Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time As published in the Claremore Daily Progress on November 19, 2011 by Larry Larkin, Progress Correspondent A true pioneer was laid to rest this past week.  Claremore’s own Ronnie L. Johnson, the first Oklahoma Highway Patrol black trooper died

Claremore Daily Progress June 6, 2018 Rick Heaton Progress Correspondent Claremore is a city with a rich history — a history which includes favorite son Will Rogers, the famous Route 66, playwright Lynn Riggs and astronaut Stuart Roosa. There is also a history of athletics in the town.

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time.     BY:  Ken Willhoite   This was published in the Claremore Progress Sunday, June 27, 1993   A change had swept over the United States.  The harsh brutality of the Civil War had given way to growth