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MIAMI, OKLA. - A Four State college gets a big legacy from a town that has now ceased to exist.
The town of Picher, Oklahoma has given more than $500,000 to the Development Foundation at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma.
In exchange the foundation will make sure documents and records from the city of Picher are preserved and available for research.
The endowment will also establish a scholarship, which Picher officials say is a natural fit for NEO.
"NEO has been here for 91 plus years," says Picher Mayor Tim Reeves. "We figured they will be here forever. A lot of kids from small communities don't like going off to a big college. This will help them get in the college scene."
As part of the agreement NEO will also host Picher's annual all-school reunion, which drew 2,000 people last year.
