Who Controls the Council Agenda?

At its Aug. 11 meeting, the Oilton City Council adopted a policy giving the mayor broad authority over how items submitted for council consideration are handled.The policy, as currently written, allows the mayor to “organize, revise, combine, or remove agenda items” before an agenda is posted when...

Election Day polling-place laws

SAPULPA — Creek County election officials are reminding voters of state laws governing conduct at polling places ahead of the Aug. 25 election.Although voters may photograph their marked ballots, they cannot share or distribute those images while inside the election enclosure, according to Creek...

Financial incentive for firefighters approved

DRUMRIGHT — The City of Drumright Board of Commissioners recently approved a new financial incentive for full-time firefighters.

Creek County churches partner with Child Welfare

CREEK COUNTY — Three Creek County churches recently met with state Child Welfare leaders to discuss ways faith communities can support local children, families and Child Welfare employees.The Oklahoma Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives joined the Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare...

Regional Conditions and Fire Behavior

Central Oklahoma: • Rain in northern counties aids conditions; highest fire danger remains in south-central counties.Eastern Oklahoma: • Challenging initial attacks in the southeast due to terrain.

School Board renews food service agreement with increased meal rate

DRUMRIGHT — Drumright Public School Board of Education approved a food service management agreement with Keystone Food Service this fiscal year.

Tornado Watch

Oilton Panthers to play football for the first time since 1993.The Oilton Panthers for the first time since 1993. Cole Yancey is their coach, and he has 20 players this season. Yancey said, “Practices have been pretty good.” He said, “He’s got a pretty youthful team.”

Oilton owns the weekend and the trophy

OILTON—Oiltondidnotmerelyhostasoftballtournament. They owned it.They beat Dewar. They beat Chandler. They beat Vici. They beat Strother.Then they beat Chandler again, 6-3, in Saturday’s championship game just to make sure there was no confusion about who’s tourney it was.Five tournament wins.

Creek County Arrests

The following were booked into Creek County Jail from Aug. 10 to Aug. 16.

Pawnee County Arrests

SARAH NICHOLE WEBSTER, 39, TULSA (NOT PICTURED) — Possession controlled dangerous substance without tax stamp ANTHONY WADE WILSON, 43, CLEVELAND (NOT PICTURED) — Possession of controlled substance, Possession of paraphernalia JAMIESON DAVID STEVENS, 58, CLEVELAND (NOT PICTURED) — Carry or possess...