SAND SPRINGS – Whataburger franchisee WAB Venture Inc., closed Wednesday on a parcel near the Arkansas River. The company plans to build the city's first Whataburger and open it by the fall of this year.

Mason flip flap-jacks.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives Appropriations & Budget Committee has approved legislation aimed at bolstering the Arkansas River Levees through the establishment of a revolving fund managed by the Army Corps of Engineers.

DRUMRIGHT — Third grade students of Bradley Elementary in Drumright put their classroom knowledge of the plant life cycle to practical use when they planted vegetables and roses last Thursday on April 4. The tiny Tornadoes swept through the planting beds on the North side of Bradley Elementary removing overgrown weeds and clearing a path for new growth.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Applications for the 2024-25 Agriculture Youth Council are now available for Oklahoma high school students entering their senior year in the fall of 2024. Members will meet once a month during the school year.

DRUMRIGHT — Boomtown Theater introduces, Rachel Williams — its new understudy actress for no less than two major characters for the upcoming Award Winning fi lm and play, “On Golden Pond” written by Ernest Thompson. The play’s other major characters have previously been introduced. However, with Director Emily Warner’s foresight Rachel’s talent was enlisted.

Motorists can expect shoulder closures on the I-44/Turner Turnpike between mm 201203 near Heyburn in Creek County through summer as work begins to widen the turnpike to six lanes in this area. Motorists can expect narrow lanes through the remainder of the 6-mile work zone toward Bristow as well as reduced speed limits. SH-66 will be intermittently narrowed where it intersects with the I-44/Turner Turnpike at mm 202 through fall for the construction of new interchange ramps.