Financial incentive for firefighters approved

DRUMRIGHT — The City of Drumright Board of Commissioners recently approved a new financial incentive for full-time firefighters. The incentive is designed to support and encourage full-time firefighters to obtain EMT certification.Commissioners’ unanimously approved the Aug. 10 agenda item.

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Sapulpa man wanted in three counties arrested

CREEK COUNTY — A weeklong effort involving Creek County deputies, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Drumright Police Department resulted in the arrest of a Sapulpa man who was wanted in connection with cases in three Oklahoma counties.

Yale man accused of using baby as human shield

STILLWATER — A 28-year-old Yale man accused of using his eight-month-old son as a human shield to avoid apprehension by taser gun, after hitting the baby's mother in the jaw with a board and throwing her down by the neck, has been jailed on $50,000 bond pending a Sept.

Stillwater couple charged with neglect after feeding child diet of goat’s milk

STILLWATER — A Stillwater couple accused of continuing to give their baby, from four to 13 months of age, a primarily goat's milk diet despite warnings from medical professionals of that diet's nutritional deficiencies leading to life-threatening health consequences, have been ordered to stand...

Applications open for bonus youth deer hunts

OKLAHOMA CITY — Young hunters who have never harvested a deer or have taken only one may apply for bonus privateland hunts offered through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.Applications will be accepted through Aug. 16 through the “Controlled Hunts” section at GoOutdoorsOklahoma.com.