E. B. Thompson
Ad-Fi Committee approves additional CARES Act funding, second GO Bond drawdown
City Manager Joan Riley introduced an accounting of CARES Act funds totaling $1,640,113 at Monday’s Administration and Finance Committee meeting. The money is part of a government stimulus plan to help municipalities with COVID-related expenses. She and Finance Director Pam Vann explained that $826,500 of this money has already been allocated and was approved by…Central Tech holds successful vaccination pod with Creek County Health Department
700 people received their first or second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination shot on Tuesday, March 16th at Central Tech’s Sapulpa campus vaccination pod, the third of many pods to be held there on Tuesdays now through August.
Final downtown open house a resounding success, completed plan to be submitted to City in early summer
Almost 140 people attended the last Downtown Master Plan Open House on Wednesday, March 10th to see the result of the one of the most important parts of the 2020 GO Bond.
City Council discusses emergency bridge repair on 33rd West Avenue, downtown stormwater master plan, approves new free medical clinic on East Dewey
The bridge on 33rd W. Ave at about 78th street is going to need to be replaced. See what else was discussed at this week's City Council meeting.
Sapulpa’s controversial mask mandate resolution not likely to be rescinded before it expires
An early removal of the mask mandate prior to its May 4th expiration doesn't look likely, but that doesn't mean certain City Councilors aren't trying.
County to keep emergency resolution in place for another week, including mask mandate, fewer people in Courthouse
At last week’s Board of County Commissioner meeting, District #1 Commissioner Newt Stephens brought copies of the new County Certification map from ODOT that need to be reviewed and corrected by each Commissioner before being submitted back to ODOT.
Former Kellyville Town Administrator Beverly Lucas passes away
Longtime Town of Kellyville employee, Beverly Lucas, passed away on March 4th, 2021. She worked for the Town of Kellyville for 17 years.
Kante Group to provide Chieftain TV students paid internships to help produce new podcast
Plus, boys and girls basketball teams advance to state!
Possible bridge closure discussed at Public Works and Transportation meeting
The bulk of the PWT meeting had to do with a 17-foot drainage bridge in poor condition on 33rd West Avenue off West 76th Street South, whose owner is undetermined.Death came calling: a look into the moving, insightful book “When Hope Overcame the Impossible”
“The surgeon’s words rang hollow as if I were in a dream...he told me to prepare for [my son’s] passing, as it was expected he would die of a stroke and/or heart attack on the operating table.”
Local author Tom Walsh credits Chamber Director for inspiration to write book on son’s battle with brain cancer
Despite Shirey’s insistence that she played no part in the creation of the book, it was important to Walsh “to keep [his] promise and deliver the first signed copy of the book to the one person whom [he] credits for making [his] dream come true.”
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