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Moving Matters

News Staff

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Adults need at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week. This could be 22 minutes every day, 30 minutes 5 days a week, or any other combination that works for you.

Community Events

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Loving Hearts Ministry on 66Focus on Recovery. Meets every Monday at 6 p.m. 621 S. RolandFriends of Bill Alcoholics Anonymous meetingSaturday and Sunday, 7-8 p.m. at the True VineIndianBaptist Church, 211 E Washington, Bristow.Narcotics AnonymousHeld every Monday at 7 p.m.

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2024 Depew Hornet Basketball Court

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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Protect your smaller, outside animals

Angie Gentry Angie.gentry@bristownews.com

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Have you seen or heard more coyotes than usual? That is because coyote mating season in Oklahoma is from January through March. It is a critical time to keep an eye on your smaller pets when they are outside, even if you live in town.

Bristow Community Center Host 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Program

News Staff

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The Bristow Community Center will be hosting this year’s 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Program. The theme for this event is: “Reclamation in Action” This program starts at 4 pm on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, and will be held at the Bristow First United Methodist Church on 7th and Chestnut.

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Bristow Pirates Football team gets a new head coach

Angie Gentry Angie.gentry@bristownews.com

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Bristow Purple Pirates Football Team has a new head coach. Billy Sexton, will replace Chris Cole, who returned to Bixby as an assistnant coach after one season with the Pirates and a 7-5 season, winning their first round playoff game against Plainview.

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Depew couple arrested on alleged child sexual abuse charges

Angie Gentry Angie.gentry@bristownews.com

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Depew Police Department made another couple of arrests this week. On Friday evening, Peter Werner Thiel, age 54, from Tulsa, was arrested and booked into the Creek County Jail on alleged charges of child sexual abuse, rape by instrumentation and rape charges.

Happenings

News Staff

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Rotary Club of BristowThe Rotary Club of Bristow meets every Thursday at noon in the Community Room at Pizza Hut.Creek Masonic Lodge Creek Masonic Lodge #226 meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. 417 N. Main.

History

News Staff

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Roger and Mary Collins presente a deed to almost 8.9 plus acres to Tim Johnson, Bristow Board of Education attorney. The Collins Family donated the land to buil a new fourth and fifth grade elementary school.

Rep. Kyle Hilbert is sworn in as Speaker of the House Jan. 7 with his family.

Hilbert sworn in as Speaker of the House

News Staff

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The Oklahoma House of Representatives today elected Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, as Speaker of the House and Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, as Speaker Pro-Tempore for the 60th Legislature.'I am excited and deeply humbled to serve the state of Oklahoma in this capacity,' said Hilbert.

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