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Mounds businessman is given send-off party

July 24, 2023
Tech Sergeant John Jacobus, co-owner of Squish Burger in Mounds, Oklahoma, is being deployed out of the country by the Air National Guard and was given a going away party by friends and relatives.

Longtime Theatre Director and Board Member Sherry Whisman Passes

July 22, 2023
Longtime Sapulpa Community Theatre actress, director, and board member Sherry Whisman passed away on July 17th. She was 82.

A touch of home in Arkansas: Eureka Springs Airbnb modeled after Sapulpa landmarks

July 19, 2023
If your family vacations in Eureka Springs this summer, you may consider this newly-constructed Airbnb that is sure to feel an awful lot like home.

Sapulpa Schools releases a statement regarding fatal stabbing

July 16, 2023
The school is providing counseling services for those who need it as the community deals with the fatal stabbing of a teenager on Saturday.
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Beat the heat with these tips from Red Cross

July 13, 2023
Extreme heat is deadly and kills more people than any other weather event. As temperatures reach triple digits and stay there, here are some tips to keep in mind.

Famed Director calls shot-in-Sapulpa movie Rumble Fish his “favorite”

July 11, 2023
Francis Ford Coppola, the famed director of such cinema classics as The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now, stunned the internet when he said his favorite film as a director would be the arthouse experiment called Rumble Fish—most of which was shot in Sapulpa.

FBC Sapulpa Hosting OK Disaster Relief

July 11, 2023
The storm that rolled its way through the area on Father's Day weekend may have lost most of its initial sting, but it’s certainly not erased from memory, especially not for the 100 or so people gathered in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church in Sapulpa on Wednesday evening.

Local running legend Randy Ellis sets new endurance record

July 7, 2023
Can you imagine running for six days straight? Randy Ellis, who is 71, just shattered the record in his age group for most miles in a six-day span.

Reed Architecture trains four summer interns

July 4, 2023
"We've never had a team like this one! This marks the eighth straight year we’ve trained at least one summer intern, the first time we’ve had four." (The fourth one starts July 5th)

Life Senior Services: a remarkable resource for seniors

July 1, 2023
Penny Woolery says that Life Senior Services is “short and simple: to promote and preserve independence for seniors today, tomorrow, and always.”
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