News Briefs

School board elections are on Feb. 11

February 6, 2020

Some area school districts will hold board of education elections Feb. 11. Tulsa Public Schools Office No. 5 – Ben Croff, Republican; John Croisant, Democrat; Scott Pendleton, Republican[ Kelsey Royce, Democrat; Shane Saunders, Republican Office No. 6 – Ruth Ann Fate, Democrat[ Jerry Griffin, Republican[ Stephen Remington, Democrat Berryhill Public Schools Office No. 5 –…

Owasso VFW catfish dinner will be this Saturday

February 6, 2020

The Owasso VFW Post 7180 will host an all-you-can-eat catfish dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. Saturday in the Owasso Community Center, 301 South Cedar . The menu will be catfish (chicken for those who don’t care for fish), French fries, hushpuppies, green beans, drinks and desserts. The cost to adults is $11 and children 6-12 years…

TPS votes to close four schools with more changes to come

January 30, 2020

The Tulsa School Board voted on January 22 to approve a recommendation by Superintendent Deborah Gist to close four elementary schools to save money in light of a $20 million budget shortfall. Those elementary schools are Wright, Jones, Grimes and Mark Twain. Students at those schools will head elsewhere for the fall semester. Mark Twain…

Presidential Primary is March 3

January 30, 2020

Oklahoma’s Presidential Preferential Primary will be March 3, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. The last day to register for the presidential primary is February 7. Voters must be a registered member of the party for the intend to cast a ballot. However, Independents may vote in the Democrat primary only. Independents…

Absentee ballot request

January 30, 2020

The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the upcoming February 11 election (school boards, school bonds and municipal offices) is 5 p.m. February 5. Elections are scheduled for: Tulsa School Board, District 6 and 6; Bixby School Board, Office 5; Owasso School Board, Office 5; Collinsville Mayor; Sand Springs City Council, Ward 5; Jenks…

Bixby filings

January 30, 2020

Candidate for municipal office in Bixby may file beginning at 8 a.m. on February 3. Filing ends at 5 p.m. February 5. The open seat is for the Bixby City Council, Ward 5. It is a four-year term. The nonpartisan election will be April 7. If someone is not registered, they can download an application…

HUD funds grants vs. homelessness

January 30, 2020

HUD Secretary Ben Carson has announced $8,354,106 in grants to support homeless assistance programs in Oklahoma. These grants are part of a total of $2.2 billion that was awarded nationally under HUD’s Continuum of Care grants to provide critically needed support to approximately 6,593 local programs that serve individuals and families experiencing homelessness. This is…

7-Eleven purchases OKC stores

January 30, 2020

IRVING, Texas (PRNewswire) — 7-Eleven, Inc. announced that it has entered in an agreement to acquire “7 Eleven Stores” of central Oklahoma, which includes more than 100 7-Eleven-branded locations that have been operating independently for 67 years. The transaction is anticipated to close in 60-90 days, subject to standard closing conditions and regulatory approvals. All…

Changes planned for SoonerCare

January 30, 2020

Two new Oklahoma Health Care Authority policies will increase SoonerCare members’ access to care and lower OHCA costs. The new policies include adding diabetes self-management training as a SoonerCare benefit and establishing registered behavior technicians as SoonerCare providers. The policies were enacted by emergency rules that Gov. Kevin Stitt signed earlier this month. “Our core…

Renaming the Chamberlain Center

January 30, 2020

The Tulsa Parks and Recreation Dept. will hold a building dedication and reopening celebration at Chamberlain Park, 4940 N. Frankfort Ave. on Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. to formally rename Chamberlain Recreation Center to the Jane A. Malone Center in Chamberlain Park. The city decided to reopen the Recreation Center in Chamberlain after being closed…