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Pugnacious pug puppies are populating our ‘kennel’

Tulsa Beacon

For 15 years, my wife and I and our kids enjoyed our wonderful Boston terrier Maggie. Maggie passed earlier this year and with all of our kids grown, we kind of enjoyed a dog-free period for a while. Don’t get me wrong. We both love dogs. But when dogs get older, it’s hard to go…

Razor-thin Bedlam win sets up Oklahoma for a title run

Tulsa Beacon

No. 6 Oklahoma needs to win the next three games and have one of the five teams ahead of them in the polls lose to make the College Football Playoff. The Sooners dodged a bullet last Saturday with a razor-thin Bedlam victory (48-47) over Oklahoma State in Norman. The Cowboys marched up and down the…

OSU vs. No. 7 W. Virginia

Tulsa Beacon

A failed two-point conversion, a missed extra point and a fourth quarter fumble were costly mistakes as the Oklahoma State Cowboys came oh so close to upsetting No. 6 Oklahoma in the Bedlam game Saturday in Norman. OSU has another chance to knock off a Top 10 team as the Cowboy hosts No. 7 West…

TU is on the road at Navy

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa and Navy – two historically successful teams who have fallen on hard times – will square off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Annapolis, Maryland. TU (2-8 overall, 1-5 in the American Athletic Conference) lost to Memphis 21-47 last Saturday while Navy (also 2-8, 1-5) fell to No. 12 Central Florida, 24-35. In the American…

Stitt elected governor

Tulsa Beacon

In the race for governor, Republican Kevin Stitt defeated Democrat Drew Edmondson and Libertarian Chris Powell. Stitt, a highly successful businessman, had never run for public office before. Edmondson, part of a Democrat family involved in state politics for decades, was a former state attorney general. In the First Congressional District, political newcomer Kevin Hern,…

Tulsa gasoline prices plummet

Tulsa Beacon

Gasoline prices in Tulsa fell 6.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.33/gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. This compares with the national average that has fallen 7 cents per gallon versus last week to $2.73/gallon, according to GasBuddy. Average gasoline prices on November 5 in…

10 months of record revenues continues

Tulsa Beacon

State tax revenues surged by 14 percent in September – a new record  that follows ten months of double-digit growth in a row. State Treasurer Ken Miller said gross tax receipts of $1.2 billion during the past month are the highest September total on record. Cumulative gross receipts from the past 12 months, at $12.5…

Veterans’ Appreciation concert

Tulsa Beacon

Vocalist Ernestine Dillard, Grammy Award winning trumpeter Mike Williams and the Tulsa Praise Orchestra will perform a free Veterans’ Appreciation Concert at 6:30 p.m. November 9 at Booker T. Washington High School, 1514 E. Zion St. No tickets are needed but attendees are encouraged to bring a military veteran. Williams was with the Count Basie…

Corrections Dept. wants $1,570,000,000.00 more for prisons

Tulsa Beacon

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections wants $1,570,000,000.00 for the next fiscal year including $844,000,000.00 to add 5,200 beds, $91,700,000.00 for inmate hepatitis C treatment, $31,900.000.00 for facility repairs, maintenance and other needs, and $18,500,000.00 million for staff pay raises. Last week, the Oklahoma Board of Corrections unanimously approved, according to board chairman State Rep. Bobby…

Farm Bureau honors Sen. Inhofe

Tulsa Beacon

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, recently was honored with the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Friend of Farm Bureau Award for his efforts to support Oklahoma farmers and ranchers during the 115th U.S. Congress. Inhofe received the award after being nominated by Oklahoma Farm Bureau and approved by the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors….