Originally scheduled for October 22-25 at the River West Festival Park, Tulsa’s Oktoberfest has been canceled. The German festival will resume October 21-24 in 2021. The 2020 Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, scheduled for September 17-27, has also been canceled. Tulsa County officials said the Tulsa State Fair is still scheduled but that could…
As historical statues and monuments continue to be targeted by protestors across the country, Oklahoma State Senator Casey Murdock wants to see those works of art preserved for educational and historic purposes. He’s proposing bringing those stone and bronze pieces to Senate District 27, which includes nine counties in northwestern Oklahoma and the panhandle. “Four…
Oklahoma is leading the nation in two categories in WalletHub’s report, “States with the fewest coronavirus restrictions.” According to the report, Oklahoma has the fewest restrictions on requiring people to wear a face mask in public and has the nation’s fewest restrictions on the re-opening of child care programs. Oklahoma is second atop the list…
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Reps. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, and Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, said a new partnership between the Oklahoma Departments of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and Career and Technology Education should clear a processing backlog for Oklahoma cattle producers. State ranchers in recent months have faced a backlog in getting their cattle processed, being told…
Tulsa gas prices rose 6.4 cents per gallon last week, averaging $1.83/gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 28.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 54.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station…
President Trump’s re-election campaign announced that, along with the Republican National Committee (RNC) and joint committees, it raised more than $10 million over the weekend of the President’s rally in Tulsa, more than the $7.6 million estimate of Joe Biden’s fundraising event with former President Barack Obama. Most of the Trump campaign’s collections from June…
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID), the Oklahoma Department of Securities, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, the Oklahoma Banker’s Association and AARP Oklahoma will host the Hoodwinked Fraud Conference virtually, beginning July 8. On, July 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 10 a.m., the Hoodwinked Fraud Conference will offer various fraud-related webinar series, from Medicare and…
BRANSON, Missouri – The Shoji Tabuchi Show has postponed their 2020 performances but they plan to return for the 2021 season. “Information and recommendations regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic continue to be ever-changing,” a spokesman said. “With that, the health and safety of our audience members, cast, crew, band, staff, and community have been of…
Oklahoma Baptist University has revised the fall calendar for academic year 2020-21. The Board of Trustees voted to move up the start of the fall semester, remove Labor Day and Fall Free Days, and conclude the fall semester before Thanksgiving. The move is part of the university’s COVID-19 response plan for the safe return to…
With this year’s tax deadline extended, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel reminds Oklahomans that there is still time for a 2019 state income tax deduction by investing in their children or grandchildren’s higher education. The deadline to file 2019 state and federal income taxes is, July 15, and contributions made to an Oklahoma 529 College Savings…