News Briefs

Mend banquet will be on March 12

February 27, 2020

The 33rd Annual Mend Medical Clinic Annual Celebration will be March 12. Mend, a Christian nonprofit, offers free pregnancy testing, limited ultrasounds, support programs, Bible studies, abortion information, medical referrals, parenting classes, diapers and baby supplies support for after a baby is born and other services to help women. The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m….

Trump to fund a new VA hospital in Downtown Tulsa

February 20, 2020

In his new Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal, President Donald Trump has appropriated $120 million to fund a veterans’ hospital in Downtown Tulsa. The total cost for the project would be $173 million The veterans’ facility would be a 275,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical-surgical hospital and would be built where the Kerr Edmondson Building stands, next to…

Millions for a new Gilcrease Museum

February 20, 2020

Instead of repairing and revamping Gilcrease Museum, city officials plan to tear it down and build a new facility at the cost of tens of millions of dollars. The Gilcrease Museum, home to more than 350,000 art objects will get a new building paid for a tax increase package approved by Tulsa voters. Surveyors examined…

Shoji Tabuchi to the Fiddler HofF

February 20, 2020

The Tabuchi Family and Shoji Entertainments, Inc. announced that Branson showman Shoji Tabuchi, will be inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame in 2020. Tabuchi will be honored at a gala, headlined by Grammy Award recipient Kris Kristofferson and The Strangers, on April 18, at the Mabee Center in Tulsa. The National Fiddler Hall…

Oklahoma Gardening back on air

February 20, 2020 Trisha Gedon

STILLWATER – Super Bowl LIV is now history and there is Easter candy on the shelves at the store. This can mean just one thing – it is time for a brand new season of the longest-running gardening show on television. Oklahoma Gardening will hit the airwaves Feb. 15 and promises to be chocked full…

Family gas bills to rise in 2020

February 20, 2020

BOSTON — While American households are expected to spend nearly $2,000 on fuel in 2020, families can fork out an additional $200 more on gas per year if they aren’t careful, according to a new study released by GasBuddy. The study finds that 37% of Americans are already overpaying for gasoline, with more than 50%…

School board runoff vote April 7th

February 20, 2020

Jerry Griffin got 377 votes (37%) and incumbent Ruth Ann Fate got 335 votes (33%) February 11 to force a runoff vote in the race for Tulsa School Board, Office 6. In TPS District 1 Office 5, John Croisant got 1,063 votes (44%) and Shane Saunders got 633 votes (26%) to force a runoff. The…

Tulsa Tech partners with McLain

February 13, 2020

Tulsa Public Schools will expand their partnership with Tulsa Tech to McLain High School in fall 2020, creating a Foundations of Manufacturing course. This expansion is continuing the district’s desire to ensure that every student graduates college‐and career‐ready. “Our partnership with Tulsa Tech is increasing the number of students ready for high‐wage, high‐demand careers by…

Never Again? is about anti-semitism

February 13, 2020

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Anti-semitism is increasing in both prevalence and violence in the U.S. and around the world. A pro-Israel organization – Christians United for Israel – is fighting back and has produced Never Again? – a feature-length documentary to expose and combat increasing violence and bigotry. Never Again? premieres in 800 theaters nationwide…

College Savings Plan keeps growing

February 13, 2020

January marks a major milestone for Oklahomans saving for college as the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan surpassed the $1 billion asset mark on Jan. 16. “Surpassing $1 billion in assets reinforces the importance Oklahoma families place on higher education,” State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said. “It also speaks to the significant investments families across the…