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

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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.

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.It was a close race on the Republican side for the Governor's seat with Gentner...

Coffeetime Column

Lost terribly at the family game of cards? Tear up that score card and put it out of your mind. A silly little board game is not worth thinking about and ruining your day. But you know that.

Thinking Out Loud

A friend shared this with me: My brothers and sisters just left our father's house. We have spent the last four days together, eighteen hours a day. We'll see each other again in the morning at my dad's memorial service.

Where Is God When Life Hurts?

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18).Have you hurt inside so badly that you can’t pray? You try, but the pain is too deep for words.

Community Events

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. at Chamber building. (purple builiding on 4th Street.American Legion AuxilaryThe Ameican Legion Auxilary is...

Free burgers and ice cream at the OCCA Ice Cream Social, June 20

The Okfuskee County Cattlemen's Association is excited to announce that this quarterly meeting’s guest speaker is Kallie Clifton, who serves as our Southeast Area Economist with OSU Extension.The Okfuskee County Cattlemen's Association would like to invite the community to attend their June 20,...