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Number of children harmed by marijuana skyrockets

April 15, 2021

As Oklahomans rapidly embrace the use of marijuana, the health dangers are starting to surface. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) recently issued a statement regarding collaborative efforts by OBNDD and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) to investigate THC edibles that caused hospitalizations. More children are getting their hands on marijuana…

Operation Pulse Lift takes off in Oklahoma

April 15, 2021

After being contacted by the American Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol officials in Oklahoma committed to helping state citizens cope with coronavirus pandemic. The American Red Cross, an organization of volunteers and staff working to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping the American people be prepared…

Mayes County GOP votes to censure Inhofe and Lankford

April 15, 2021

The Mayes County Republican Party has voted to approve a resolution to censure Senators James Inhofe and James Lankford, both Oklahoma Republicans, for their “failure to support delaying the certification of electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.” The resolution states that Inhofe and Lankford “have betrayed the Oklahoma Republican Party and their Republican, Independent…

Tulsa is changing its utility bills

April 15, 2021

On May 1, the City of Tulsa is changing its utility billing system and the format of utility bills. Customers will be able to register in the new online system beginning on May 3, the first business day. For information, go to cityoftulsa.org/utilities. After more than 20 years of the City of Tulsa utility bill…

Oklahoma guardsmen are deployed

April 15, 2021 Anthony Jones

ADA – More than 60 Oklahoma Army National Guard soldiers said farewell to their families in a virtual send-off ceremony at the National Guard armory in Ada, Oklahoma on April 1. The soldiers are assigned to the 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command, and are leaving for a yearlong mobilization to Fort Bliss,…

National Day of Prayer on May 6th

April 15, 2021

Tulsans will celebrate the National Day of Prayer from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 6 at Woodlake Church, 10444 S. Mingo Road. Oklahoma’s First Lady Sarah Stitt will be a special guest. The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law…

Changes in recycling due to a fire

April 15, 2021

Due to a fire at the Tulsa Recycle Transfer Facility (TRT), the City’s contracted recycling process facility, the City of Tulsa will send residential recycling to Covanta’s Trash to Energy Plant while repairs are being made at the TRT facility. Recycling customers should continue to place recycling in the blue cart and trash in the…

Cancer Treatment Center to close

April 15, 2021

Cancer Treatment Centers of America will close operations in Tulsa at the end of May. Why is CTCA Tulsa closing? According to their website, “We have worked tirelessly over multiple years to overcome the insurmountable patient access and insurance limitations for CTCA Tulsa, highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic, that have inexplicably restricted patient care options…

1st-degree manslaughter convict could be set free due to McGirt decision

April 8, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the McGirt v. Oklahoma case may be setting dangerous criminals free on technicalities. Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler thinks it is a big problem and is urging citizens to contact the U.S. Congress to remedy the situation. Without a vote of the people, the McGirt decision is changing…

Stitt signs education funding reforms

April 8, 2021

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed what he called “the most transformative education reform legislation in Oklahoma history” into law in a ceremony in the Blue Room at the Capitol. House Bill 2078 and Senate Bill 783 allow for students to attend public schools that best meet their needs and modernize the funding formula to match enrollment…