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Amnesty for parking, moving violation tickets

October 3, 2019

Tulsa Municipal Court is providing two amnesty sessions for citizens who have outstanding citations for parking and traffic moving violations. The parking amnesty will be October 28-November 8. The first amnesty session will be limited to parking tickets. As of today, the City currently has 66,857 unpaid parking citations, which total $2.6 million. During the…

New laws helps sheriffs

October 3, 2019

County sheriffs throughout Oklahoma have received support with the passage of Senate Bill 244 this past session. The measure, by Senate principal author Michael Bergstrom, R-Adair, and House principal author Rep. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, ends a practice that often resulted in county jails having to pay for the cost of housing inmates awaiting transport to…

Oklahoma Young Republicans elect Sen. Dahm, Sen. Silk

October 3, 2019

The Oklahoma Young Republicans at their state convention elected a new slate of officers by acclamation. Among the officers chosen to lead the youth organization were Sen. Nathan Dahm, who will serve as vice chairman for the 1st Congressional District, and Senator Joseph Silk, who will serve as vice chairman for the 2nd Congressional District….

Costs keep rising for senior citizens

October 3, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “It’s a fact that the cost of providing services at senior citizen facilities increases annually for any of a variety of reasons. It’s also a fact, however, that most seniors living in assisted living facilities and senior housing don’t have the resources to pay steadily increasing rates, particularly when they exceed the…

Civil Air Patrol gets scholarships

October 3, 2019 Capt. Brandon Lunsford

Civil Air Patrol’s 2019 scholarship finalists have received 91 awards collectively worth $154,570. Each year, CAP provides financial assistance to select, deserving cadets through academic and flight scholarships based on merit or needs-based awards. The scholarship portfolio is announced each fall, and finalists are named the following spring and summer. “For the first time, we…

Rep. Hern to speak to GOP women

October 3, 2019

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, will speak at the October 8 meeting of the Republican Women’s Club of Tulsa. The luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, 7992 S. Lewis Ave. The cost is $20 for members, $22 for non-members. Reservations are required and must…

Kickapoo Turnpike officially named

October 3, 2019

OKLAHOMA — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) Board of Directors voted to approve the Kickapoo Turnpike as the official name of the Driving Forward initiative’s Eastern Oklahoma County corridor construction project at its monthly board meeting. “We are honored to recognize the Kickapoo Tribe through the naming of the Kickapoo Turnpike,” Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation…

Free cataract surgery for veterans

October 3, 2019

EyeCare Associates of South Tulsa will be celebrating their 3rd Annual “Giving Thanks By Giving Sight” on November 8 in honor of Veteran’s Day by volunteering their time, staff, clinic and surgery center to provide free cataract surgery to veterans in need. Board-certified Ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Dan Langley, graduated from Washington State University and obtained…

Stitt appoints Judge Kane to State Supreme Court

September 26, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed Judge M. John Kane, IV, of Pawhuska, to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. This is Stitt’s first appointment to the state Supreme Court. “Judge Kane’s extensive record serving the 10th Judicial District and his broad support in the community, and from across the state, speak toward his qualifications to join…

TCC marks its 50th anniversary with a look at the past

September 26, 2019

From the first scholarship donated by Tulsa businessman Robert L. Davis in 1970 to serving nearly 450,000 students, a new historical exhibit traces the impact of Tulsa Junior College, now Tulsa Community College. The story of the College that has shaped the greater Tulsa area for nearly five decades is told through a special 50th…