🌱 Could a Broken Arrow airport reshape traffic around Jenks’ busy Riverside hub?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could a Broken Arrow airport reshape traffic around Jenks' busy Riverside hub?
• How high did Jenks star Kailib Dillard rank statewide?

Also on today's calendar: Garden Bros Nuclear Circus and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• BA airport debate: state's GA airports bring $1.3 billion ROI (basentinel.com) — A proposed Broken Arrow general aviation airport is stirring debate, with city leaders pointing to Tulsa Riverside Airport just north of Jenks as a model for economic impact and jobs. For Jenks-area residents, the story underscores how nearby airports support local businesses, healthcare flights, and veterans' transport, and how any new facility could shift regional air traffic and investment patterns.
   

• Oklahoma high school football top 10: Best players to watch in 2026 (newson6.com) — A standout Jenks High School senior, Florida commit Kailib Dillard, lands at No. 10 on a new ranking of Oklahoma's top high school football players to watch this season. The list, topped by Mustang cornerback and OU commit Gabriel Osborne Jr., showcases elite recruits from across the state and previews their final high school campaigns before major college careers.
   

📸 Around Jenks

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jenks

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Garden Bros Nuclear Circus →
  801 E Outlet Dr, Jenks
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Early Release Friday
  Jenks East Es Jenks, OK 74037
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• 3rd Grade Classroom Connections
  Jenks East Es Jenks, OK 74037
  6:00 pm
• 4th Grade Classroom Connections
  Jenks East Es Jenks, OK 74037
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Public Works Authority →
  Jenks, OK Calendar
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Jenks, OK Calendar
  6:00 pm
• 1st Grade Classroom Connections
  Jenks East Es Jenks, OK 74037
  6:00 pm
• 2nd Grade Classroom Connections
  Jenks East Es Jenks, OK 74037
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Volleyball vs Claremore
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  4:00 pm
• Softball vs Stilwell
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Volleyball @ Berryhill 4:30pm
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  7:00 am
• Softball vs Locust Grove (DH)
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  4:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Softball vs Checotah
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Glenpool

• High school football: See this year's TV schedule (tulsaworld.com)

Bixby

• Bixby repairs Fry Ditch water line, but residents question infrastructure amid growth (fox23.com)
• Remember Bell's Amusement Park? Meet the Bixby man buying and selling some of its history (newson6.com)
• Banning Applauds LifeWise Expansion for Bixby Schools (thehenryettan.com)

Tulsa

• Tulsa city employee honored with City Star Award for lifesaving actions (newson6.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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