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Contract is part of USDA 5-year plan

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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma Water Resources Center has contracted with the Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit to participate in a five-year research grant to update tools and guidelines regarding flood control structures. The project is in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. The HERU, a one-of-a-kind research laboratory under the USDA’s…

Annual sales tax holiday is Aug. 6-8

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Taxpayers will get their annual  break during Oklahoma’s 2021 sales tax holiday will August 6, 7 and 8. Under the special holiday law, if an item is tax exempt, anyone may make the purchase tax-free. Retailers may not charge tax on items that are tax-exempt during the sales tax holiday weekend. That includes city, county…

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Tulsan serves on the USS Tulsa

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PHILIPPINE SEA — A sailor born and raised in Tulsa serves aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), a U.S. Navy vessel named to honor Oklahoma’s second-largest city. Petty Officer 2nd class William Chase Stephens is a mass communications specialist (MC) stationed aboard the Guam-based submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), and…

Phillips Seminary speaker links racism to Christianity

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A featured presenter at an Oklahoma race-relations program says Christianity is linked to racism. Participants were also told survey data showed “stark, indisputable differences” between the views of black citizens and all other races in Oklahoma—even though those sweeping proclamations may have been based on a survey subsample of few as 44 black Oklahomans, a…

OSU-Tulsa President Pamela Fry will retire January 3rd

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Oklahoma State University-Tulsa President Pamela Fry plans to retire on Jan. 3 after 20 years at OSU, with the last five at OSU-Tulsa. The decision is related to a family member’s illness and her last day in office will be early September. OSU President Kayse Shrum is expected to announce plans for OSU-Tulsa’s leadership transition…

OU to open dental clinic in Tulsa

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The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry has announced plans to add a dental clinic to the OU Health Physicians Schusterman Center Clinic building, located on the OU-Tulsa campus.  Construction of the 5,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art dental clinic will begin this fall. The OU College of Dentistry clinic in Tulsa will provide comprehensive oral health care services…

Western actors’, singers’ ceremony

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Returning in-person for it is 60th year, The Cowboy will honor individuals who have made significant contributions to Western heritage through their life and career during the Western Heritage Awards, September 17-18. Often called the “Oscars of the West,” this black-tie, celebrity-hosted event held at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage…

Ancestry help from Tulsa libraries

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During July, Family History Month, use live and prerecorded webinars from the Tulsa City-County Library’s Genealogy Center to examine free tools and resources that can help you explore your ancestry, whether you’re a new or seasoned genealogy researcher. All prerecorded programs are available on the Genealogy Center’s webpage, https://www.tulsalibrary.org/genealogy-center. Virtual workshops include: A series of…

GOP Women scholarship recipients

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The Republican Women of Tulsa County have chosen their scholarship recipients.  They are: Sydney Bush, Bixby High School, who will be attending The University of Oklahoma. Megan Merrill, Booker T. Washington, who will be attending Oklahoma State University.

Kunzweiler elected to ODDA post

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Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler has been elected as the Region 8 representative for the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association (ODAA). The group installed its new leadership for a one-year term. District 12 District Attorney Matt Ballard, of Craig, Mayes and Rogers Counties, was installed as President , while District…