When it comes to gambling, Oklahoma has more casinos per capita than any other state and is No. 6 in terms of gambling addiction, according to a national study by WalletHub.com. Here is Oklahoma’s rank in these categories: 1st – Casinos per capita 2nd – Gambling machines per capita 9th – % of adults with…
Mayor G.T. Bynum’s proposed total 2021 fiscal year city budget is almost $800 million – with $262.9 million in the general fund. That’s about 5% less than the approved budget last year and virtually the same amount for the general budget. Tulsa was forced into cutbacks due to the Chinese coronavirus that began in 2020…
Doc’s is a landmark store in both Bixby, Glenpool GLENPOOL – Doc’s Food Stores celebrated the grand reopening of its extensively remodeled Country Mart store in Glenpool with a ribbon-cutting recently. Doc’s used the occasion of the store’s re-opening to launch its Scan & Go service, which allows shoppers to scan groceries as they shop,…
POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri — College of the Ozarks filed suit in federal court on April 15, against the Biden administration. The lawsuit challenges a directive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which forces religious schools to violate their beliefs by opening their dormitories, including dorm rooms and shared shower spaces, to…
Oklahoma Baptist University has planned multiple spring commencement ceremonies in order to facilitate physical distancing for graduates and their guests as required by the CDC. The ceremonies will take place May 14-15 inside Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The first commencement ceremony will take place May 14, at 2 p.m.,…
OKLAHOMA CITY (PRNewswire) – Southern Nazarene University (SNU) – a private, Christian, liberal arts university that offers flexible degree-completion and graduate programs for working adults through its College of Professional and Graduate Studies – celebrates more than 500 online students, an important milestone for the university. This reflects SNU’s continued focus on expanding online offerings…
The state blood supply needs immediate replenishment, pushed to its limits by increased blood usage from hospitals and the lowest level of donations since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Oklahoma Blood Institute joins blood centers across the nation who are seeing declines in donations, resulting in dramatically decreased levels of blood. OBI usually has a three-…
OWASSO (PRNewswire) — With media reports sparking speculation of a ketchup shortage, a charitable organization that benefits families of fallen military heroes had to speak up. Folds of Honor says there is plenty of ketchup and one with a special cause. Their Folds of Honor brand ketchup is truly a “Ketchup with a Cause” and…
Mayor G.T. Bynum reluctantly supports an end to Tulsa’s mask mandate as scheduled at the end of April. Bynum heard recommendations from the Tulsa Health Department and the Mayor-Council COVID-19 Working Group. “… the City of Tulsa’s COVID working group met with public health leadership,” Bynum said. “According to the Tulsa Health Department, our trends…
House Concurrent Resolution 1004 sponsored by Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon, in the House and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, declares the Biden’s recent executive actions on gun violence are unconstitutional. “For the current administration to make the statement that POTUS ‘will not wait for Congress to act…’ is an insult to all Americans,” said Steagall….