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Street repair has started in front of Woodland Hills Mall

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A concrete street maintenance project was scheduled to begin April 15 on East 71st Street between South Mingo Road and South Memorial Drive. The project also includes the intersection of 71st Street and Memorial Drive. Work is scheduled to begin at Mingo Road, moving west as the project progresses. Lane closures will vary as needed;…

Americans require honest elections

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Rasmussen poll shows that a majority of Americans across party lines are focused on the need to strengthen voter credentials. A massive 89% of Republicans said that we need to require voters to show photo IDs in order to ensure “a fair and secure election process. Sixty-five percent of Democrats…

College of the Ozarks’ ranked 20th

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POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri. — College of the Ozarks was recently ranked by College Consensus, a unique college ranking and review aggregator combining top publisher rankings and student reviews. College of the Ozarks was ranked 18 out of 20 Best Small Colleges 2021. College Consensus ranked schools with 3,000 students or less. The Best Small Colleges…

Options for driver’s license testing

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The Oklahoma CareerTech Testing Center, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, is now offering Class D written driver’s license and motorcycle license tests throughout its network of test sites. CTTC and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety entered an agreement earlier this year to offer the tests through CTTC’s network…

Lifeway summer camps will return

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After a year in which children and students experienced disruption and isolation, many churches are anticipating an exciting return to summer camp. And this year, Lifeway Christian Resources is implementing careful precautions to help keep COVID-19 at bay. “We know kids and students want to be together more than anything after spending…

Blood donations are really needed

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Hospital blood usage has surged nearly 10% over previous levels, as our community moved into COVID recovery mode. Blood donors are needed immediately to respond. March was the highest distribution of certain blood products in the 44-year history of Oklahoma Blood Institute. The increase in hospital usage comes at a time when…

$414,000,000.00: Tulsa Public Schools wants OK for $414,000,000.00 in bonds

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The Tulsa Public School board wants to borrow $414,000,000.00 in bonds for four propositions that will be on the ballot on June 8 – conveniently timed when voter turnout is low due to summer vacations. If approved, the term of the bonds would be five years, or an average of more than $80,000,000.00 a year…

Democrats want abortion and trans athletes

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Republicans labeled ‘racists’ by Dems Legislative Democrats are trying to label some Republicans as “racists,” “anti-choice” and “transphobic” due to the passage of bills that seek to stop abortion and to keep boys from pretending to be girls and competing in school sports. Democrats were livid when they claimed that Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Sallisaw, said…

Bill for cooperation with ICE operation

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According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), there are an estimated 11 million illegal or unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, has joined Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, to help the federal government in locating those individuals who are detained by local law enforcement agencies. House Bill 2774 requires all sheriffs, jailers,…

Bill for insurance for state teachers

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House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, won committee passage of a bill that will provide liability insurance coverage to all full- and part-time school employees up to $1 million per occurrence. Senate Bill 634, authored by O’Donnell and Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, also will require school employees wishing to have payroll deductions made to…