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Megan Plummer named Ag teacher of year finalist

April 4, 2019
Holmes Park Elementary teacher Megan Plummer has been named a finalist for Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year.

Sapulpa police catch a Sand Springs man that has a penchant for stealing chainsaws

April 3, 2019
A man attempted to rob the AAA Rental store, and then struck Atwoods just an hour later.

Do You Remember: Do You Remember “Ma Bell”?

March 28, 2019
Long before cell phones, long before cordless phones, the telephone was a bulky instrument that set on a desk or hung on the wall. There was only one phone company and you had one choice of color: black. I recently viewed a video that showed confused teenagers attempting to make a call on a rotary…

Case dismissed: After nearly a year in solitary confinement, Jeffrey Keeton goes free

March 27, 2019
The prosecution elects not to retry Jeffrey Keeton on second-degree murder charges after a mistrial.

Tornado Season; How to Get Prepared

March 27, 2019
By Kristi Howard Special to Sapulpa Times In Oklahoma, March 15 through June 15 is called "tornado season." Even though tornadoes and severe thunderstorms can occur in our state at any time of the year, that time frame is historically when we tend to have the most tornadoes each year. It's rather easy to ignore…

Nerd Knowledge: How do meteorologists predict the weather?

March 27, 2019
Some of the first weather analysis and forecasting methods came from Aristotle around 2,400 years ago in 340 B.C. He organized his thoughts in a formal document titled “Meteorologica,”  in which he observed and distinguished Fire, Air, Water, and Earth as four elements that caused “events in this world.” Today, weather forecasting has come a…

Nature Knows Best: Spring is in the air

March 27, 2019
I am writing this on the first day of spring. So many of us are looking forward to the change of season but along with the change of weather can come seasonal allergies after we have hopefully avoided colds and the flu. I remember in Georgia, watching the Slash Pine trees release massive amounts of…

Sapulpa Historical Society Holds 50th Annual Meeting

March 23, 2019
No stranger to the Society and its meetings, recently-retired Creek County District Judge Joe Sam Vassar was the speaker.

Council Listens to the Public

March 23, 2019
A homeowner takes the city to task about results of construction in his addition.
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