🌱 What does the Osage school closure mean for Pawhuska families?

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In today's newsletter:

• What does the Osage school closure mean for Pawhuska families?

Also on today's calendar: Volunteer Day for Army SSG Shane Savage and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray t-shower; not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: A passing shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
• Saturday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Focus: Black Oklahoma': Osage language immersion school, absentee ballots & more (kosu.org) — An Osage language immersion school in Pawhuska is closing, raising tough questions about how the Osage Nation will keep its language alive for younger generations. The same program also looks at Oklahoma's strict absentee ballot rules and highlights Black-led cultural and food festivals in Tulsa and beyond, underscoring how policy and culture shape daily life for Native and Black Oklahomans.
   

📸 Around Pawhuska

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pawhuska

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• National Indian Taco Championship →
  Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce, 210 W Main St, Pawhuska
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Home Varsity Football/Youth Night
  Pawhuska Public Schools Pawhuska, OK 74056
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Osage Hills Roundup Save the Date →
  Osage Hills State Park, 2131 Osage hills state Park Rd, Pawhuska
Wednesday October 7
• Osage Nation Health System — 3rd Annual CHR Health Fair →
  Osage County Fairgrounds, 320 Skyline Dr., Pawhuska
  10:30 am
Friday October 9
• Varsity Football @ Summit Christian
  Pawhuska Public Schools Pawhuska, OK 74056
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Osage Nation Diabetes Program FREE 5K →
  Osage Hills State Park, Pawhuska
  8:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Volunteer Day for Army SSG Shane Savage →
  30336 N 3994 Dr, Ramona
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• Ketchum at Hominy →
  Hominy High School, Hwy 99 N and Cotton Gin Rd, Hominy
  7:00 pm
• Woodland at Barnsdall →
  200 S 8th St, Barnsdall
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Ketchum Warriors Football vs Hominy →
  Hwy 99 N and Cotton Gin Rd, Hominy
• Dave Laurence →
  Cooper and Mill Brewing Company, 200 Dewey Ave, Bartlesville
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Hominy Varsity Football @ Woodland →
  Woodland High School, 100 N 6th St, Fairfax
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our website is back online and functioning normally.
  Customers can now access online content and services as usual. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve the issue, and we apologize… (Nextdoor )
• We're currently experiencing issues with our website, and customers are unable to access online content and services.
  Our teams are actively working to restore service as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we… (Nextdoor )

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Pawhuska. Apply here.
• Osage Casino posted a job opening for Main Bank Cashier - Pawhuska in Pawhuska. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pawhuska here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bartlesville

• OKWU Basketball Gearing Up for Start Next Month (bartlesvilleradio.com)
• Bartlesville Man Charged With Grand Larceny (bartlesvilleradio.com)
• February 22, 1941 ~ September 9, 2026 (age 85) (cueroonlinenews.com)

Osage

• Osage Nation considering control on any data center developments (okenergytoday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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