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City of Tulsa prepares for winter

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The City of Tulsa has geared up preparations in case Tulsa receives some early winter weather. The City of Tulsa is responsible for clearing snow and ice from the Gilcrease Expressway, L.L. Tisdale Expressway and all arterial (main) streets. Other highway segments in Tulsa are the responsibility of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. These resources…

Stitt won’t appeal gambling ruling

Tulsa Beacon

Gov. Kevin Stitt will not appeal the U.S. District Court ruling issued July 28 regarding the State-Tribal Gambling Compacts.  Stitt said, “The U.S. District Court has ruled the Model Tribal Gambling Compacts automatically renewed for another 15 years. While I have chosen not to appeal this decision, I believe that the people of Oklahoma will…

BA teacher up for Teacher of the Year

Tulsa Beacon

Lesa Dickson, AP Language and Composition Teacher at Broken Arrow High Schoo,l has been named a finalist for the 2021 Teacher of the Year competition by the State Department of Education. Dickson is one of 12 finalists and the only one from the Tulsa area.  “When I sometimes consider my footprint on the world and…

Teacher certification plan at SNU

Tulsa Beacon

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 –  is offering an alternative certification plan of study for individuals who would like to teach but have not completed their full…

Book gives help on Social Security

Tulsa Beacon

WASHINGTON, D.C., – The AMAC Foundation has published “a comprehensive, easy-to-understand” layman’s guide to help America’s population of senior citizens understand the ins and outs of Social Security. The book is called Ask Rusty: What’s so hard about Social Security. Russell “Rusty” Gloor, whose weekly column on the topic is published by several hundred news…

City offices closed on Veterans Day

Tulsa Beacon

City of Tulsa offices will be closed on Veterans Day, November 11, and during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Emergency responders, including the police and firemen, will be on duty. The non-emergency number for the police is 918-596-9222 and for the Fire Department is 918-596-9977. Here are the closings: November 11 – Veterans…

Dr. Paxton joins Hunt Spinal Care

Tulsa Beacon

Dr. Steve Paxton has joined the staff of Dr. Matt Hunt at Hunt Spinal Care in Tulsa due to increased demand for the chiropractic services. Also, Hunt Spinal Care is expanding its hours to include 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. As an introduction to Dr. Paxton, Hunt Spinal Care will offer a “new…

County Treasurer Dennis Semler retires

Tulsa Beacon

Dennis Semler, who was Tulsa County Treasurer for the past 25 years, has retired and his Chief Deputy John Fothergill has been named acting treasurer. Summer McKerrell has assumed Fothergill’s duties. Gov. Kevin Stitt has scheduled a special election in February to replace Semler, who was an assistant district attorney for Tulsa County prior to…

Hardesy Foundation gives OSU $2 million

Tulsa Beacon

With a $2 million gift, The Hardesty Family Foundation has made a commitment to fuel research at the National Center for Wellness & Recovery. In recognition of the contribution, OSU is naming a recently acquired 49,000-square-foot medical complex in south Tulsa the Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience. “As the national leader in addiction…

Gas prices could soar under Biden’s plans

Tulsa Beacon

BOSTON – Gas prices have been out of sight and out of mind for many with 2020’s yearly average likely to be at its lowest in over a decade. However, at the second presidential debate, President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden had a nearly 12-minute discussion on their starkly different stances on America’s…