The City of Tulsa is raising utility rates again. The November utility bill will show a 1.7% increase for the typical residential customer for water and sewer service. The stormwater fee will go up 5% from $8.35 to $8.77 per month. This tax pays for maintenance of Tulsa’s system of stormwater drainage including 79,952 manholes,…
The City of Tulsa has geared up preparations in case Tulsa receives some early winter weather. The City of Tulsa is responsible for clearing snow and ice from the Gilcrease Expressway, L.L. Tisdale Expressway and all arterial (main) streets. Other highway segments in Tulsa are the responsibility of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. These resources…
Gov. Kevin Stitt will not appeal the U.S. District Court ruling issued July 28 regarding the State-Tribal Gambling Compacts. Stitt said, “The U.S. District Court has ruled the Model Tribal Gambling Compacts automatically renewed for another 15 years. While I have chosen not to appeal this decision, I believe that the people of Oklahoma will…
Lesa Dickson, AP Language and Composition Teacher at Broken Arrow High Schoo,l has been named a finalist for the 2021 Teacher of the Year competition by the State Department of Education. Dickson is one of 12 finalists and the only one from the Tulsa area. “When I sometimes consider my footprint on the world and…
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 – is offering an alternative certification plan of study for individuals who would like to teach but have not completed their full…
WASHINGTON, D.C., – The AMAC Foundation has published “a comprehensive, easy-to-understand” layman’s guide to help America’s population of senior citizens understand the ins and outs of Social Security. The book is called Ask Rusty: What’s so hard about Social Security. Russell “Rusty” Gloor, whose weekly column on the topic is published by several hundred news…
City of Tulsa offices will be closed on Veterans Day, November 11, and during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Emergency responders, including the police and firemen, will be on duty. The non-emergency number for the police is 918-596-9222 and for the Fire Department is 918-596-9977. Here are the closings: November 11 – Veterans…
Dr. Steve Paxton has joined the staff of Dr. Matt Hunt at Hunt Spinal Care in Tulsa due to increased demand for the chiropractic services. Also, Hunt Spinal Care is expanding its hours to include 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. As an introduction to Dr. Paxton, Hunt Spinal Care will offer a “new…
Dennis Semler, who was Tulsa County Treasurer for the past 25 years, has retired and his Chief Deputy John Fothergill has been named acting treasurer. Summer McKerrell has assumed Fothergill’s duties. Gov. Kevin Stitt has scheduled a special election in February to replace Semler, who was an assistant district attorney for Tulsa County prior to…
With a $2 million gift, The Hardesty Family Foundation has made a commitment to fuel research at the National Center for Wellness & Recovery. In recognition of the contribution, OSU is naming a recently acquired 49,000-square-foot medical complex in south Tulsa the Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience. “As the national leader in addiction…