November 1st, 2024 (Tulsa OK): Circle Cinema will present a free public screening of the film “Route 66: An American Odyssey” with special live appearances by renown filmmaker John Paget and Michael Wallis, author of “Route 66: The Mother Road” on Monday, Nov. 11. The evening will begin with a free public reception in the…
On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, elections will be held for members in several school districts within Tulsa County: Bixby, Berryhill, and Sand Springs. Bixby In Bixby, Matt Dotson, the incumbent, and Julie Bentley are competing for Office #3. According to Niche.com, Bixby Schools are highly rated with an overall grade of “A.” Dotson has served…
Former Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger, now retired, was named to the 2022 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class. Kruger coached for over 40 years, with his final 10 years in Norman as the head coach of Oklahoma. A native of Silver Lake, Kansas, Kruger had a record of 195-128 (.604) with the Sooners….
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Joe Newhouse, R-Tulsa, was recently awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for leading future operations of U.S. Special Forces in East Africa during his most recent deployment. Newhouse, a Navy Reservist, was flown overseas three days after adjournment of the 2021 legislative session, where he served for several months on…
House Speaker Pro Tempore Representative Terry O’Donnell is stepping down from his leadership position while he fights grand jury charges about a family tag agency business. O’Donnell and his wife voluntarily were processed in Midwest City for the charges earlier this month. “Political operatives in Oklahoma City have a personal vendetta against me and are…
The recent shooting of four rare whooping cranes in Oklahoma is unprecedented and will come with consequences, officials say. “It’s unprecedented because it’s a first for Oklahoma and more cranes were killed in this shooting than in any other single incident,” said Elizabeth Smith, North America program director for the International Crane Foundation. The Crane…
An Oklahoma rematch with Nebraska, an Oklahoma State road trip to Boise State and Tulsa game with Ohio State highlight the nonconference schedules for the state’s major college football teams in 2021. Here are breakdowns of some of history and coaches that OU, OSU and TU will face this fall. Oklahoma Nonconference Schedule September 4…
The Oklahoma Bar Association is accepting nominations for its annual awards presentations. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. July 1. Awards will be presented to recipients at the OBA Annual Meeting this Nov. 10-12 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. “The OBA Awards are a great opportunity to celebrate both lawyers and…
Americans will pick between two candidates on opposite ends of the political spectrum in the presidential election on Tuesday. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are facing Democrat Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in an election that could drastically alter the nation. Trump and Pence want to build on the pre-pandemic economic success…
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum was re-elected to a second four-year term August 25 but he was just less than 2 percentage points away from advancing the November 3 general election. Bynum was just 1,320 votes away from not getting the required 50%-plus-one votes that would have pitted him against Gregory C. Robinson II, who came…