Area Schools Gear Up for the 2025–2026 Academic Year

Summer is once again drawing to a close and area schools are in preparation for the return of students. From meeting new teachers to first day reminders we have gathered some information that families in the area may need before the school bell rings.

Sand Springs marijuana grow shut down

SAND SPRINGS — Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents seized more than 7,500 marijuana plants and over 570 pounds of processed marijuana during a raid Friday, July 25, at a Sand Springs grow facility, according to an OBN spokesperson.

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Cushing, Drumright, Mannford, Yale, Agra, Oilton, Olive, Jennings, Ripley, Glencoe and surrounding areas… If your school, church, club, sports team, association, organization or non-profit group is holding an event, fundraiser, or even just a regular meeting, let us know so we can let everyone else...

Drummond joins fight for female athletes

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 22, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to restore the records, titles, awards and recognitions of female athletes that were denied because of biological males competing in women’s sports.

Drumright student earns degree from university of Maryland global campus

ADELPHI, MD — Chelsey Constance Maratita Murphy of Drumright, earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2025. Murphy was one of 6,770 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the spring 2025 term.

“The worst I’ve ever seen”: Stroud man charged with mass animal cruelty

CHANDLER -- An 83-year-old man charged with 408 counts of animal cruelty at a business he operated in Stroud has been ordered by a Lincoln County judge to undergo a mental competency evaluation before he appears in court on July 31.

Lucas bill would grant tribes full control of food distribution program

Gaylord News WASHINGTON – Legislation aiming to turn over a federal food distribution program to tribal communities has been introduced by Oklahoma’s two most senior House members, one of whom is the chair of the Appropriations Committee. Rep.