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February 17, 1974 - A vote was cast on this date to incorporate the town of Winchester, OK. Thirty votes were cast, 27 with a "yes" vote and 3 with a "no" vote. Winchester officially became a town the next day when the final order declaring the incorporation of Winchester was filed.
March 5, 1974 -The first Board of Trustees, Town Treasurer and Town Clerk were elected to their newly created posts.
March 7, 1989 -ISAW (Institute for the Study of American Wars) chose an area of Winchester (300 acres) to be the home of their 7-building (two stories each) complex. On March 8, Mayor Stephen Bright told 50 residents of the community of 220 that changes were coming to Winchester. Governor Henry Bellmon announced that the state would buy the 300 acres for the site for $300,000. Everything looked like ISAW was coming to Winchester, but then on April 26, 1989, citing a problem with the way Oklahoma was going to transfer title to the land for the center, institute officials announced that site proposals would be reconsidered. Okmulgee county was welcome to try again, but an institute that changed the rules after a winner was already declared would probably be better off left alone. Okmulgee County did in fact resubmit their original bid, but in the end, Arizona was selected as the state that would be the home of the Institute for the Study of American Wars.
January 22, 1991 - It came to the attention of the Board of Trustees that a national/regional hazardous toxic waste incinerator and landfill plant was being planned. As far as is known, this plant never got out of the planning stage.
January 1993 -Beeline Development Corporation began selling the last of their holdings on 266th St.
August 2002 - Young's Asphalt from Henryetta began work on 251st St. and finished several weeks later.
August 2004 - Asphalt work was begun and completed during the month on 266th St.
February 15, 2005 - Board of Adjustments and Planning Board were created at town meeting.
November 2005 -This month was marred by many grassfires that burned all around Winchester. These fires probably pushed the legislation that allowed the Winchester Fire Station to get approval to access Highway 75.
January 3, 2007 - Winchester Fire Station work is begun with footings being dug.
more to come...
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