Oklahoma County Judge Natalie Mai has granted a temporary injunction against Senate Bill 658, which prevents public schools from forcing all students, teachers and staff to wear a mask on school property to combat the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Mai stated in her ruling that if SB 658 pertained to private and public schools equally, then…
The Tulsa City Council approved an Employee Vaccine Stipend Program to increase vaccination rates among city employees. Employees who are fully vaccinated by October 15, 2021, will receive a $250 stipend. Beginning November 1, 2021, every vaccinated employee in a city department in which at least 70 percent of its team members are vaccinated, will…
State Sen. Rob Standridge said too few Oklahomans are being given information about the benefits of monoclonal antibodies. To counter that, Standridge, R-Norman, recently contacted Cleveland County Commissioners Rod Cleveland, Darry Stacy, and Harold Haralson, and recommended they work together to develop a plan to better inform the public about how these treatments can reduce…
Bixby – Axis HealthCare has seen a 300% increase in positive COVID cases including among younger patient populations. Michael Sanchez, Axis Laboratory Administrator, said “There’s a definite increase in COVID cases. Back when we first started testing there was an 8-10% positive result rate. Now, with the new variant it has gone up to 30-35%.”…
Under the direction of President Biden, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened directed investigations in five states – including Oklahoma – to find justification to circumvent bans on forced mask wearing in public schools. The federal bureaucrats think it is discriminatory toward students with disabilities and they are out to…
The Republican Women’s Club of Tulsa County will meet on Sept 14, 11:30 a.m, at the Tulsa Country Club. Senator Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, is the speaker. For reservations go to [email protected].
The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) announced more than $5.25 million in new 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grants over a five-year period in Oklahoma. The 20 new recipients join 36 returning grantees for a total federally funded allocation of $13.5 million. The grant funding helps students meet state and local academic…
Tulsa gas prices have risen 5.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.94/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Gas prices in Tulsa are 9.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.11/ gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the…
Early voting for the Collinsville Public Schools Special Bond Election will begin September 9. Early voting is from September 9-10 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the County Election Board at 555 N. Denver Ave. “You do not need to provide an excuse to vote early,” said Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman….
According to the latest edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, this winter will be punctuated by positively bone-chilling, below-average temperatures across most of the U.S. “This coming winter could well be one of the longest and coldest that we’ve seen in years,” said Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. For 230 years, the…