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An eight vehicle crash on the Turner Turnpike sent four victims to the hospital with injuries. Emergency personnel worked hard to free the victim in the semi that was involved in the crash.

Extreme heat warning over the next few days

It’s hot! How many times have you heard that lately? The excessively high temperatures and heat indexes have hit us. In the next couple of weeks, temperatures are to reach 109 degrees making it feel like it is 114 degrees. August is coming in hot like a fireball.

Despite temperatures of 105 degrees, BWHD huge success

The Bristow Western Heritage Days Festival, along with the Bristow Rodeo, was held over the weekend and the showing of support was tremendous. With temperatures soaring to 105 degrees, people lined the street and enjoyed all the stuff that was offered at the festival.

Happenings

Creek Masonic LodgeCreek Masonic Lodge #226 meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. 417 N. Main.Cruisin 66 All School Class ReunionPresented by the Bristow Alumni Association, Saturday Sept. 5, 2026, Bristow Town Square, 1 Railroad Ave. 7 pm.

Thinking Out Loud

No one escapes the emotional and physical pain of major loss; it is an inherent part of life itself. Yet, most who are mourning the death of a loved one are engaged in a variety of pursuits that increase pain and suffering. Why?

Does God Hate You?

“The boastful will not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do injustice” (Psalm 5:5).If this one Bible verse were isolated from all others, what might you think about God?God declares His mercy, forgiveness, and grace in His Word, showing that He loves all people in the world.

Bristow......A Purple Heart City

A ceremony was held on Friday, at the VFW, honoring all the Purple Heart receipts and their families, in our community, and also Bristow as it now becomes a Purple Heart City.

Four-legged grounds crew tackles overgrowth at OSP rodeo arena

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is enlisting an unlikely group of workers to help restore the grounds around the historic Oklahoma State Penitentiary rodeo arena: 100 goats.The goats, relocated from ODOC’s goat farm in Lexington, Okla.

From Roger Stone to the Inola Smelter: Fact checking the Oklahoma Governor’s runoff debate

Republican gubernatorial candidates Mike Mazzei and Gentner Drummond faced off in a debate Monday evening televised on News 9 in Oklahoma City and News on 6 in Tulsa.The candidates sparred over topics ranging from a proposed aluminum smelter in Inola to tax policy and education reform.

Along The Neon Road

NO, IT’S NOT FOUND in those bigger burgs where you might expect to find the tallest freestanding neon sign on Historic Route 66.