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References
- 1 2 About us, Bixby Bulletin Online (accessed February 16, 2010).
- 1 2 "Communication Comes to Bixby", Bixby Historical Society (accessed February 18, 2010).
- ↑ Dianna Everett, "Bixby" Archived July 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (accessed February 18, 2010).
- ↑ About this newspaper: Bixby Bulletin at Chronicling America (accessed February 18, 2010).
- ↑ "Arkansas company buying Retherford Publications", Tulsa World , October 27, 2005.
- 1 2 Jennings, Jo-ann (July 31, 2014). "Newspaper to Cease Publication". South County Leader. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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