WASHINGTON, D.C., — Here’s a disarming statistic: more than half a million Americans are homeless. And, nearly 200,000 of them sleep on sidewalks, empty lots or under bridges most nights, anywhere they can find a modicum of shelter. And, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], too many of them are veterans who risked…
As of Monday, there have been 10,290 confirmed cases of the Chinese coronavirus in Tulsa County with 102 deaths and 9,147 people have recovered. There have been 70,223 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. There have been 905 total deaths in the state. As of Monday, there were 499 people in state hospitals with…
Business loan applicants must be within the IDL The Tulsa City Council is looking into ways to provide more economic benefit to subsidize privately owned businesses exclusively located in Downtown Tulsa. Councilors are looking at recommendations for the “Economic Development Infrastructure Fund, Downtown Revolving Loan Fund.” Tulsa has pumped hundreds of millions of tax money…
The first game at the new Will Rogers Stadium, Home of the Ropers, will be at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11. That night the Ropers will take on the Nathan Hale Rangers, a rivalry that dates back to 1959. It’s a dream come true for generations of Roper athletes and their fans. The new stadium…
Mayor G.T. Bynum and the City Council finally agreed to enforce the law and remove an illegal sign from the Greenwood District that reads, “Black Lives Matter.” The sign was painted on the street illegally just prior to the recent visit to Tulsa by President Donald Trump. There was no permit for the sign, which…
The Owasso VFW Post 7180 has canceled their monthly breakfast fundraisers for the rest of the year due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. They plan to resume the breakfasts in 2021. VFW Post 7180 will be holding a benefit garage sale on September 18-19, starting at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The garage…
Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors passed two resolutions encouraging the adoption of policies and laws to curb obesity in Oklahoma and to protect Oklahomans from the dangers of tobacco. Obesity is an increasing epidemic in Oklahoma. The state places 46th in U.S. health rankings, with 35% of the state’s population being obese….
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors approved funding for seven grants to address food insecurity and increase Oklahomans access to healthy and nutritious food. “Many Oklahomans were already struggling with food insecurity and access to nutritious food even before the pandemic,” said TSET Board of Directors Chair Bruce Benjamin, Ph.D. “ The…
The City of Tulsa on September 12 will start an effort to clean up a site in the 36th Street North and Hawthorne area. The goal is to assist in the revitalization of the Hawthorne neighborhood. For two weeks, from Sept. 12 to Sept. 26, Hawthorne residents will receive help cleaning up trash, junk and…
In January, regulators in Pennsylvania put midsize long-term care insurance (LTCI) issuer, Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (SHIP), in rehabilitation by court order. In response, the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) sent out the letter to over 900 Oklahoma consumers with LTCI policies with SHIP to offer help and guidance. Even though OID is not…