Creek County Literacy Program hosts annual Spelling Bee

SAPULPA — Creek County Literacy Program is hosting their annual Spelling Bee on Rt. 66 at the Creek County Fairgrounds, April 2.

Jamboree Jog committee donates to Drumright Track and Cross Country program

DRUMRIGHT — During the Feb. 3 basketball game Jamboree Jog committee members presented a donation to support Drumright Public Schools Track and Cross Country program.In celebration of the success of the annual Jamboree Jog and in support of Drumright school’s track and cross country athletes a...

FISHING REPORT:

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

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...

Bulletin Board

Cushing, Drumright, Mannford, Yale, Agra, Oilton, Olive, Jennings, Hallett, Oak Grove, Ripley, Glencoe, Sand Springs, Prue, 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...

Drummond demands xAI take action to protect children, prevent abuse of AI technology

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take action to prevent the chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.Drummond and a coalition of...

BLM schedules wild horse and burro event

INOLA — The Bureau of Land Management will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event Feb. 6–7 at the Riverbend Arena in Inola, Okla. The event begins Friday, Feb. 6, at 8 a.m., and will feature 150 animals for adoption.

January brings tornadoes, snow and arctic cold

Monthly mesonet SurveyJanuary 2026 delivered a little bit of everything Oklahoma weather is known for — a rare January tornado outbreak, a major winter storm accompanied by arctic cold, and continued drought across much of the state.

Attorney General's Office to monitor natural gas supply, marketing activity amid extreme cold

OKLAHOMA CITY – As dangerously cold winter weather moves into Oklahoma, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that his office will closely monitor natural gas supply and marketing activity to help ensure consumers are protected from potential price manipulation or unfair...