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Oklahoma tourism on the upswing

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In a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused upheaval throughout the travel sector, the Oklahoma travel and tourism industry increased its market share of domestic travel and generated $7.1 billion in direct spending by visitors, according to new research by the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department. Oklahoma brought in an estimated 17 million visitors…

‘Nicotine=Brain Poison’ campaign

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Tobacco Stops With Me, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), has released a new educational campaign, “Nicotine = Brain Poison,” informing Oklahomans about the dangers of the addictiveness and mental health impacts of nicotine. As mental health professionals sound the alarm, a vaping epidemic is sweeping middle schools and high schools across…

Exercise is very critical for seniors

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Every year at this time there is a call for seniors to establish an exercise routine. The holidays are over and so is the copious feasting that goes with the season. It’s time to lose a few pounds. The Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] strongly encourages older Americans to stay in…

James R. Hicks is OBA president

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Tulsa attorney James R. “Jim” Hicks was sworn in as the Oklahoma Bar Association president during a virtual ceremony on Jan. 14. He will lead the OBA’s 17-member Board of Governors that meets monthly and governs the 18,000-member association. Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Darby administered the oath from his office at the Oklahoma Judicial…

Deliver Us! presented on Feb. 18th

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Ballet Magnificat! will present Deliver Us! at Destiny Church, 1700 S. Aspen Ave., Broken Arrow, on February 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at www.balletmagnificat.com. One of Ballet Magnificat!’s most popular and longest touring ballets, Deliver Us! Is set to the music of Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt….

TPS seat, Bixby bond vote on Feb. 8

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An important open seat on the Tulsa School Board, a $110-million-plus bond issue for Bixby Schools and several other ballot items will be voted on February 8 in Tulsa County. There are races for Tulsa Public School Board, District 7; special propositions for Bixby and Jenks public schools; a municipal primary election for the City…

$137m in federal funding for levees

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided full funding for the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levees Project. The Army Corps released the work plans to fund multiple projects in Oklahoma. Phases of Approval for U.S. Army Corps Projects: Authorization for a feasibility study. On December 9, 2016,  the Senate authored the Water Infrastructure Improvements…

Bill would force homeless camps to have proper permits

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Concerned about unsanitary and unsafe conditions of homeless camps in Oklahoma cities, Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, has filed Senate Bill 1381 which would direct municipalities to require homeless camps to be properly permitted, just as other campgrounds are required to be. Standridge said he filed the legislation after citizens in his district contacted him about…

2nd Amendment bills

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Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed five bills to offer greater protection for the Second Amendment rights of the citizens of Oklahoma and push back on federal overreach. “I believe that the Second Amendment is one of the most important, if not the most important provision in the Constitution,” Dahm said. “It’s our means of…

County oversight on marijuana farms

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Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, has filed legislation for the upcoming session that will give county voters the say over who is licensed to grow marijuana within their counties. House Bill 2989 would require applications to grow marijuana to be filed by June 30 each year in the county where the grow facility is to be…