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City closes Redbud Valley Nature Preserve due to vandalism

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On August 30, the Redbud Valley Nature Preserve was closed to the public until May 2022. The growing popularity of the preserve throughout the pandemic has increased foot traffic, as well as instances of vandalism, damaging the environment and the ecosystem. The Nature Conservancy gave the Preserve to the City of Tulsa in 1990. It…

OSU enrollment shows record spike

Tulsa Beacon

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University welcomed students back recently and anticipates having the second-largest incoming class and anticipates recording the largest one-year increase in new transfer students in school history. Total enrollment has increased by more than 140 students across OSU’s campuses in Stillwater and Tulsa with current enrollment for undergraduate and graduate students at…

Gov. Stitt named new TCC regent

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P. Mitchell (Mitch) Adwon, a Tulsa businessman, is the newest Tulsa Community College Regents following his appointment to the TCC Board of Regents by Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt and approval by the Oklahoma Legislature. Adwon took the oath of office during the TCC Board of Regents meeting on August 19 and will serve a…

Clear the Shelter plan to adopt pets

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa Animal Welfare Shelter is participating in the nationwide ‘Clear the Shelter’ adoption event through Sept. 19. During that time, the shelter will waive all adoption fees for available dogs and cats. The shelter will continue to offer their extended hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 2 to 8 p.m. Other shelters and rescue…

Education grant for TFA teachers

Tulsa Beacon

The Oklahoma Department of Education has received a $4.2 million grant awarded to the Oklahoma Chapter of Teach For America (TFA). The grant is supposed to help education effectiveness, develop more teachers and help make up ground lost due to restrictions from the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is using…

OBU named ‘College of Distinction’

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist University has been named as a College of Distinction in seven categories for 2021-22. Colleges of Distinction is a nationally recognized and prestigious designation for universities whose undergraduate experiences are grounded in a philosophy of well-rounded, individualized engagement. Colleges of Distinction are schools that have excelled at equipping graduating students to…

Mend Medical Open House Sept. 11

Tulsa Beacon

Mend Medical Services will hold an open house from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, September 12, at the clinic at 6216 S. Lewis Avenue. Light refreshments will be served. “Mend Medical Services exists to empower and provide life-affirming alternatives for women facing an unexpected pregnancy,” said CEO Forrest Cowan. Mend’s services include free medical grade pregnancy…

Jenks graduate serves on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

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NORFOLK, Va. – A Tulsa native is serving aboard one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Petty Officer 2nd Class Daisy Nunez Lopez, a 2016 Jenks High School graduate, joined the Navy four years ago. “I felt like I owed my contribution to this country,”…

Biden threatens Oklahoma to impose mask mandates

Tulsa Beacon

President Joe Biden is taking steps to mandate masks for public school students in Oklahoma contrary to a state law that prohibits that action apart from an emergency declaration from Gov. Kevin Stitt. Stitt has not announced plans to make such a declaration to confront a spike in infections of the Chinese coronavirus in Oklahoma….

Study: Genes affect coronavirus cases

Tulsa Beacon

13 genes are associated with Covid-19 cases OKLAHOMA CITY — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, several questions have persisted: Why do some people become infected while others with the same exposure remain unaffected? And why do some people become critically ill or die because of the virus while others have mild or no symptoms? The answers…