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College of the Ozarks sues Biden over transgender orders

April 29, 2021

POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri — College of the Ozarks filed suit in federal court on April 15, against the Biden administration. The lawsuit challenges a directive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which forces religious schools to violate their beliefs by opening their dormitories, including dorm rooms and shared shower spaces, to…

May commencements set at OBU

April 29, 2021

Oklahoma Baptist University has planned multiple spring commencement ceremonies in order to facilitate physical distancing for graduates and their guests as required by the CDC. The ceremonies will take place May 14-15 inside Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The first commencement ceremony will take place May 14, at 2 p.m.,…

SNU reaches 500+ online students

April 29, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY (PRNewswire) – Southern Nazarene University (SNU) – a private, Christian, liberal arts university that offers flexible degree-completion and graduate programs for working adults through its College of Professional and Graduate Studies – celebrates more than 500 online students, an important milestone for the university. This reflects SNU’s continued focus on expanding online offerings…

Blood donations are badly needed

April 29, 2021

The state blood supply needs immediate replenishment, pushed to its limits by increased blood usage from hospitals and the lowest level of donations since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Oklahoma Blood Institute joins blood centers across the nation who are seeing declines in donations, resulting in dramatically decreased levels of blood. OBI usually has a three-…

Ketchup sales assist Folds of Honor

April 29, 2021

OWASSO (PRNewswire) — With media reports sparking speculation of a ketchup shortage, a charitable organization that benefits families of fallen military heroes had to speak up. Folds of Honor says there is plenty of ketchup and one with a special cause. Their Folds of Honor brand ketchup is truly a “Ketchup with a Cause” and…

Bynum won’t fight the end of mask mandate

April 22, 2021

Mayor G.T. Bynum reluctantly supports an end to Tulsa’s mask mandate as scheduled at the end of April. Bynum heard recommendations from the Tulsa Health Department and the Mayor-Council COVID-19 Working Group. “… the City of Tulsa’s COVID working group met with public health leadership,” Bynum said. “According to the Tulsa Health Department, our trends…

Resolution strikes at Biden’s unconstitutional orders

April 22, 2021

House Concurrent Resolution 1004 sponsored by Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon, in the House and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, declares the Biden’s recent executive actions on gun violence are unconstitutional. “For the current administration to make the statement that POTUS ‘will not wait for Congress to act…’ is an insult to all Americans,” said Steagall….

Norman defunding denied

April 22, 2021

Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, praised the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that upheld a lower court’s ruling that the city of Norman violated the state’s Open Meeting Act when it voted to cut the police budget by more than $865,000 last year. The Court ruling said that the meeting notice, which did not specify cuts to…

‘Cocktails to Go’ advances

April 22, 2021

House Bill 2122, known as the Cocktails to Go Act, is one step closer to becoming law as the state continues to liberalize liquor laws. The bill is authored by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, and Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan. The bill would allow establishments holding a caterer’s or mixed beverage license to sell single-serve…

Everett’s Bill goes to Stitt

April 22, 2021

Legislation to prohibit discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on the person’s physical or mental disability passed the House and moves to the governor to be signed into law. Senate Bill 378 by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma, is a request from Edmond parents Rhys and Neely Gay, whose middle child, Everett, age…