fbpx
Frontier merchandise is now on sale! Support our newsroom and look good at the same time.

Archives: Stories

Hitch in expansion plans threatens livelihood of Bristow hospital

A gleaming $45 million hospital in Jenks that opened last month has been unable to treat patients with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma insurance due to a contract dispute, leaving hospital owners worried about the future of the facility, its patients and nearly 130 employees, an investigation by The Frontier has found.
But perhaps the most damaging fallout is the possible closure of the Bristow Medical Center.

Benjamin Cole and ‘the Bakersfield Prophecy’

Benjamin Cole believes that his role is to bring glory to the Lord’s name and now he thinks that the 2002 murder of his infant daughter was part of that prophecy, his attorneys say.
Attorneys representing the state and the warden of Cole’s prison argue he’s simply a devoutly religious man who is lucid enough to be aware of his upcoming execution date.