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Seventy years ago this week in Sapulpa, we lost one of our downtown theaters: the Yale. Read the fascinating story of the immigrant family who started several of Sapulpa's theaters, harrowing account of the loss of one of Sapulpa's favorite historic buildings.

The 1960s in Sapulpa had not only buildings being torn down but buildings were being prepared for new businesses and expansions of old businesses or replacing older buildings with new ones.

Sapulpa received $6.3 million in funding through grants from the SITES program which the Department of Commerce operates, according to City Attorney David Widdoes. The industrial park would be on a 90-acre plot at 8701 Frankoma Road.

One of the more significant fires in downtown Sapulpa happened today in 1952, when the Reel Drug Store, and The Royal Cafe, buildings that had already caught fire once, erupted into flames again.

As Sapulpa went from June into July in 1906, the town was seeing a surge of new business, new oil strikes (and fires), and new entertainment. Read about what happened in Sapulpa this week in history.

Stories of family road trips from a bygone era, combined with a family dynamic that the audience is sure to recognize, are just part of what make "Leaving Iowa" so appealing. See it while you still can!

How do you define "Frankoma?" More than the pottery, more than the man who created them—Frankoma means family, hardship, reconstruction, and Sapulpa history. Read more inside.

The funding will enable the employment of personnel who will implement a comprehensive multi-level approach to prevent opioid misuse, enhance early intervention programs, expand access to treatment services, and support individuals in long-term recovery.

This week in history, Sapulpa's Lowdermilk Road—later part of the Ozark Trail and Route 66, opened up access to the communities west of Sapulpa.

At 407 West McKinley, the Hotchkiss Grocery was closed for the night. Except it wasn’t empty; nor was it quiet, safe, and sound. The Hotchkiss Grocery store was robbed by two men.