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AAA projects increase in Memorial Day Weekend travel

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OKLAHOMA CITY (May 15, 2023) — AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend*, a 7% increase over 2022. This year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year, a sign of what’s to come in the months…

Tulsa Metro Has the 7th Lowest Rate of Identity Theft

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Data breaches are on the rise, both throughout the U.S. and globally. Anyone and everyone is at risk of falling victim to a data breach or cyber attack, and hackers and cybercriminals come up with new ways to steal sensitive information and personal data every day. As a result, news of identity theft is becoming…

Notice to all Oklahoma residents from NRCS

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STILLWATER, Okla., May 16, 2023 – A virtual State Technical Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, May 18th from 1:30p.m. – 3:30p.m. by video conference. This committee serves in an advisory capacity on technical matters related to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs. The meeting is open to the public, but registration is required…

Patriot Pastors Luncheon June 6th

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Patriot Pastors is excited to have OK Liberty Pastor Dan Fisher as our speaker on Tuesday, June 6th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at 4506 S. Vancouver Ave., Tulsa, OK. Pastor Fisher is a teaching pastor who serves as the Co-Pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond, OK. Pastor, teacher, and author, (Bringing Back the…

$14m Grant for waste water

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OKLAHOMA CITY –The City of Tulsa-Rogers County Authority (Authority) received approval for $14,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Inola Public Works Authority’s (PWA) wastewater infrastructure. Construction of upgrades and improvements to the wastewater system will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program,…

OSU wins Bedlam and part of Big 12 regular season title

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Oklahoma State clinched a share of the Big 12 Conference regular season championship with a 11-1 victory over Oklahoma, Saturday at L. Dale Mitchell Park, in Norman. With the win, the 10th-ranked Cowboys improved to 37-16 and finished Big 12 play with a 15-9 mark. OSU shares the conference championship with Texas and West Virginia….

ORU Sweeps WIU, wins League Title

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The No. 12 Oral Roberts baseball team concluded its 2023 regular season with a 12-0 run-rule victory over Western Illinois in eight innings Saturday afternoon at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium, in Macomb, Ill. The series sweep marked the fourth straight for ORU and ninth of the year. The Golden Eagles, who finished Summit League play…

ORU top seed in Summit League Tournament

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Defending Summit League tournament champion Oral Roberts earned the No. 1 seed after winning the program’s 20th regular season title, while tournament host North Dakota State will be the No. 2 seed. South Dakota State and Omaha round out the field as those two programs will be the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, respectively…

OU, OSU advance to NCAA Softball Super Regionals

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Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas from the Big 12 are advancing to the Super Regionals, having won their respective regionals. Each Super Regional will consist of three-game series with one team. the winner will be the first team to win two games and will advance to the NCAA Women’s World Series in Oklahoma City at…

OU moves to the SEC in 2024

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Both Oklahoma and Texas will move to the Southeastern Conference from the Big 12 a year early on July 1, 2024, instead of the originally announced July 1, 2025. Joe Castiglione, OU Athletic Director said, “It became more and more apparent to everybody involved that … it might be to everyone’s benefit for us to…