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Olive Volunteer Fire Department receives FM fire service grant

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
OLIVE — The Olive Volunteer Fire Department has received a US $5,000 fire service grant from Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM), one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.Because fire remains the leading cause of property damage worldwide, FM has contributed millions of dollars in...

Two wins, zero doubt: Sandites snap back strong

J.d. Meisner
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
SAND SPRINGS — The Sand Springs Sandites boys basketball team didn’t just want to win last week — they absolutely needed to. Coming off three losses from the previous week, the Sandites were sitting on a fl at record of 9-9.

Pirates split the week with Kiefer, Perkins-Tryon

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
MANNFORD — Mannford went 1–1 last week, and somehow managed to show both ends of its personality in the process — the lock-you-down, grind-you-out Pirates on Tuesday, and the welcome-to-the-rock-fight version on Friday.The week started the right way with the Pirates getting a little sweet revenge...

Pehrson powers Pirates past Perkins

J.d. Meisner
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
MANNFORD — The Mannford Lady Pirates took the long way around this week — they hiked through frustration forest on Tuesday, then went skipping through Demon country Friday.That’s basketball in February.On Tuesday, looks did’t count, buckets did Tuesday night at Kiefer was one of those games that...
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...
Corps proposes Keystone Lake land change; public comment sought

Corps proposes Keystone Lake land change; public comment sought

Corps proposes Keystone Lake land change; public comment sought

Allie Prater
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
KEYSTONE LAKE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is asking area residents to weigh in on a proposed update to the long-range plan that guides how Keystone Lake is managed.The proposal would reclassify 30 acres near Appalachia Bay as environmentally sensitive land and officially remove “swimming...
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. 26 but was postponed following predictions of heavy snowfall and dangerous winter weather...
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