🌱 Key August legal deadlines and burn plans affecting Sand Springs area

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In today's newsletter:

• Key August legal deadlines and burn plans affecting Sand Springs area
• How is Charles Page football regrouping as preseason opens?
• How KRMG’s big frequency swap could change Sand Springs reception

Today's riddle: What do you call a Priest that becomes an attorney? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 101, low: 73.
• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. August 2, 2026 Issue, Page 5 of 12 (sapulpaherald.com) — Sand Springs residents are named in several Creek County legal notices, including an estate case handled by a Sand Springs law firm and prescribed burns planned at Keystone and Heyburn wildlife areas between August 3 and 31 that could affect nearby landowners. The page also outlines Sapulpa annexation hearings, oil and gas spacing requests, alcohol license applications, and other court actions, giving locals key dates and deadlines if they wish to comment, object, or file claims.
   

2. Bill Haisten: On Day 1 of the preseason, challenges for football state champions (tulsaworld.com) — Sand Springs football fans will see Charles Page High School back in the spotlight as preseason practices kick off statewide, with coaches and players still riding momentum from their extended 2025 campaign. Alongside Bixby and Lincoln Christian, the Sand Springs program is working through roster changes and new-season challenges as Oklahoma’s 326 OSSAA football teams officially begin preparations for 2026.
   

3. Zoellner Announces Upcoming Tulsa Frequency Swap (radioinsight.com) — Sand Springs listeners of KRMG-FM should expect a big dial change on Monday, August 31, when Zoellner Media Group moves the news/talk station from 102.3 to the stronger 96.5 signal currently used by Mix 96.5. The company says the swap will expand coverage and improve reception across the Tulsa region, while leaving questions about KRMG’s AM simulcast on 740 unresolved.
   

4. Tulsa-area private schools top list for Oklahoma parental choice tax credits (theokeagle.org) — Families in Sand Springs who use or are considering private schools are part of a growing share of Oklahoma’s Parental Choice Tax Credit, which sent nearly $96 million to Tulsa-area suburbs including Sand Springs and Sapulpa last year. The article details how most credits currently benefit existing private-school students, raises equity concerns from public-school advocates, and explains upcoming increases and related scholarship programs that could further shape local education choices.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sand Springs

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Monday August 10

• MS Softball @ Owasso Festival
  Clyde Boyd Ms Sand Springs, OK 74063
• Planning Commission regular meeting 4:00 P.M. →
  Sand Springs, OK Calendar Sand Springs, OK 74063
  4:00 pm
• HSFP-CASHION(H)
  Berryhill Public Schools Tulsa, OK 74107
  5:00 pm
• Softball @ Oologah (V -5 JV -630)
  Sand Springs Public Schools Sand Springs, OK 74063
  5:00 pm
• JH Volleyball @ Muskogee
  Sand Springs Public Schools Sand Springs, OK 74063
  5:00 pm
• Board of Adjustment regular meeting 6:00 P.M. →
  Sand Springs, OK Calendar Sand Springs, OK 74063
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Sandite Volleyball @ Booker T Washington
  Sand Springs Public Schools Sand Springs, OK 74063
  4:30 pm
• Softball vs Union (V -530 JV -7)
  Sand Springs Public Schools Sand Springs, OK 74063
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 10

• MS Softball @ Owasso Festival
  Clyde Boyd Ms Sand Springs, OK 74063
• McAlester Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Sapulpa →
  Sapulpa High School, 3 S Mission St, Sapulpa
  2:00 pm
• JH Volleyball @ Muskogee
  Sand Springs Public Schools Sand Springs, OK 74063
  5:00 pm
• Softball @ Oologah (V -5 JV -630)
  Sand Springs Public Schools Sand Springs, OK 74063
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Good morning, neighbors if anybody needs tree work done I know it can be a little pricey although I don’t bid tree work through outstanding prices like others but still pricey so if anyone needs tree work done a tree removed I’m willing to let a
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Father in law. (Thank you John B. for sending it in!)
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