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Aug 29, 2016

Suburban students return to school Thursday

Thursday, as several suburban districts opened their doors for the new year. Broken Arrow, Owasso, Bixby, Sapulpa, Bartlesville and Claremore all started classes. At Broken Arrow’s Highland Park Elementary, cars were parked along the side of the road and on the grass in some areas, as parents chose to walk their children to the door on their first day rather than drop them off. Grandparents and younger siblings in strollers could also be seen in the halls, and children carrying still-empty backpacks were showing signs of both apprehension and excitement. A few could be seen holding flowers for their teachers. In one classroom, students were working on an assignment asking them to write about their summer. Thursday was also the first day the district’s new start times and bus schedules went into effect. Broken Arrow had to make the change to address a growing student population that was putting stress on the transportation system. The change moved the district from a two-bell system to a three-bell system, meaning elementary, middle and high school now all have different start times. The biggest change came at the middle school level, where students are starting more than a half-ho... (Tulsa World)

Jan 8, 2016

"I Want to Be Buried in Lamont": The Death of a High School Football Player

Wesleyan Christian School was hosting Woodland High in an eight-man high school football game in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Moments before, Ben was on kick coverage for Wesleyan Christian after running in a short-yardage touchdown on offense. Everything seemed normal during the kickoff, but then Ben crumpled to the turf around midfield. As he wobbled toward his team's bench, Steve, who had been in the stands, rushed to meet him. "Alright, well, stay with me," Steve told his son. Pausing for just a few seconds, he then asked again. "Ben, do you know who I am?" READ MORE: How Football Pulled the Trigger Ben moved his lips, trying to get the words out, but this time the only sound he made was what Steve calls a "God-awful groan." Someone nearby said Ben was having a seizure. Before the ambulance arrived, Ben was laid down next to the bench and started throwing up. Steve was praying nonstop. Emergency responders attempted to work a tube down Ben's throat so he could keep breathing, but they couldn't get it down. After about 45 minutes of trying, they took Ben to the local hospital. Ben Hamm was born in December 1998 and spent most of his childhood in Lamont, Oklahoma, a rural oil town of well under 500 people that sits alongside Oklahoma State Highway 74 about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City. Making friends came naturally for the little boy with fiery red hair, freckles and ...

Dec 30, 2015

Miles “Huggie” Kelly Young

Sara of Tulsa, Uncle Aaron Young of San Diego, Ca., Aunt Rachel Royston and husband Chris of Goldsmith, IN, Aunt Katie Weigant and husband James of Bartlesville, cousins Allen Young, Alyssa Young, Gabe Royston, Michael Weigant, Julian Weigant, Nola Hardy and his right-hand-man, Chuck Lackey. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you do a kindness for a friend or a stranger to bring a smile to their face, just as Miles would have. Donations can be made to www.mpssociety.org Condolences and online guest book are available at www.palmermarlerfh.com. (KUSH Radio)