New retail in Mounds contributing to “mini-economic boom”
“we have owned it in California for twelve years, but my cousin lives here, my grandkids and my daughter moved here, so we decided to move to Oklahoma and move the business up here.”
County Notebook: Mounds and Kiefer Town Meetings
See updates for Mounds and Kiefer for January.
Mounds Resident keeps the Cowboy spirit alive with saddle-making and novels
Lonnie Magee is a saddle-maker, leather artist and western novelist, who brings the cowboy culture to life with his art and writing.
Twin Mounds Pioneer Cemetery shows life before most towns in the area
Created in the 1890s, the 5-acre cemetery contains as many as 3,300 gravesites, only 500 of which are marked.
Mounds Educator Retreats to Quartz Mountain for Fall Workshops
Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute provides training in the arts for teachers and other artists.
Local lavender farm finds footing and flourishes amid a pandemic
The new shop will house a distillery and they will be able to process their own lavender oils. You won’t want to miss visiting the farm next May and June when all the plants are in bloom.
Mounds Happiness Hotel bringing new life back into town
The Fords recently purchased a vintage two-story building in the heart of downtown Mounds to restore. It’s a structure with stories and history.
Farm to Table? More like “Farm to Family”
A Mounds man is mounting an offensive to help keep local consumers connected with local producers. “I thought to myself there is no reason in the world we cannot skip the middleman.”
What to Do This Weekend (September 14 – September 16)
What’s more fun than running a 5K? Looking like one of the Lost Boys from Hook while you do it. If that’s your dream, you’re going to love what’s going on this weekend.
What to Do This Weekend (May 18 – May 20)
Another weekend, another packed schedule full of good things to do. And this week, we’re including events from Kiefer and Mounds!