News Briefs

Trump endorses Inhofe’s re-election

March 19, 2020

President Donald Trump has endorsed Sen. Jim Inhofe’s re-election bid. Inhofe was also endorsed by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Senator James Lankford and the entire Oklahoma delegation. Stitt said, “Now more than ever we need the true conservative leadership of Jim Inhofe in Washington. “Whether it’s funding our roads and bridges or fighting the overregulation of…

Will Rogers High School Hall of Fame will induct six

March 12, 2020

The Will Rogers High School Community Foundation will induct a new Will Rogers High School Hall of Fame class on March 27. The inductees will join rock-and-roll legend the late Leon Russell and S. E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders. The new inductees include: David Finch (class of 1971), a multi-Emmy winning sports cinematographer who…

Research paper questions the ‘crisis’ of Tulsa’s food desert

March 12, 2020

The 1889 Institute has published, “Food Deserts – Health Crisis or Mere Inconvenience?” In it, 1889 Research Fellow, Mike Davis, makes the case that “food deserts” are not the crisis that they have been portrayed to be in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. This means recent zoning regulations limiting small-box “dollar” stores are detrimental. Nevertheless, recommendations…

7-11 buys stores in Oklahoma City

March 12, 2020

(PRNewswire) — 7-Eleven, Inc., the largest chain in the convenience-retailing industry, announced that it has officially closed on the acquisition of more than 100 independently operated 7-Eleven stores in central Oklahoma. “These stores have carried the 7-Eleven name for 67 years, and today they officially join the global 7-Eleven family,” said Joe DePinto, 7-Eleven President…

Assistance to fight against robocalls

March 12, 2020

People in Oklahoma are being warned that robocalls are likely to increase as the country gears up for the 2020 elections. The 2020 elections, which will be in November, will see all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate, and the office of…

Federal grants to OK to fight AIDS

March 12, 2020

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $1,808,416 to expand access to HIV care, treatment, medication, and prevention services in Oklahoma. HRSA awarded $1,058,416 to four health centers in Oklahoma with service delivery sites in geographic locations. These awards are part of a program…

Can people’s life spans be extended?

March 12, 2020

A scientist, Aubrey de Grey, a gerontologist, is convinced that people can live longer than anyone has ever imagined — “as long as 1,000 years,” according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. De Grey may well be off-base with his prediction; he certainly has his detractors. The Week, a news magazine with U.K….

Robotic spine surgery at OUMC

March 12, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY — OU Medical Center at OU Medicine has become the first hospital in Oklahoma to offer robotic spine surgery. The advanced technology allows for the precise placement of spinal hardware during complex spinal operations. “The capacity to perform robotic spine surgery is another advance in the level of care available to Oklahomans and…

State Health Dept. offers information on the coronavirus

March 5, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) joined 29 other states last week in Washington, D.C. working with federal partners on the monitoring and response to COVID-19. To date, there are two persons under investigation in Oklahoma. While testing is pending, the routine process of investigating suspected infectious disease events is to identify contacts who…

Personal property returns looming

March 5, 2020

Due to continuing growth of new businesses in Tulsa County, John A. Wright, Tulsa County Assessor, wants new and existing business owners, including home-based businesses, to remember to file their business personal property returns (Form 901) by March 15th with the County Assessor’s Office. Copies of the Form 901 are available at the assessor’s website…