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Kiefer, Sapulpa reeling after death of teen
The communities of both Sapulpa and Kiefer are hurting right now. After the tragic death of 15-year-old Hadley Wood in a car accident on Thursday, Kiefer in particular has stepped in to help hold the hurting Wood family following the tragedy. In true community fashion, we’ve watched as others have started fundraisers, set up GoFundMe Pages, and today they’ll be working to hold a prayer vigil for Hadley at the Kiefer Football Field. For more information on this story, go here.
City Hall has first stakeholders meeting for Dewey Streetscape Redesign
Also on Thursday evening, Sapulpa City Hall invited business owners, building owners, and anyone else who was interested over to the City Hall chambers to talk about what’s coming after the Christmas Chute: The start of the Dewey Streetscape plan, which we voted on as part of the 2023 GO Bond. The reality of the situation is setting in as local business owners are preparing to deal with the possibility that access to their storefronts might be severely restricted for the next several months after the Christmas Chute as construction carries on, and several city organizations, including Sapulpa Main Street and Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce, are teaming up with the City of Sapulpa to work with businesses to make the best of the situation. “Progress is painful, but the result will be amazing,” they said. The next meeting is expected to be on December 7th at 8:30 am, after the bids have been placed for construction contracts, so that answers regarding the process of the construction can be more confidently explained by the contractors doing the work.
Sapulpa Chieftains fall to Coweta
Sapulpa fell 19-24 against Coweta on Friday night during the Cox Ford Game of the Week at Coweta Highschool, after a faltering offensive line allowed four sacks to quarterback Colton Howard, who threw five interceptions during the game. In an interview with the Tulsa World, head Chieftain Coach Tim Holt said, “We shot all our toes off our feet tonight.” The Chieftains play Del City at home on Friday, October 6th.
Sapulpa’s Med-World Pharmacy closes abruptly, leaving customers with more questions than answers
Customers of Med-World Pharmacy pulled up to the drive-thru on Thursday morning expecting to fill their prescriptions as they had in the past, only this time they were met with unfamiliar faces and shirts that said “Walgreens” on them. Former owners say that they had no idea this change was coming. Read the full story here.
