Katy’s Tidbits from around the community

Summer Reading Program BeginsThe Summer Reading Program kicked off Tuesday, May 21, at the Bristow Public Library, inviting all to join and prepare for an adventure. The program kicked off at 11:30 a.m.

Serve Summer Safe with Food Safety Tips from USDA

Memorial Day weekend is the official kickoff for summer, and as the weather heats up, so do the number of meals that will be served outside. Whether you’re eating with friends at the pool or family in a backyard cookout, food should be served safe to avoid foodborne illness.

Learning to Learn

Press Release The school system does a great job in some areas and falls fort in others.

How workplaces can contribute to COPD risk

(StatePoint) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is a long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. Impacting 11.

Community Events

Bristow Garden Club Garden TourJune 8, 10 am - 2 om. Starts in front of the library.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.

Staff oversight lax as Lawton prisoner murdered, left undetected in trash can

Three Lawton Correctional Facility staff members on duty when a prisoner was brutally murdered and left undetected in a trash can for hours violated several state policies and procedures, an internal Oklahoma Department of Corrections investigation determined.Just before 10 a.m. on Oct.

Creek County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee attends Annual Leadership

Creek County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee attends Annual Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City. Those attending were Linda Enlow, Phyllis Holcomb, Carmella Johnson and daughter Bridgette Talbott and granddaughter Aubrey Ogletree from Creek County.

May is missing and murdered Indigenous People's Awareness Month

May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness of the incredibly alarming number of Indigenous women, girls, and people who have either gone missing or have been murdered in the United States.

Edison Little Olympics Nods to International Olympics

As Bristow Public Schools’ elementary school students battle it out each spring in their Little Olympics, it can be easy to describe the events and list the winners whilst missing or failing to note all of the hard work and dedication of staff, volunteers, students, and parents taking place that...

Thinking Out Loud

What phrase shall I use? Congratulations? Best wishes? Finally? Free at last? We’re proud of you? God bless you? We thought this day would never come? Other similar greetings could be chosen.My choice is: “Congratulations and welcome to your new world.