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BOCC Begins Bidding Process for Sheriff/EOC Building

BY CHARLES BETZLER, SAPULPA HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– At their weekly meeting on Monday, The Board of County Commissioners voted to let for Bid #24-10, for the first phase of the Creek County Sheriff Emergency Operations Center Complex.  Earlier this year, the Sapulpa Herald spoke to Sheriff Brett Bowling about the proposed structure. The sheriff pointed out that …

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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTO ELIZABETH COPE finished second in the 155-pound bracket in Jay

Sapulpa Girls Wrestling Compete in Jay Tourney

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR JAY, Okla. – It was a pretty successful weekend overall for the Sapulpa girls who competed at the Jay Border Wars wrestling tournament this past weekend. Senior Elizabeth Cope went 5-1 and placed second in the 155-pound bracket and junior Caris Morris went 8-1 on the day and finished third at 170 pounds.  After …

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CHIEFTAIN BOYS COACH JORDAN NAGEL, second from left, won his Sapulpa debut

Sapulpa Girls Begin Title Defense with Win Over McAlester

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR MCALESTER – The Sapulpa Lady Chieftains started off the 2023-24 season on the right foot by taking down McAlester on the road in their season opener, 62-50, last Friday night. As they began out their defense of the Class 5A state championship they won last season, their second in the last three years, …

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Coming Up in Sapulpa – 12.06.2023

Sapulpa Athletics Boys basketball will compete at the Bishop Kelley Invitational and girls will compete at the Tournament of Champions in Arkansas Thursday through Saturday. Sapulpa will host Durant Tuesday, December 12th, at 6:00 p.m. Boys wrestling will compete at the Bristow tournament this weekend while the girls will compete in Henryetta.  Storytime at Sapulpa …

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DARREN SUMNER PHOTO SAPULPA PING PINGS and Brooklin Latham performing their routine that they will go through at the OSDTDA state competition this weekend.

Ping Pings Ready for State

SAPULPA PING PINGS  are ready to compete at the OSDTDA state competition.  Here is the schedule for the ladies:  FRIDAY: solos between 8:10am – 4:16pm, Ensemble 7:20 and Awards start 7:40.  SATURDAY: Sapulpa Varsity Kick 4:07, Sapulpa Varsity Mix 7:27 with Awards starting at  9.  SUNDAY:Ensemble between 11:56am – 12:10pm (battles), Mix & Kick between 10:00am – …

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Museum Musings: Artifact of the Month

BY RACHEL WHITNEY, CURATOR, SAPULPA HISTORICAL MUSEUM SAPULPA –– December’s “Artifact of the Month” is a large red sign of the St. James Hotel. The five-story brick building built in 1908 stood on the corner S Main St and W Lee Ave. It was built by the Sapulpa Hotel Company.  “The honor of naming this elegant hotel …

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Grand Opening for Sapulpa’s Newest Luxury Apartments

BY CHARLES BETZLER, SAPULPA HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– Ferguson Property Group held a grand opening on Friday, December 1, between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., for its latest project, The GasLamp Apartments at 9143 New Sapulpa Road. The Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce was present to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Sapulpa Herald interviewed the Developer,  Glenn Ferguson, to …

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CHARLES BETZLER PHOTOS WESLEY WALKER, LEFT, AND ZACHARY MITCHELL, right, are the bingo callers for the fundraising event.

Liberty STEM Holds Books and Bingo Night

BY CHARLES BETZLER, SAPULPA HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– The Liberty STEM Club held its annual fundraiser on Friday night in the Liberty Elementary  Gym. Students earned points for passing a reading quiz, which allowed them to play games without charge. Adults paid a $10 entrance fee. Kimberly McCallum,  a second-grade Liberty STEM teacher who oversees the Liberty STEM …

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Young Volunteer Wins Achievement Award

Jaxon B. adopted these flower beds this year as a part of his project for Keep Oklahoma Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup. He and his parents cleaned up the beds in May, planted low-maintenance, local perennials that will return each year, cleaned up the Veteran’s Memorial area, and have been keeping an eye on the area. …

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