Do You Believe in Ghosts?

For many, Halloween is a time when we indulge our need for fear by watching horror movies or taking a trip through a haunted house. Scary stories of ghost hauntings are shared over hordes of trick or treat candy. For some employees of a local convenience store, however those stories are all too real.

K's Korner, located north of Bristow at the intersection of Highways 66 and 48, has been the site of many spooky happenings, according to employees. One former employee recalls an incident in which a ghost tried to help her with her nightly closing duties. "I was cleaning the bathroom, and the light just flicked off and the toilet flushed. I ran out of there so fast. I couldn't go back into the bathroom for two weeks."

Other employees report bizarre occurrences as well. One remembers when she was cleaning the cappuccino machine and a Hostess Sno-ball came hurling at her. "It landed at my feet," she said. "That rack was quite a ways from me. I know it couldn't have just fallen off and landed where it did."

Employees believe that the ghost may not be alone. "We think that there may be more than one ghost. We think there's a ghost that's kind of a jokester, and then one that may not be so nice."

 "Bluntly, I don't believe that there is anything there," says Lawrence. He also notes that it usually takes more than one visit to a site to determine if there are indeed spirits lurking on the premise.

In preparation for the investigation in 2004, Lawrence researched the area surrounding K's Korner. He found out that a young woman, following a fight with her husband, was hit by a semi truck as she tried to cross Old Highway 66 right in front of the land that is now occupied by K's Korner. "I've also heard reports from people that they have seen a young woman standing in the window of the abandoned house that was owned by the lady that was killed." recalls Lawrence.