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Lankford Pushes to Protect Oklahoma Farmland from Foreign Nationals

April 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today introduced the bipartisan Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act, along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), in order to provide oversight and transparency of purchases of US agricultural land that threaten national security. On the heels of a successful…

Monthly Civics Class – 3rd Thursdays

April 13, 2023

Guest speaker Amanda Teegarden will conduct a repeat of her Citizen Involvement in the Legislative Process training class at Heartland Church on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Training includes how a bill becomes law, checks and balances, lobbying, and how to read legislation. This is an interactive training class so…

May’s Patriot Pastor Luncheon

April 13, 2023

On May 2nd our Patriot Pastors members will hear from special guest speaker Pastor Dixie Pebworth, lead pastor of God’s Shining Light Church in Tulsa. You’ll want to hear Pastor Dixie Pebworth’s inspiring salvation story and the mission and purpose of his Wings of Freedom ministry. Event Details Tuesday, May 2, 2023 11:30 am to…

Mid-America Prophecy Conference

April 13, 2023

The 14th Annual Mid-America Prophecy Conference “Winds of Change” and the GOD WHO DOES NOT CHANGE will be held on May 26-27, 2023 at the Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills. This is the Prophecy Conference with the reputation for non-speculative, Bible-first teaching! Make this your “Bible Prophecy VACATION” … … set aside by so many for the past 13 years….

Tulsa International Auto Show

April 13, 2023

TULSA (April 6, 2023) – Many of the latest 2023 vehicles and Indoor EV Ride Along vehicles will highlight the return of the Tulsa International Auto Show. Among the new cars and trucks on display at the 106th Anniversary of the Tulsa International Auto Show will be the 2024 Mustang GT Coupe and the 2023…

OU launches online degree completion program

April 13, 2023

NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma is making it easier for adults with some college credit to finish what they started and complete their bachelor’s degrees. The university’s new Degree Completion Program, offered through OU Online and the OU College of Professional and Continuing Studies, offers flexible and workforce-relevant online undergraduate degree programs designed…

Tulsans Keating and Grabow in Oklahoma Women Hall of Fame inductees

April 13, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 5, 2023) – The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women (OCSW) has selected seven women to be inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame (OWHOF). The women will be honored at the induction ceremony on Friday, April 28, 2023, at 5:30 pm in the Omni Hotel Five Moons Ballroom located…

Oklahoma parents, students rally for school choice

April 6, 2023 Ray Carter

Hundreds of parents and students urged lawmakers to enact robust school-choice policies this year that will allow Oklahoma families to more easily access private schools and homeschooling, speaking out at a Capitol rally on Thursday. “Every parent has dreams for their child’s future,” said Blessing Omeke, a mother of three. “And God puts a natural…

Abortion ruling puts focus on state judicial appointments

April 6, 2023

A recent ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, which controversially declared that the Oklahoma Constitution provides a right to abortion under certain circumstances despite the constitution containing no language regarding abortion, is prompting renewed focus on how Oklahoma justices and judges are selected and appointed. “I want judicial reform for a myriad of reasons,” said…

OK Rainfall Divide

April 6, 2023 Gary McManus

Oklahoma’s oddly persistent caste-like rainfall pattern—with those to the north and west of Interstate 44 seeing near-record dryness and those to the south and east experiencing abundance—continued during March. Rainfall totals to the northwest of I-44 were generally a half-inch or less, while amounts of 5-8 inches were quite common to the southeast. Ten Oklahoma…