Pay or Your Son Dies

Cynthia and her husband spent an ordinary day in December 2022 driving to their retirement home, planning to clean it out after the holidays.Then, her phone buzzed. “Where is my fucking money your son caught out owing me,” the text read.

Community Events

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

Western Heritage Days Rodeo and Festival

Stuck on Main Street

On Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, around 2 a.m.. a fatality collision occurred on the Turner Turnpike westbound lane, just west of Bristow, three miles east of Depew.

Oklahoma tenant unions give voice to renters’ concerns

In December of 2021, residents of about 100 one-bedroom units at Foxcroft Apartments in Oklahoma City found themselves struggling to stay warm in freezing cold apartments with no heat. Their gas lines had been cut off for months and apartment owners, Foxcroft Exchange LLC and Regional Management Co.

Katy’s Tidbits from around the community

Western Heritage DaysWestern Heritage Days celebration is slated for Saturday, August 17, beginning with a parade down Main Street at 9 a.m.

Community Events

Loving Hearts Ministry on 66Focus on Recovery. Meets every Monday at 6 p.m. 621 S. RolandFriends of Bill Alcoholics Anonomous meeting Narcotics AnonymousHeld every Monday at 7 p.m. at the youth Roland Tidwell Building atthe TrinityBaptist Church.

Benefit held in support of breast cancer fighter

The community came together the evening of July 20, at Creek Masonic Lodge 226 at 417 North Main Street in support of Lynn Hopkins Smith, who is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Guest Speaker

Attorney General Genter Drummond gave an inspiring speech at Bristow Rotary Club on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The meeting room at Venue 66 was filled with Rotarians, their guests and many local judges and attorneys.