OKLAHOMA CITY — The TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center announced Fiscal Year 23 awardees for its seed grant program. Each grantee will receive up to $50,000 for their innovative research project. Dr. Amy Cohn, an associate professor in the department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma College…
Tulsa County Assessor John Wright, Tulsa County Treasurer John Fothergill and Tulsa County Clerk Michael Willis will speak on how local government works from 9 a.m. to noon July 23 at the Liberty Center of Tulsa, 9410-A E. 51st St. Wright, Fothergill and Willis will explain their roles, the function of their offices and how…
(PRNewswire) – Just Between Friends, North America’s largest and leading children’s and maternity pop-up consignment community marketplace, is committed to providing a resource for families to help make money-saving switches this summer. The next sale in Tulsa is July 15-17 at Rhema Rec Center, 1421 West Kenosha Street in Broken Arrow. As the cost of…
The outdoor sign Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in downtown Tulsa showed that congregation’s support for the Tulsa “Gay Pride Parade” on June 26. The church opened its restrooms and gave access to water fountains to parade goers. Some of the other sponsors for the weekend activities that promote homosexuality included American Airlines, KHITs 106.9…
State can prosecute non-Indian criminals The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the State of Oklahoma has the authority to arrest and prosecute non-Indian criminals who victimize Indians living on tribal reservation land in the state. “This Court has long held that Indian country is part of a state, not separate from it,” the majority opinion…
Gov. Kevin Stitt won the Republican primary June 28 and Joy Hofmeister, a former Republican, won the Democrat primary – both by impressive margins. They will face each other in the general election November 8. U.S. Sen. James Lankford doubled the vote total of challenger Jackson Lahmeyer, a Tulsa pastor, in the race for one…
The Tulsa County Election Board has an immediate need for poll workers for the upcoming August 23 runoff election and November 8 election. The recent pandemic and labor shortage has left many of the counties across Oklahoma in critical need for poll workers on election day. Poll workers are compensated for their time and, in…
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is reporting the first human case, and death in 2022 caused by West Nile Virus (WNV) in a Central Oklahoma resident. The patient was hospitalized before passing away. WNV spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito. In Oklahoma, WNV is primarily spread by the Culex mosquito, which…
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education has set new tuition and mandatory fee levels for Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities. Nine institutions across the state system of higher education are not increasing tuition and mandatory fees for resident undergraduate students in 2022-23. Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students will increase an average…
This summer, dozens of Oklahomans looking for an easy, hands-on way to help Ukrainians in need are volunteering as conversation partners at ENGin. ENGin, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, pairs Ukrainian youth with English-speakers for free online conversation practice and cross-cultural connection. The program complements humanitarian aid by giving Ukrainians skills to support themselves in the longer…