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Three Pirates sign their letters of intent to set sail towards their next adventure. Pictured from left, Rickey Morgan, who signed with Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Max Moore, who signed with the University of Tulsa, and Hagen Anderson, who signed with McPherson College in Kansas, stand together after their signing ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the high school gymnasium.

Three Pirates sign their letters of intent to set sail towards their next adventure. Pictured from left, Rickey Morgan, who signed with Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Max Moore, who signed with the University of Tulsa, and Hagen Anderson, who signed with McPherson College in Kansas, stand together after their signing ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the high school gymnasium.

From home port to new horizons

News Staff
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Three Pirates sign their letters of intent to set sail towards their next adventure.

Two children drown in Osage County creek

Allie Prater
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
AVANT — Two 9-year-old boys from Avant died Friday evening in a drowning incident at Tucker Creek in Osage County.The incident occurred about 7 p.m. Feb. 7 approximately a half-mile south of County Road 2230, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
When temperatures were at their lowest in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District hydroelectric dams generated enough electricity to supply nearly 600,000 users each day from Jan. 24-26. Photo by Brannen Parrish

When temperatures were at their lowest in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District hydroelectric dams generated enough electricity to supply nearly 600,000 users each day from Jan. 24-26. Photo by Brannen Parrish

When temperatures were at their lowest in Oklahoma

News Staff
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
When temperatures were at their lowest in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District hydroelectric dams generated enough electricity to supply nearly 600,000 users each day from Jan. 24-26. Photo by Brannen Parrish

New date for Oilton Chamber 2026 banquet

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
OILTON — The Oilton Chamber of Commerce has announced a new date for its 2026 Chamber Banquet after the original event was postponed due to winter weather.The banquet was initially scheduled for Jan.

FISHING REPORT:

News Staff
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Keystone: February 2. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 53°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, main lake, rocks, and standing timber.

Data center zoning ok’d

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Opposition draws legal battle lines SAND SPRINGS — Punxutawney Phil may have seen his shadow last Monday, dooming us to six more weeks of winter, but more importantly, the Google Data Center groundhog may have seen his shadow as well, portending what could be six more weeks of legal wrangling in...
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