Goldie’s New Home”

“Some friends of ours tell this story from the earlier years of their marriage this way: We were living in South Texas temporarily, several hundred miles from our family and dear friends.

Thinking Out Loud

Death is a sobering reality. We know it is inevitable. With illness, age, traumatic accident or causes unexplained, every person of every nation, race, and religion will die.

Community Events

All Things Farm Related SwapThird Sunday of each month. 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.Tractor Supply parking lot.Bristow Garden Club The Bristow Garden Club meets the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at Chamber building. (purple builiding on 4th Street.

ODOC adjusts inmate assignments to enhance security

Classifying inmates and assigning them to suitable facilities is a complex logistical task.

Bristow’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt

The FOBLA (Friends of the Bristow Library) is hosting a poetry contest. Do you like writing poetry? Try your hand at winning a cash prize for your work.The contest has a category for all ages from kindergarten to adult. Turn in your entries at the Bristow Library, located on West 7th Street.

Rascals on Route 66, a new Sapulpa event

Oklahomans will have a new way to celebrate Independence Day this year with the launch of “Rascals on Route 66,” a Soapbox Derby race through the center of downtown Sapulpa.

Central Tech adds new career pathway for future educators

Starting in the 2026–2027 school year, Central Tech will offer a new career program for high school juniors and seniors at the Drumright campus: Teacher Prep.

Bristow student wins statewide Law Day Contest

Javan A. Greco, a Bristow homeschool student, won first place for 12th grade writing in the recent statewide Law Day Contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association. Greco was recognized by Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe during a ceremony at the Oklahoma Capitol on March 25.

Homelessness among families with children is rising and it’s expected to get worse

When Joe Martin became a father, he wanted to give his children the stability he never experienced growing up. For six years after his separation, he lived with his daughter and son in the same trailer park, close to family, in Talala near Oologah.

Champions

The Pirate Golf team was named the 2026 Tulsa 7 Conference Champions, walking away with the prize. Hunter Abbott led the was finishing runner up in the individual race with a 4 over par 76.