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Call 580-221-6528 Get a year subscription to 75¢ 121st YEAR — NO. 202 FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA SINCE 1893 42 PAGES YOUR NEWS, PAGE 3A Classified 5B Comics 4B Digest 4A Lifestyles 5A Markets 6A Obituaries 2A Sports 11A Weather 2A INDEX n Poll question: What entertainment feature would you most like to see as part of the Ardmore Regional Park entertainment system? n Entertainment: The latest celebrity and show business stories n Email newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter and get the top area head- lines delivered right to your inbox FIVE FUN THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA DIGEST, PAGE 4A MARKETS, PAGE 6A UTAH SCHOOL CREATES ‘TEXTING LANE’ FOR WALKERS STOCKS RISE SHARPLY ON FED RELIEF, NASDAQ SETS RECORD SPORTS, PAGE 13A MICKELSON SEEKS CAREER GRAND SLAM ONLY ONLINE FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS, ROMO A FULL PARTICIPANT SPORTS, PAGE 11A LONE GROVE Firefighter risks life to rescue stranded woman By Kati Walker [email protected] Driving through heavy rain in the dark is scary enough, but panic and terror quickly follow when these conditions are combined with swift-current flood waters sweeping cars off the road like a bulldozer moving a go-kart. This was the case Wednesday night after Tropical Depression Bill swept through Carter County leaving several people stranded and in need of rescue. One of those rescues occurred south of Lone Grove when a small car with a woman driver was swept 200 yards off Newport Road. “She got into high water and she floated down the road,” said Stacey Pheles, Lone Grove Fire Department Chief. Pheles was unable to get to the rescue, so Greg Allen, Lone Grove firefighter, answered the call. “I pulled up beside her and tried to open the door,” Allen said. However, the flood waters had already risen so high that had he opened his door the wa- ters would have caved it in. Allen proceeded to climb out the window of the truck and onto the roof. He said he could see she wasn’t 10 feet away. “I think he realized how bad it was, to the point of no return,” said Ian O’Neal, Lone Grove City Manager. “I heard him radio out that he could see her and I knew at that point he wasn’t going to stop, he was going to keep going.” Allen almost lost the rescue and his own life when he jumped in the water to try to get to her and was swept away himself. CITY OF ARDMORE Mayor: State of emergency By Michael Pineda [email protected] Mayor John Moore wast- ed little time in setting the wheels of recovery in motion, declaring a state of emer- gency in Ardmore Thursday morning. The decla- ration stated the flooding had caused one fatal- ity and un- known in- juries with considerable damage. The proclamation will expire after seven days unless extended by Moore. “I think this is something we need,” Moore said. “A lot of people have been hurt by the devastation. It is unbe- lievable that it happened here in Ardmore. It is different for us, but we are going to have to pull together as a com- munity to get our lives back to normal as quickly as pos- sible. And my heart goes out to the family who lost their loved one.” Moore said he was shocked by the amount of rain that fell on Ardmore Wednesday. Driving throughout the city, it really hit home for him. “When I saw the water moving all over, I realized it was not like a couple of weeks ago. There was just too much rain. One thing about it is we now know we have some areas we need to work on so By Marsha Miller [email protected] The body of a 2-year-old toddler, swept away in Hickory Creek during a flash flood near Myall Road and Country Wood Drive Wednes- day night, was recovered Thursday afternoon. Capt. Eric Hamblin, Ardmore Po- lice Department public information officer, officially confirmed Jeremiah Mayer was located about 2:40 p.m. “He was found by ground search- ers,” Hamblin said. “He was in de- bris in the water,” adding although an immediate search was launched Wednesday night, efforts were hampered by heavy rain and the deep swift-moving water. “The water was 15 to 20 feet high when he went missing.” Hamblin described the minutes after arriving on the scene about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and the unsuccessful initial attempt to rescue the toddler’s father, Devon, who had become stranded by the swift moving water as he tried to escape the flood with his son, who had been swept from his arms. Hamblin, APD Officer Matt Miller and Carter County Deputy Kenny Mashore made an unsuccessful attempt to reach the stranded man. “Then Ardmore Fire Department arrived. I have never been so glad to see the AFD as I was then,” Hamblin said, confirming firefighters were able to rescue the father and prevent what would have been a double tragedy. Pounding rain continued and darkness descended as the search for the toddler continued. By 10 p.m. APD Chief Ken Grace discontinued search due to the severe conditions, calling the effort “too dangerous.” He ordered the hunt resumed at 7 a.m. Thursday. Toddler’s body recovered Thursday INSIDE C M Y K SEE RESCUE, PAGE 9A SEE EMERGENCY, PAGE 9A SEE TODDLER, PAGE 9A Jeremiah Mayer Mayor John Moore FIND US ONLINE... The Ardmoreite @Ardmoreite Drivers attempt to navigate flooded streets near the I-35 in- tersection at Broadway Street, Wednesday. PHOTO SUBMITTED Bill’s remnants flood state along path to US midsection OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The rem- nants of a tropical storm that moved in from the Gulf of Mexico this week focused most of its fury Thursday on Oklahoma and Arkan- sas, pushing rivers to record-high levels and causing flooding as it crawled northward through the nation’s midsection. There have been no reported injuries caused by the storm, which came ashore A section of Interstate 35 at the 50 mile marker is closed because of a rock slide on Thursday, in Davis. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Floods claim second victim By Michael Pineda [email protected] As the search for a missing two- year-old held the state’s attention, an- other search at Hickory Creek off of Countyline Road took place. Thursday afternoon. Members of the Criner Hills Volunteer Fire Department discovered the body of John Harrison. Harrison’s body was discovered about 100 yards from the spot near Rock Crossing Bridge. Harrison had traveled to Ardmore to check on his mother Wednesday evening, accord- ing to Sheriff Milton Anthony. While returning to his home in Overbrook, his Toyota pick-up was swept away in a current that rose over the bridge and through a neighboring wheat field. “We got a call at 3:01 p.m. today re- garding a deceased person,” Anthony said. “The body of Mr. Harrison was Carter County Deputies and members of the Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service begin a trek down Hickory Creek to recover the body of John Har- rison.The Overbrook man was swept away by a strong current into the over- flowing creek Wednesday night. MICHAEL PINEDA/THE ARDMOREITE OVERBROOK SEE VICTIM, PAGE 9A SEE BILL, PAGE 9A Greg Allen 2401 12th Ave. NW • Suite 104A • Ardmore (580) 223-2040 • www.shopallaboutbacks.com All About Backs Mattresses & More
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Firefighter risks life to rescue stranded [email protected]
Driving through heavy rain in the dark is scary enough, but panic and terror quickly follow when these conditions are combined with swift-current flood waters sweeping cars off the road like a bulldozer moving a go-kart.
This was the case Wednesday night after Tropical Depression Bill swept through Carter County leaving several people stranded and in need of rescue. One of those rescues occurred south of Lone Grove when a small car with a
woman driver was swept 200 yards off Newport Road.
“She got into high water and she floated down the road,” said Stacey Pheles, Lone Grove Fire Department Chief.
Pheles was unable to get to the rescue, so Greg Allen, Lone Grove firefighter, answered the call.
“I pulled up beside her and tried to open the door,” Allen said.
However, the flood waters had already risen so high that had he opened his door the wa-
ters would have caved it in. Allen proceeded to climb out the window of the truck and onto the roof. He said he could see she wasn’t 10 feet away.
“I think he realized how bad it was, to the point of no return,” said Ian O’Neal, Lone Grove City Manager. “I heard him radio out that he could see her and I knew at that point he wasn’t going to stop, he was going to keep going.”
Allen almost lost the rescue and his own life when he jumped in the water to try to get to her and was swept away himself.
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Mayor John Moore wast-ed little time in setting the wheels of recovery in motion, declaring a state of emer-gency in Ardmore Thursday morning.
The decla-ration stated the flooding had caused one fatal-ity and un-known in-juries with considerable damage. The proclamation will expire after seven days unless extended by Moore.
“I think this is something we need,” Moore said. “A lot of people have been hurt by the devastation. It is unbe-lievable that it happened here in Ardmore. It is different for us, but we are going to have to pull together as a com-
munity to get our lives back to normal as quickly as pos-sible. And my heart goes out to the family who lost their loved one.”
Moore said he was shocked by the amount of rain that fell on Ardmore Wednesday. Driving throughout the city,
it really hit home for him. “When I saw the water
moving all over, I realized it was not like a couple of weeks ago. There was just too much rain. One thing about it is we now know we have some areas we need to work on so
The body of a 2-year-old toddler, swept away in Hickory Creek during a flash flood near Myall Road
and Country Wood Drive Wednes-day night, was recovered Thursday afternoon.
Capt. Eric Hamblin, Ardmore Po-lice Department public information officer, officially confirmed Jeremiah Mayer was located about 2:40 p.m.
“He was found by ground search-ers,” Hamblin said. “He was in de-bris in the water,” adding although an immediate search was launched
Wednesday night, efforts were hampered by heavy rain and the deep swift-moving water. “The water was 15 to 20 feet high when he went missing.”
Hamblin described the minutes after arriving on the scene about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and the unsuccessful initial attempt to rescue the toddler’s father, Devon, who had become stranded by the swift moving water as he tried to escape the flood with his son, who had been swept from his arms. Hamblin, APD Officer Matt Miller and Carter County Deputy Kenny Mashore made an unsuccessful attempt to reach the stranded man.
“Then Ardmore Fire Department arrived. I have never been so glad to see the AFD as I was then,” Hamblin said, confirming firefighters were able to rescue the father and prevent what would have been a double tragedy.
Pounding rain continued and darkness descended as the search for the toddler continued. By 10 p.m. APD Chief Ken Grace discontinued search due to the severe conditions, calling the effort “too dangerous.” He ordered the hunt resumed at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Toddler’s body recovered Thursday
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Bill’s remnants flood state along path to us midsection
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The rem-nants of a tropical storm that moved in from the Gulf of Mexico this week focused most of its fury Thursday on Oklahoma and Arkan-sas, pushing rivers to record-high levels and causing flooding as it crawled northward through the nation’s midsection.
There have been no reported injuries caused by the storm, which came ashore
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As the search for a missing two-year-old held the state’s attention, an-other search at Hickory Creek off of Countyline Road took place. Thursday afternoon. Members of the Criner Hills Volunteer Fire Department discovered the body of John Harrison.
Harrison’s body was discovered about 100 yards from the spot near
Rock Crossing Bridge. Harrison had traveled to Ardmore to check on his mother Wednesday evening, accord-ing to Sheriff Milton Anthony. While returning to his home in Overbrook, his Toyota pick-up was swept away in a current that rose over the bridge and through a neighboring wheat field.
“We got a call at 3:01 p.m. today re-garding a deceased person,” Anthony said. “The body of Mr. Harrison was
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