Good morning, Broken Arrow.

Northeastern State University saw a 19.2% enrollment increase at its Broken Arrow campus this fall after expanding its course offerings to provide a full four-year educational experience.

The university also recorded overall enrollment growth of 4.8% + a 30% rise in first-year students compared with last fall.

Lynn Wood Elementary students now use Color Frog—a paint-mixing machine invented locally by Dirk DeRose—to mix custom colors and learn color theory in a fun way.

Fully funded by the PTA, the tool helps reduce wasted paint while making art class interactive.

Broken Arrow has replaced a century-old water line along a mile of South Main Street and is finishing fresh asphalt today as paving crews plan to start lane striping Friday — the $1.8 million project installed five new fire hydrants and 4,180 feet of piping.

Beginning Labor Day, Sept.

7, Broken Arrow will change its holiday trash and recycling schedule so that service continues on most Monday to Thursday holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s; under the new plan, Thursday collections will be affected in 2027 — Thanksgiving pickups will shift to Friday.