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How tribes are reversing years of consolidation within the cattle industry with their own meat processing plants
HOMINY, Oklahoma — Cole McKinney leapt onto the edge of a metal fence and began banging its side, trying to spook a nearly 700-pound bison into turning around inside its pen. But the bison repeatedly lowered its horned head into the fence, resisting McKinney’s order to face the other way.
Town Rallies Behind Fired Fairfax Physician
Former patients and friends are asking for answers after a longtime physician assistant was let go from his job at Fairfax Community Hospital. A crowd gathered outside the hospital on Wednesday to show support for the employee. Tom Engel says he was not given a reason for being terminated after...
35-Year-Old Sand Springs Man Dies In Overnight Motorcycle Crash
A man has died following a motorcycle crash in Tulsa County on Tuesday, April 23, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of 145th W. Ave., OHP said. Thirty-five-year-old Derrick Gurley from Sand Springs was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash...
Sand Springs moves forward with $1m community plaza plan
Sand Springs is moving forward with a plan to invest around $1 million into a new community plaza. Sand Springs City Council approved a proposal Monday night to demolish the old ninth-grade gym at Broadway and Main Streets to make way for the plaza. “Our citizens will have use of...
Family Of 6 Safe After Early Morning House Fire In Sand Springs
A Sand Springs family is safe after escaping a house fire early Monday morning. The fire started in the laundry room of a house near 81st West Avenue and Charles Page Boulevard around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning, firefighters said. The fire damaged the house and garage, according to firefighters. The...
Put even the most troublesome hunger in the ground with a pile of meat from Mac’s Barbecue in Skiatook.
At a glance, Mac’s Barbecue appears to be a quotidian Oklahoma rib joint. The handwritten chalkboard menu features sliced beef and pulled pork, bologna, and chopped beef. Folks sitting in vinyl booths chow down on beans and potato salad. Pigs decorate the space. But a glance at the specials...
Moore receives professional honor
Beverly Hawkins Moore, assistant superintendent of Pawhuska Public Schools, has been selected as the Assistant Superintendent/Central Office Administrator of the Year for District 4 of the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA). Moore will now be considered for the statewide award for 2024, which will be given in June. Moore,...
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