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Sapulpa Community Theatre's latest performance is coming up this weekend. And then there were none, a murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie, will the undertaking of Sapulpa's long-standing dedication to the performing arts. And then there were none follows a group of people who are lured into coming to an island under different pretexts, e.g. offers…

Sapulpa Community Theatre's production of And Then There Were None starts April 8th. The show, directed by Sherry Whisman and based on an Agatha Christie mystery, runs April 8-10 and  15-17. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Get tickets at http://www.sapulpatheatre.org [foogallery id="1565"]

Sapulpa's city manager of 21 years—Tom DeArman—passed away after a tree-cutting accident in November 2015. His death shook the community in the way a man of his stature should. Four months later and Sapulpa has been without an official City Manager, with the city's Finance Director Pam Vann appointed as acting city manager in the meantime.…

And it's getting worse. A popular story by Fox23 has shown a light on a serious problem in Sapulpa's local animal shelter: overcrowding. In a facility equipped to handle 15 animals, the crowded population reaches 40 and growing. See the video What's worse, the administrators at the shelter say that the dogs coming through the doors…

Sapulpa Community Theatre's upcoming performance of You're a good man, Charlie Brown is holding auditions on Saturday, April 2nd. A total of six characters will be needed. Those auditioning should expect to move around quite a bit, and will need to be able to carry a tune. Specialized character parts are welcome, but participants can…

The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum is hosting Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb on April 1, 10 a.m., as he takes a Route 66 tour in a classic car. A representative from Lamb’s office said last year, the Lt. Governor did a tour of all 77 counties in Oklahoma in the first 77 days of…

Oklahomans who want to change their party affiliation before the Primary or Runoff Primary Elections later this year must do so no later than Thursday, March 31, according to, Joy Naifeh, Secretary of the Creek County Election Board. Changes of political affiliation are prohibited by law during the period beginning April 1 and continuing through August…

In a series called "50 Stories 50 Years" an arts advocacy site called "Oklahomans for the Arts" has listed Sapulpa's Arts program as one that provides valuable and integral programs to the communities, and shows us what would happen should the state cut the Oklahoma Arts Council budget:

Pauline (Polly) was born in Sapulpa in 1910 to Minnie Aldora Cue Page and Robert Lennard Page. Her parents met in 1896 when their families moved to this area and lived on adjoining farms five miles west of Sapulpa. During her high school years Polly was a cheerleader of the Pep Club named the "White…

This story on “Dixieland Park” is compiled from a couple of different articles -- one by the late James W. Hubbard for the Sapulpa Historical Society in a 1992 Sapulpa Herald story headlined: “Dixieland was a dream realized”; and the second by travel writer Jack D. Rittenhouse. We’re not sure in what publication that piece…