The Oklahoma Medial Marijuana Authority Call Center is open and taking calls. The call center is staffed with 14 operators trained to answer questions regarding Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma. Authority Interim Director Travis Kirkpatrick said, “It is a two-tier system that will allow the operators to ask for help quickly while keeping customers on the…
Animal Balance, a nonprofit, will partner with the Coalition for Tulsa Pets to provide free spay/neuter services for dogs in the greater Tulsa area. A total of three clinics will be held in 2020, with the first clinic running from January 10th through the 13th at the Tulsa SPCA at 2910 Mohawk Blvd . Free…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Telemedicine has become a growth industry worth tens of billions of dollars. By 2025 the market for virtual doctors is expected to exceed $130 billion, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Researchers at Global Market Insights say telehealth is “transforming the healthcare industry, and in the next few years,…
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – Jimmy John’s announced the winner of their “Home in the Zone” contest, which will give one superfan a home inside a Jimmy John’s delivery zone so they can finally get a sandwich delivered. After receiving 226,000 essay entries from fans across America, Jimmy John’s selected Tania T., an occupational therapist assistant living…
City officials said recycling garbage is easy for Tulsa residents, especially during the holiday season. Most packaging and wrapping paper are recyclable in the City’s blue recycling carts, such as cardboard boxes and basic wrapping paper without foil or glitter. They ask that citizens recycle aluminum and steel cans, cardboard and paper, plastic bottles and…
The Tulsa Beacon publishes 51 weeks a year and skips a week between Christmas and New Year’s so that our employees can celebrate the holiday. There is no paper on January 2. This issue has a double portion of standard features (comics, puzzles, columns, etc.) The deadline for advertising and legal notices for the January…
Gundy said that OSU had 18 players – including a four-star quarterback from California – sign December 18 during the early signing period. The group includes eight defensive players, nine offensive players and one athlete who will be assigned at a later time. The two most well-represented states are Oklahoma with six players and Texas…
POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — Forbes magazine recently released the College Financial Grades ranking and gave College of the Ozarks an “A” grade. The University of Tulsa got a “B.” Oklahoma Baptist, ORU, and Mid-America Christian University got “C”s. Oklahoma Christian University, Bacone College and Oklahoma Wesleyan each got a “C”-minus while Oklahoma City University, Southern…
OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced nearly $200 million in grant awards to 52 Native American Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the nation for new construction. In Oklahoma, 4 tribes shared $12,204,173 under the program. The Chickasaw Nation got $5 million. The Modoc Tribe of…
Kristin Weis, co-founder and CEO of Project Demand has been appointed to a National Platform to Fight Human Sex Trafficking. She is one of the nine people appointed by President Donald Trump to the Public-Private Partnerships Council to End Human Trafficking. U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, and U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, nominated her for the…