The Bristow FFA is excited to announce the success of its members from this spring semester of 2021. Many of the chapter’s members have been active in activities such as speeches, meat judging, livestock judging, and quiz bowl. Bristow FFA had several members qualify for the district speech contest in Warner, Oklahoma on April 20th. Qualifying members include Abbey Roberts and Kinlee Snell who placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the 8th, 9th & 10th General Ag division; Corbin Long, 2nd place in the 8th Grade Exploratory Ag division; Abby Bell, 1st Place in Animal Science; Turner Longacre, 2nd Place in the Extemporaneous division; and Paike McNeil, 2nd Place in Ag Business. We wish these members luck as they continue on to the district contest and hope to progress to the state contest on April 23rd. Other members of the speech team include 8th Grade Ag Explorations: Zane Biswell, Allie Brewer, Alex Wilhite, and Kadence Varner (4th at regionals); FFA Creed: Ruby Bell, Jamison McNiel, and Travis Smith; 9th Grade Opportunities: Brianna Applegate (3rd Regionals).

Maintaining a healthy home goes beyond dusting and vacuuming. When is the last time you checked your smoke alarms? How about the last time you cleaned out your dryer vent? Follow the tips below to make sure your family and home are ready for a happy, clean spring season.

Spring lunges out of the starting gate like a thoroughbred sprinting for the Triple Crown. Every year I marvel at the speed of spring’s progress—and at my own inability to keep up. From the moment the first crocuses nourish foraging bees, I’m scrambling through endless to-do lists.

On Tuesday, April 20, a single car collision occurred on SH16 near 433rd West Ave, approximately six miles east of Shamrock. Randy Carol Duren, age 69, of Drumright, was traveling in his 2012 Dodge Ram when an accident occurred.

Bristow Indian Education Committee The Bristow Indian Education Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 5:45 p.m. at the Bristow Schools Administration building, 420 N Main.

Taxpayers need to know their correct filing status and be familiar with each option. The IRS Interactive Tax Assistant can help them determine their filing status.

The governor today approved legislation that will ensure all vehicles – fuelpowered and electric – that use Oklahoma’s state highways are equally contributing to the cost of maintaining the infrastructure.

Legislation creating the State Broadband Deployment Grant Program is one step closer to becoming law. On Wednesday, the full Senate voted in favor of House Bill 1124, by Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, and Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds.

The ultimate cost of COVID-19 in human life may very well be incalculable, but Oklahoma Watch is endeavoring to remember. For weeks, investigative reporter Trevor Brown has used media obituaries and other public resources to create a database of Oklahomans who died of the coronavirus.

A subject that has been on a lot of residents minds is “will our kids get to have Day Camp this year”? Day Camp is held each year, the first part of June, but last year Day Camp was not able to be held due the the outbreak of the Corona virus and due to the wide spread pandemic, the Bristow swimming pool was also not open. The pool is a big part of Day Camp and without the pool camp can not be held.