Driving New Opportunities: Tuition Funding for Laid-Off Oklahomans at Central Tech

DRUMRIGHT – For a limited time, Central Tech’s Truck Driver Training program is offering tuition assistance for Oklahomans who have been impacted by workforce reductions.Students can enroll and attend at one of the 17 locations across the state and complete the program in just 28 days.

Tulsa Woman Dies After Motorcycle Crash on SH-51

TULSA — A Tulsa woman died Sunday evening after a motorcycle crash on State Highway 51 near South 145th West Avenue, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.Troopers said the crash occurred about 6:57 p.m. when a westbound motorcycle driven by Jason T. Bogan, 46, of Sand Springs, swerved to avoid...

Sand Springs to Kick Off the Holidays with Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

SAND SPRINGS — The City of Sand Springs is welcoming the holiday season with its Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony themed “A Gingerbread Christmas” this year on Nov. 20 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Triangle Park in downtown Sand Springs.

Central Technology Center board seat filing Opens Dec. 1

DRUMRIGHT — The Central Technology Center School District No. 3 Board of Education announced that the filing period for candidates seeking election to Board Position No. 1 will open Monday, Dec. 1, and close Wednesday, Dec. 3.Candidates may file at the Creek County Election Board between 8 a.m. and...

Drumright Police Chief recounts escape from chemical leak

“If I was going to have any chance, I had to go” WEATHERFORD — Drumright Police Chief Chris Reinke gives his perspective on the recent Weatherford anhydrous ammonia leak as one of the people hospitalized following the incident.

Xpress Wellness opens first and only urgent care clinic in Mannford

MANNFORD – Xpress Wellness, a leading provider of urgent care, virtual primary care and occupational medicine across rural and suburban communities, has opened its newest clinic in Mannford, Oklahoma.

Authorities: Cattle, goats and calves shot in by Terlton teen

STILLWATER — A Pawnee County teenager accused of shooting and killing 10 livestock animals between April 11 and April 14 in Payne County has been ordered to appear in court here on Dec. 9 with an attorney on an 11-count charge.Caden Levi Rudd, 18, of Terlton, who remains free on $50,000 bond, has...

Can the Sandites crack the wishbone?

SAND SPRINGS — Stadiums across Oklahoma thumped and roared through the opening round of the playoffs last Friday. Whistles shrieked, pads collided and seasons ended under the harsh indifference of LED lights. But Sand Springs did something different — it waited.No bruises. No taped ankles.

Drumright Approves Fire Service Mitigation Ordinance and Billing Agreement

DRUMRIGHT — Measures to modernize the Drumright Fire Departments billing procedures for certain emergency responses were approved by the City of Drumright commissioners recently.A proposed billing service agreement with Fire Recovery USA, LLC was once again on the commission meeting agenda after...

Felon sentenced for possessing a loaded firearm and methamphetamine with intent to distribute

TULSA— A Sand Springs man was sentenced to more than12yearsinfederalprison for methamphetamine distribution and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced Monday.U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Clifton Darnell Brown, 47, to 151 months in...