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Sapulpa's star Running Back Dae Williams announced via twitter that he had an offer made to him from Virginia Tech. He made the announcement on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllDae_/status/673981311090954240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The 6'2" and 230lb Sapulpa Chieftain has reportedly received six offers so far, and he committed to SMU back in July. See some of the highlights from his…

With the cooler weather, the lights and the food that comes around on the holidays, also comes the pinch in your wallet or checking account. A lot of folks, to ease the burden (or take advantage of the holiday pay), are looking for a part-time job or work-from-home opportunity to help cushion what could ordinarily…

Just a hint of mist touched Barbara Napier’s eye as she hung up the phone Wednesday behind the counter at Happy Hollow Gun Range. “Just a friend reminding me, wishing me well,” she said. “My husband passed away one year ago today.” The staff and regulars — even those of us who only visited a…

    What started as an uneventful trip to get a sandwich turned into an experience they won't soon forget. Oklahoma Veteran National Guardsman Sgt. Greg Vanarsdel has had a rough journey the last few years—and that was eight years after he returned home from his last tour of duty in Iraq. In 2012, his…

A couple of weeks ago, Ginger Gibbons opened up a new shop inside the Vape-4-Less store on Main Street called Native Beads and Medicine. I went to visit her new shop and got more of a story than I had expected. [foogallery id="715"] Native Beads and Medicine fills a need in the community for those who want…

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale announced the signing of two players to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. OU signed Chelsea Dungee of Sapulpa and Nancy Mulkey of Cypress, Texas. Dungee is a 5-foot-11 guard who is rated 16th at her position and No. 60 overall by ESPN HoopGurlz. She…

In a ceremony attended by their family, Troop, and friends, Gabriel Jackson and Kaden Jackson celebrated their achievement of the Boy Scouts of America Rank of Eagle Scout at Camp Okiwanee. They were honored to have 8 other Eagle Scouts present. Silver Beaver, Bart Bartlett emceed the Court of Honor. Both boys joined Cub Scouts…

Boy Scout Troop 224 held a special Court of Honor to present the families of Trey Pritchard and Jeffrey Grafton with memoirs from a recent flag retirement ceremony. Both men had been Scouts as youth and achieved the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. Jeffrey Grafton was also a member of Scouting’s Honor Society, Order of…

Plenty of folks argue about whether or not Sapulpa, in it's 20,000 residents could actually be considered a "small town," but Sarah Darrol-Lane has big dreams for a girl in town of any size. The 15-year-old Bartlett Academy student holds a 3.5 GPA and wants to be a surgeon. So she's taking the next logical…

The rumors started where they usually do: on Facebook. Folks began to caution against doing business with the owner of a fairly new shop in downtown Sapulpa called The Vintage Attic. The story was that the owner was selling her vendor's products but not paying the vendors their cut. As the comments and suspicions grew, it…