Sand Springs Leader

07/08/2025

Retiring Joe Castiglione has shown loyalty to OU for nearly three decades, even turning down a big job offer two months ago.

07/08/2025

Officials said the decision was triggered by financial problems and contractual disagreements that have troubled the state’s relationship with the vendor contracted to operate the six Lookout Kitchen restaurants, including at Sequoyah State Park (pictured).

Officials said the decision was triggered by financial problems and contractual disagreements that have troubled the state’s relationship with the vendor contracted to operate the six Lookout Kitchen restaurants.

07/08/2025

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07/07/2025

Policy watchers and policy makers point out the state superintendent has no legal authority to mandate local funds be spent to feed students ineligible for free or reduced-rate meals.

07/07/2025

"The country frequently seems on the verge of political violence. Coulter’s post implicitly encourages it," Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said of the conservative columnist's comment that "we didn't kill enough Indians."

07/07/2025

Castiglione was the longest-tenured AD in major college sports. He is entering his 28th season at OU — a span that has seen 26 national titles and 117 league titles.

07/07/2025

The people at the controls have decided that links to a story from a news organization should be downgraded in your feeds, writes the Tulsa World executive editor.

07/07/2025

Area school districts and community partners are already feeling the impact of the Trump administration's Monday announcement to withhold $6 billion in federal funds.

07/07/2025

Anderson Public School, a dependent district on Sand Springs' north side, has a two-part, $2.6 million bond package before voters on Tuesday.

07/06/2025

While the company that took over the six restaurants in April 2023 has paid the state almost $580,000, it is in arears on at least another $255,000, documents show.

07/06/2025

CareerTech is reshuffling the distribution of its state appropriation to bolster districts with growing enrollments and limited local funding.

07/06/2025

The Bill of Rights protects our right to speak up and criticize the government directly when we think it is violating the law, and it likewise protects our ability to advocate for change, writes the co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.