City News

City Council gets a safety grant, proposed changes to RV rules and more in this week’s county notebook
The county notebook contains details you might’ve missed from city and county meetings this week.

Proposed “Christmas Chute” set to turn downtown Sapulpa into 2022 holiday destination
The “Christmas Chute” will be 800 feet long and is estimated to cost between $750,000 – $800,000; all of which will be raised by private…

Possible park under consideration near newly-painted water tower on Ozark Trail
At Monday evening’s Administration and Finance Committee meeting, City Manager Joan Riley explained that she has given the destination the working title of “Rock Creek…

Six new police officers sworn in, Founding Feathers presentation made to City Council
The Founding Feathers project is a large-scale scavenger hunt that will encourage visitors to stop at any of the Chieftain blue metal feathers in 15…

Sapulpa Fire Department breaks ground on Station No. 3
The new station will replace the old one, located at 10 E. Murphy, just east of South Main.

County/City Notebook: Salary increases for highway employees, new daycare on S. Park
Here are items from last week’s county and city meetings that may be of interest to our readers.

City approves statewide Route 66 bicycle path
Sapulpa City Council unanimously approved the proposed statewide bicycle route that will run the entirety of historic Route 66, a portion of which will run…

Chief Sapulpa statue gets a new home
A 10-ft tall wooden statue of Chief Sapulpa was moved last week from its longtime home at Sapulpa City Hall, where it has stood since…

Sapulpa Board of Adjustment approves construction of cellular antenna outside of downtown
The Sapulpa Board of Adjustment has unanimously approved the construction of a new antenna that should greatly improve cellular reception for customers of multiple carriers…

Statewide bicycle route proposed for Route 66
The proposed route would stretch across 400 miles of the historic highway in Oklahoma and through downtown Sapulpa, starting at the intersection of Oak and…