Amanda Wion, Sand Springs Chamber of Commerce, joins other chamber members, well wishers and family of owner Donnie Carter as they celebrate Friday’s grand opening of Thump Crappie, at 113 N. Main Street in Downtown Sand Spring. The store offers crappie fishing tackle, rods, apparel and accessories from its downtown Sand Springs storefront.

Amanda Wion, Sand Springs Chamber of Commerce, joins other chamber members, well wishers and family of owner Donnie Carter as they celebrate Friday’s grand opening of Thump Crappie, at 113 N. Main Street in Downtown Sand Spring. The store offers crappie fishing tackle, rods, apparel and accessories from its downtown Sand Springs storefront.

Open for business

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Jacob Mefford had to put his Crocs in sport mode for this monster Striper, caught this past weekend at Keystone Lake. Photo by Jeremiah Mefford

Jacob Mefford had to put his Crocs in sport mode for this monster Striper, caught this past weekend at Keystone Lake. Photo by Jeremiah Mefford

Catch of the Week

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Sand Springs Fire Department answers five water rescue calls

Sand Springs Fire Department answers five water rescue calls

Sand Springs Fire Department answers five water rescue calls

SAND SPRINGS – The fire department responded to water rescue calls mid morning as water flooded the streets of Sand Springs.On Saturday, June 6, Sand Springs Fire Department received a request for a water rescue at approximately 10:48 a.m. and would go on to receive four more calls until 1:19 p.m.
Keystone Gusher e-Edition

FISHING REPORT:

Keystone: June 1. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 73°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around points, riprap, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds.

Voter Info for June

• June 1 was the absentee ballot deadline for primary elections• June 10 resolution for August 25 Special Elections are due• June 11-13 are Early voting days.
Head Coach Alex Moore and the Mannford Pirate varsity basketball team hosted a basketball fundamentals camp for Mannford area youth last week that attracted more than 50 young athletes.

Head Coach Alex Moore and the Mannford Pirate varsity basketball team hosted a basketball fundamentals camp for Mannford area youth last week that attracted more than 50 young athletes.

Team building

Tornado JH Baseball does things different

The Drumright junior high baseball team is coached by Hunter Kirby, B. J. Osborn and Terry Mattox. They’ve had their ups and downs. We do things different than other teams. We pitch more pitchers than other teams do. The other teams will pitch one guy. Our guys are getting prepared for high school.
JPaul McHenry

JPaul McHenry

JPaul McHenry

September 14, 1987 – May 30, 2026 JPaul McHenry, age 38, of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on May 30, 2026. A proud citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, he was born on September 14, 1987, in Claremore, OK, and raised in Mannford, where he was known for his humor, warmth, and lasting friendships.
Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith

Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith

Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith

Aug. 6, 1936 May 25, 2026 Richard L. (Dick, Papou) Smith lived a life defined not by titles, accomplishments or years, though he gathered plenty, but by the steady and extraordinary way he loved everyone.Richard was born Aug. 6, 1936, in Oklahoma City to Pete and Vera Smith.
Ruth Ann Olson

Ruth Ann Olson

Ruth Ann Olson

Ruth Ann Olson, a lifelong resident of Cushing, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026, at the age of 53. Born on October 10, 1972, in Cushing, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Wright and the late Darlene Wright.