Tulsa County District Court has suspended all in-person hearings because of a spike in cases of the Chinese coronavirus in metro area. The suspension started December 8 and will continue through January 11. Jury trials will be suspended until February 1, 2021, due to problems with collecting a jury pool. Jurors who have been summoned…
Oklahoma leads the nation in a WalletHub report, “States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Recovering the Quickest.” Even though many states have been hit by a surge in COVID-19 cases, new unemployment claims decreased week-over-week on November 23. In Oklahoma, the recovery was particularly good, as there were 9% fewer claims that week versus the same…
Walter E. Williams 1936-2020 Walter Williams loved teaching. Unlike too many other teachers today, he made it a point never to impose his opinions on his students. Those who read his syndicated newspaper columns know that he expressed his opinions boldly and unequivocally there. But not in the classroom. Walter once said he hoped that,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living released an updated report showing nursing homes in the U.S. have now experienced the worst outbreak of weekly new cases since last spring due to the community spread among the general population. The AHCA/NCAL) represents more than 14,000 nursing homes and…
Tulsa gas prices have risen 10.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.84/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 16.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 25.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the…
OKLAHOMA CITY, (PRNewswire) – Grassroots political organization National Police Support Fund partnered with local organizations to oppose- and ultimately help defeat- State Question 805 that was on the state ballot on Election Day November 3. Oklahoma State Question 805, the Criminal History in Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative, was on the ballot in Oklahoma as…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) welcomed Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and INTEGRIS Health CEO Timothy Pehrson recently at OBI’s headquarters at 901 N. Lincoln. Pehrson joined Stitt in urging Oklahomans who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate convalescent plasma. Stitt also made his second convalescent plasma donation to help critically ill COVID-19 patients…
WASHINGTON – The United States Postal Inspection Service advises everyone mailing gifts to become educated to ensure their packages arrive to their destination safely. Here are a few tips to consider this holiday season: 1. Don’t leave your delivered mail and packages unattended. Packages left on front porches and in mailboxes are a tempting target…
Mayor G.T. Bynum and the Tulsa City Council added more rule and regulations concerning the Chinese coronavirus outbreak and gave more teeth to enforcement of the new rules. The new ordinances include: A requirement for a “safety plan” for any event with 150 or more people has to be submitted and approved by the Tulsa…
Two seats on the Tulsa School Board will be up for grabs early in 2021. Filing for the TPS seats plus spots in most of the public school districts within Tulsa County will be December 7-9 at the Tulsa County Election Board. There will also be filing for city council races in Owasso and Sand…