the above are deceased, the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, immediate and remote, of the above-named parties; and if any of the above are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such corporations.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant in this cause is requesting that the Commission grant a well location exception for a well to be drilled and produce from the Upper Cherokee common source of supply underlying all of Sections 19 and 30, Township 16 North, Range 23 West; Ellis and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma, said well to be drilled at the following location:
SURFACE LOCATION: 605′ FNL and 1,225′ FEL of Section 31, Township 16 North, Range 23 West, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma;
UPPER CHEROKEE
COMPLETION INTERVAL IN SECTION 30:
COMMENCEMENT: 169′ FSL and 1,164′ FEL of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 23 West, Ellis and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma;
MEASURED DEPTH: 11,139′
TRUE VERTICAL DEPTH: 10,839′
END: 0′ FNL and 1,239′ FEL of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 23 West, Ellis and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma;
MEASURED DEPTH: 16,259′
TRUE VERTICAL DEPTH: 10,789′
COMPLETION INTERVAL IN SECTION 19:
COMMENCEMENT: 0′ FSL and 1,239′ FEL of Section 19, Township 16 North, Range 23 West, Ellis and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma;
MEASURED DEPTH: 16,259′
TRUE VERTICAL DEPTH: 10,789′
END: 145′ FNL and 1,258′ FEL of Section 19, Township 16 North, Range 23 West, Ellis and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma;
MEASURED DEPTH: 21,051′
TRUE VERTICAL DEPTH: 10,660′
BOTTOM HOLE LOCATION: 45′ FNL and 1,194′ FEL
of Section 19, Township 16 North, Range 23 West, Ellis County, Oklahoma;
MEASURED DEPTH: 21,166′
TRUE VERTICAL DEPTH: 10,654′
and to authorize applicant or some other party to drill said well. Applicant further requests that the Order to be entered in this cause possibly be made effective as of the day of the filing of this application, or on some other date prior to the date of signing. The offsetting governmental sections toward which the proposed well location is sought to be moved in this proceeding are Sections 17, 18, 20, 29, 31and 32, Township 16 North, Range 23 West; and all of Sections13, 24, 25 and 36, Township 16 North, Range 24 West; all in Ellis and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause be set before an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing Docket at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd, Capital Complex, Concourse Theater, Suite C50, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 13th day of April, 2026, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their name and phone number.
Due to renovation work at the Jim Thorpe Office Building, the Commission’s Oklahoma City office is relocating to the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building at 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105. All hearings, docket calls, and public meetings will be conducted in the Concourse Theater or additional courtrooms located in the tunnel between the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and the Sequoyah Memorial Office Building. The specific room location, including updates, of each scheduled hearing or public meeting will be available on or before the day of the event at the information desk in the first-floor lobby of the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and on the Commission’s website at: https://oklahoma.gov/occ/court-dockets.html.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact B.J. Kirtley, Upland Exploration, 424 S. Main St., Boerne, Texas 78006, Telephone: (405) 821-8053; OR JOHN C. MORICOLI, JR., Attorney, One Leadership Square, 211 N. Robinson, Suite 1350, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 235-3357.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, Chairman
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner
J. Todd Hiett, Commissioner
DONE AND PERFORMED this 5th day of March, 2026
BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:
Secretary of the Commission
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BOOK 18 PAGE 605
February 23, 2026
The board of Ellis County Commissioners met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. at the Ellis County Courthouse in Arnett, Oklahoma. Agenda posted at 9:00 a.m. on February 20, 2026. Chairman, Blake Suthers, called meeting to order. Roll Call: Blake Suthers, Chad Petree, Cole File, and County Clerk, Lynn Smith, were all in attendance. Absent: None. Public: None. Flag Salute. Petree moved to approve and sign minutes from the February 9, 2026 regular meeting, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Comments and Concerns from the Public: None. Unfinished Business: None. File moved to audit purchase order and blanket purchase order claims, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. File moved to approve and sign Payroll, purchase order, and blanket purchase order claims for payment, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign the Alcoholic Beverage Tax Allocations, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Appropriations for cash and sales tax accounts, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Resolutions #52-26 through #54-26 to Dispose of equipment for the Treasurer’s Office, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. (Computer, Inventory #C220.1, serial number:2UA7253CT5; Computer, Inventory #C299.7 and keyboard Inventory #C218.16, serial number: MXL916294M, and a Computer, Inventory #C220.2, serial number:2UA7253CSP). No action was taken on Agenda item F for Public Hearing regarding the “opening of roadway” as the Hearing is set for March 9, 2026 not for today’s meeting. New Business: None. There being no further business to come before the board, Petree moved to adjourn, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File.
Minutes approved on this 9th day of March, 2026
Payment by Fund for Fiscal Year : 2025-2026
Date Range: 02/10/2026 to 02/24/2026
911 Phone
000025 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $1,119.00 INTERNET SERVICE
000026 AT&T $1,030.06 INTERNET SERVICE
Emergency Mgmt
000053 CLARK TIRE LLC $430.50 TIRES
Extension-ST
000049 BAY, DANA J. $1,007.84 TRAVEL
000050 WORD, BRENDA $45.68 TRAVEL
000051 OSU COOP EXTENSION SERVICE EXTENSION F $6,666.66 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
000052 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $146.46 TELEPHONE
000053 OKLAHOMA 4-H YOUTH DEVELOP $195.00 4-H ENROLLMENT
Fair Main-ST
000028 SAMS CLUB SYNCHRONY BANK $284.86 SUPPLIES
000029 O.G. & E. $234.51 ELECTRIC SERVICE
General
000827 PSHIGODA, CHRISTI G. $399.40 TRAVEL
000828 PSHIGODA, CHRISTI G. $220.00 HOTEL
000829 PHILLIPS, RANDI R. $122.32 TRAVEL
000830 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $133.35 TELEPHONE
000831 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $86.00 TELEPHONE
000832 ROACH BODY SHOP & WRECKER SER $496.25 VEHICLE REPAIR
000833 KLINE CONTRACTING INC $1,010.00 PLUMBING REPAIRS
000834 SAMS CLUB SYNCHRONY BANK $90.40 SUPPLIES
000835 QUICK DRAW EXTERMINATING LLC $150.00 PEST SPRAYING
000836 FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK $17.00 BOX FEE
000837 DEVINES STATIONERY INC $63.00 Office Supplies
000838 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $129.88 TELEPHONE
Highway
001376 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $5,003.49 GRADER BLADES
001377 WELDON PARTS $470.35 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001378 WESTERN EQUIPMENT L.L.C. $3,941.50 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001379 HILTON GARDEN INN $110.00 HOTEL
001380 PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT INC $266.96 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001381 CODA $150.00 REGISTRATION
001382 HIGH GEAR REPAIR INC. $1,358.40 TRAILER REPAIR
001383 WOODWARD ACE HOME CENTER $78.69 SHOP SUPPLIES
001384 DEVINES STATIONERY INC $77.98 PRINTER CARTRIDGE
001385 MEIER AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL REPAIR $350.52 PICKUP PARTS
001386 BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES – ENID $1,489.16 REPAIRS
001387 NORTHWEST BEARING & IND. SUPPL $27.17 SHOP SUPPLIES
001388 ATWOODS/FARM PLAN $370.88 SHOP SUPPLIES
001389 WOODWARD ACE HOME CENTER $53.61 SHOP SUPPLIES
001390 HUNZIKER BROTHERS INC. $267.39 SHOP SUPPLIES
001391 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $35.00 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001392 HUNZIKER BROTHERS INC. $125.52 BUILDING SUPPLIES
001393 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $304.39 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001394 FRONK OIL CO. INC $2,110.12 SHOP SUPPLIES
001395 CLARK TIRE LLC $769.84 TIRES
001396 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $882.67 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001397 WELDON PARTS $87.11 TRAILER PARTS
001398 CASCADE HOME AND HARDWARE $192.00 CONCRETE
001399 WESTERN EQUIPMENT L.L.C. $100.00 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001400 DEAL REFRIGERATION HEATING AND AIR INC $198.65 HEATER/AC UNIT
001401 WELDON PARTS $314.20 SUPPLIES
001402 MAHON, DONALD $2,160.00 EQUIPMENT REPAIR
001403 WELDON PARTS $16.48 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001404 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $270.43 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001405 NORTHWEST BEARING & IND. SUPPL $21.02 SHOP SUPPLIES
001406 WELDON PARTS $14.73 SHOP SUPPLIES
001407 WOODWARD ACE HOME CENTER $281.62 SHOP SUPPLIES
001408 SIMMONS MACHINE WORKS INC. $167.62 SHOP SUPPLIES
001409 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $506.36 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001410 WOODWARD STEEL CO $140.82 SHOP SUPPLIES
001411 AIRGAS $41.59 WELDING SUPPLIES
001412 WOODWARD ACE HOME CENTER $70.12 PAINT
001413 BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES – ENID $28.82 TRUCK PARTS
001414 GAGE QUICK STOP LLC $162.70 FUEL
001415 CROELL $1,512.00 CONCRETE
001416 WELDON PARTS $31.82 SHOP SUPPLIES
001417 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $107.19 SHOP SUPPLIES
001418 KLINES SIGN & CRANE $73.54 DECALS
001419 WESTERN EQUIPMENT L.L.C. $54.83 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001420 MAHON, DONALD $120.00 EQUIPMENT REPAIR
001421 DEVINES STATIONERY INC $8.75 Office Supplies
001422 WELDON PARTS $188.02 SHOP SUPPLIES
001423 ATWOODS/FARM PLAN $315.49 SHOP SUPPLIES
001424 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $45.97 SHOP SUPPLIES
001425 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $145.77 TELEPHONE
001426 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $205.63 TELEPHONE
001427 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $199.74 TELEPHONE
001428 WEAVER, MARY E. $20.30 TRAVEL
001429 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $50.40 TELEPHONE
001430 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $43.10 TELEPHONE
001431 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $197.13 TELEPHONE
001432 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $229.71 TELEPHONE
001433 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $935.78 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001434 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $98.61 BATTERY
ML Fee
000038 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP $72.14 TELEPHONE
000039 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $59.17 TELEPHONE
000040 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $76.37 TELEPHONE
Mtg Cert
000008 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $105.86 TELEPHONE
Resale
000006 TM CONSULTING INC $3,371.61 COMPUTER
Rural Fire-ST
000115 ATWOODS/FARM PLAN $390.98 SHOP SUPPLIES
000116 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $59.85 VEHICLE PARTS
000117 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $270.78 TELEPHONE
000118 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $97.76 INTERNET SERVICE
SH Svc Fee
000171 IONIX $2,467.50 COMPUTER SUPPORT FEES
000172 DEVINES STATIONERY INC $115.00 COPIER LEASE
000173 DEVINES STATIONERY INC $30.00 COPIER MAINTENANCE
000174 OKLAHOMA DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $417.00 Olets User Fee
000175 TURN KEY HEALTH CLINICS $312.70 INMATE PRESCRIPTION
000176 BENCHMARK GOVERMENT SOLUTIONS LLC $4,716.23 INMATE GROCERIES
000177 R & R GROCERY $44.83 INMATE GROCERIES
000178 SAMS CLUB SYNCHRONY BANK $49.96 SUPPLIES
000179 QUICK DRAW EXTERMINATING LLC $200.00 PEST CONTROL
000180 IONIX $2,419.00 COMPUTER SUPPORT FEES
000181 TURN KEY HEALTH CLINICS $9,735.65 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
000182 AXON EXTERPRISE INC $21,383.91 CAMERA
000183 SAMS CLUB SYNCHRONY BANK $78.90 SUPPLIES
000184 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES $90.93 SUPPLIES
000185 OKLAHOMA/TEXAS PANHANDLE HAT COMPANY $498.00 SHIRTS
000186 GRAINGER INC $43.22 BUILDING SUPPLIES
000187 PIONEER TELEPHONE COOP INC $1,189.23 TELEPHONE
000188 IONIX $14,296.95 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
Grand Total: $104,273.39
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman two times, March 12 & 19, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR ELLIS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )
) Case No. PB-2026-10
YVONNE L. DUY AKA YVONNE LOUISE )
DUY AKA YVONNE L. KLIEWER DUY FKA ) Judge Laurie E. Hays
YVONNE L. KLIEWER, )
Deceased. )
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION, FINAL ACCOUNTING, DETERMINATION OF
HEIRS, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISCHARGE PURSUANT TO 58 O.S. SECTION 246
A Petition and Order pursuant to 58 O.S. §245 were filed on or about the 9th day of March, 2026, setting forth the following information:
1. The name, address, and date of death of the Decedent are as follows:
Name: Yvonne L. Duy aka Yvonne Louise Duy aka Yvonne L. Kliewer Duy fka Yvonne L. Kliewer
Address: 505 51st St., Omaha, NE 68106
Date of Death: October 21, 2025
2. The name and address of the Petitioner is as follows:
Name: Nikolaus D. Duy
Address: 4595 Balsam Lane N., Plymouth, MN 55442
3. No Last Will and Testament has been found.
The names and addresses of the heirs are:
NAME ADDRESS
Donald L. Duy 3025 Harbor Lane N., #304
Plymouth, MN 55447
Nikolaus D. Duy 4595 Balsam Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55442
5. The value of the real property in Oklahoma owned by the estate of the Decedent as set forth in the Petition is unknown but estimated to be in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
Pursuant to the provisions of 58 O.S. §246 and the Order Admitting Petition for Summary Administration and Combined Notice, the following date has been set for hearing the petition, final accounting, determination of heirs, distribution, and discharge:
Final Hearing Date: April 24, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
Place of Hearing: District Court of Ellis County, Oklahoma.
The Petition sets forth the names and addresses of all known creditors and heirs of the Decedent. Pursuant to 58 O.S. Section 246, each person receiving this Notice is advised of the following:
A. Any person receiving this notice or any interested party may file objections to the Petition at any time before the final hearing and must send a copy to the Petitioner or that person will be deemed to have waived any objections to the petition;
B. If any objection is filed before the hearing, the court will determine at the hearing whether summary proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the estate will be distributed and to whom the estate will be distributed; and
C. The claim of any creditor will be barred unless the claim is presented to the Personal Representative’s attorney no more than thirty (30) days following the granting of the Order Admitting Petition for Summary Administration and Combined Notice at the following address: Barrow & Grimm, P.C., Attn: Robert W. Hill, 110 West 7th Street, Suite 900, Tulsa, OK 74119.
Dated this 9th day of March, 2026.
s/Laurie E. Hays
THE HONORABLE LAURIE E. HAYS JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Robert W. Hill, OBA No. 33531
BARROW & GRIMM, P.C.
110 West 7th Street, Suite 900
Tulsa, OK 74119
(918) 584-1600
(918) 585-2444 (fax)
[email protected]
ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER