Tip of the Month from Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Ever open the bail and watch your line spring off the reel like a slinky or spend quality fishing time dealing with twists, loops, and tangles?The culprit is often line memory, or the tendency of fishing line to hold the shape of the spool it came from.

Bristow resident named to the University of Arkansas Dean’s List

William Pestel-Duncan of Bristow recognized for outstanding academic achievement William Pestel-Duncan of Bristow has been named to the University of Arkansas Dean's List for the 2026 spring semester.

Community Events

WateWater AerobicsTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Beginning June 16th 10 a.m.to 11 a.m. Pirate Plunge Pool.All Things Farm Related SwapThird Sunday of each month.9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Tractor Supply parking lot.Bristow Garden ClubThe Bristow Garden Club meets the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

Three cities, three approaches: How Oklahoma’s homeless encampment sweeps played out differently

It is a tale of three cities.On the morning of May 22, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers cleared a homeless encampment on vacant stateowned property in Norman under Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Operation SAFE initiative. Service providers said there was no warning that an encampment sweep would be happening.

NE District 4-H Horse Show

courtesy photosThe NE District Horse Show was held at Crossbar in Kifer. Creek County was represented by 15 participants. All the kids did a great job and will be going on to the State Show in Chickasha .in July.Curtis Boatman

Bristow Alumni matches grant, gives Bristow Historical Society $20,100

Angie Gentry photo

BancFirst Corporation announces acquisition of SpiritBank

BancFirst Corporation (NASDAQ: BANF) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Spirit BankCorp, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, and SpiritBank (Spirit), a privately held community bank headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Spirit has approximately $939.6 million in total assets, $618.

Primary election results, who is in the race

Voters in Oklahoma took to the poles today to elect who will be in the race in the November election.A few seats will fill automatically with this primary election results as no Democratic candidates filed for the seats.