A masked Gov. Kevin Stitt walked into a roomful of masked reporters at the Oklahoma Capitol, sat down at the head of a conference table and removed his mask.

(StatePoint) With COVID-19 infections at an all-time high, medical experts urge the public to make safety their number one priority throughout the holiday season. “Nearly a year into this pandemic, people are yearning for a return to normalcy.

The Creek County Democratic Party is pleased to announce that it is continuing its successful scholarship program. In the past, scholarships have been awarded to students from Bristow, Mannford, Depew, Kellyville, Drumright, and Sapulpa. The Democrats hope to award up to two $1000 scholarships in 2021.

Wearing masks and using distance seating, the Bristow OHCE club met on Nov. 11, 2020, at Trinity Baptist Church. The devotional, presented by Ray Kinslow, included passing out “Thanks-Living Jar” signs and “Five Kernels: Meaning of Thanksgiving.” With it being Veterans Day, President, Dr. Joyce Kinslow, showed papers on two World War 2 heroes: Hershel “Woody” Williams and J. M. Cross was only 21 years old when the USS Bush sank in 1945. Cross’s parents, Hubert and Ella Cross, are buried in the Bristow City Cemetery. J. M. was their only living child.

A young student proclaims her concern from a small square, lined up next to the faces of her peers, displayed on the teacher’s computer screen during a Monday morning kindergarten class taking place in a video conference.