January Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed 62 commutations, 93 pardons and 23 paroles, bringing the total signed during his first year to 774 commutations, 290 pardons and 101 paroles. An otherwise successful 2019 season went sour quickly as No. 4 Oklahoma was overcome by No. 1 LSU, 63-28, in Atlanta in a College Football Playoff…
Robert W. McDowell, Jr., a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a petroleum industry consultant, died on January 1 after a lengthy illness. He was 94. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, January 8, at Moore’s Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st Street . McDowell wrote more than 500 columns that…
Senator Joe Newhouse Senate District 25 WE NEED STRONG LEADERSHIP I am excited for the upcoming legislative year 2021 because of the many opportunities we as conservatives can take advantage of if we have the guts to be bold. Our citizens are calling for a compass and 4-stroke engine in what feels like a rudderless…
The Oklahoma State Board of Education approved a one-year suspension of the Oklahoma School Report Card letter grades for the 2020-21 school year. State School Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said the move is necessary in light of the significant disruptions in instruction caused by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. States across the nation have been exploring the…
In December, the Oklahoma Pork Council donated $10,000 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to support its Food for Kids Programs. This brings the total of okPORK donations since the partnership began to more than $162,000. This year, Brett Ramsey with Blue & Gold Sausage donated 5,000 pounds of sausage to the Regional Food…
A Tulsa street rehabilitation project was scheduled to begin January 4 at the intersection of East 61st Street and South Yale Avenue. Traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction. Access to all businesses will be maintained throughout the project. This $1,747,000 project includes replacement of waterlines, concrete pavement and traffic signals. Completion…
Governor Kevin Stitt has appointed Judge Thomas E. Prince to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. This is the governor’s third appointment to the Court. “Judge Tom Prince is a proven legal mind who has served the State of Oklahoma for over three decades,” said Stitt. “Years of legal and judicial experience have prepared him…
Governor Kevin Stitt sees a tight budget for state government in 2021. The Oklahoma State Board of Equalization certified an estimate indicating lawmakers will have $8.4 billion to build a budget for the 2022 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2021. “Over the course of this past fiscal year, Oklahoma’s state revenues have dropped due…
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced that 13 water systems in Oklahoma – including Tulsa – have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the year 2019. Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level for preventing tooth…
The Tulsa Beacon publishes 51 times a year and takes off the week between Christmas and New Year’s. December 24 is the final issue of 2020. There will not be a December 31 issue and the next paper will be on Thursday, January 7. Double portions of comics, puzzles, columns and other features are in…