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Sixteen 8th grade poets at Kiefer Junior High have been selected for publication in the fall 2016 edition of Creative Communications’ A Celebration of Young Poets. They are Jarrett Buntin, Kevin Claybrook, Jacob Clayton, Kourtney Davis, Taylor Dunn, Zach Hathaway, Trent Hoover, Megan King, Ranger Long, Maverik Parker, Shelby Rader, Jennifer Tabor, Kirsten Tuttle, Kalyn…

Vintage Rose Boutique and Flower Shop, located at 105 E Dewey Street, is one of a handful of places in town to get your sweetheart something for Valentine's Day this year. But Lisa Greene, the store owner and builder of beautiful bouquets, has several reasons for telling you to shop her store for the big…

McPherson College has recognized its highest academic achievers in their fall 2016 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention students. To qualify for the Honor Roll, students must be a full-time student and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the previous term. Students earning a grade-point average from 3.25 to 3.54 are named…

Hot on the heels of the recent story of the NSU Dean's Honor Roll is a new list of students just added to the President's Honor Roll for Fall 2016. Students are named to the President’s Honor Roll each semester, and to be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 hours of undergraduate classes…

Northeastern State University, with it's primary campus in Talequah, has just announced it's Fall 2016 Dean's Honor Roll students. The list includes 830 students in all, with a dozen students from Sapulpa, plus several from the surrounding communities. Students are named to the Dean’s Honor Roll each semester, and to be eligible, students must have…

More than 50 people withstood near-freezing temperatures to ride in a twinkle-lit “princess” carriage Wednesday night. They rode to the sounds of jingling bells and the clip-clopping of hooves, and were bundled in woolen blankets, hats, coats and mittens. American T’s served as the night’s sponsor of the chamber-hosted event. “Randy Fulbright, the owner of American…

For the first time in recent history and possibly forever, the Glenpool Chamber of Commerce is hosting holiday carriage rides for the community and surrounding areas. "We are extremely pleased to be offering carriage rides to the fine people of Glenpool and surrounding area," said Sydney Bland, executive director of the Glenpool Chamber of Commerce.…

Lorrie Quinnelly, 8th-grade teacher at Kiefer Jr. High, as an annual tradition with her students that is really something to admire. Each year she presents her students with three or four different projects they could get involved during the holiday season, and they collectively choose one.  "I believe that teaching students to be responsible and…

Pilot Club of Sand Springs is hosting Expo 2016 on Saturday, October 22 at Case Community Center in Sand Springs from 10am to 3pm. Pilot’s purpose with Expo 2016 is to raise awareness of and provide information to family caregivers. There are caregivers in every family. They aid family members who may be elderly, or…

Twenty-six years ago, ten students decided to take action to make a difference at their school by gathering around the flagpole to pray for their peers, their families and their country. This morning, millions prayed on their campuses around the country in an especially important event. Among those millions were the hundreds of students that gathered…