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…
BOSTON – Gas prices have been out of sight and out of mind for many with 2020’s yearly average likely to be at its lowest in over a decade. However, at the second presidential debate, President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden had a nearly 12-minute discussion on their starkly different stances on America’s…
The state of Oklahoma’s third largest manufacturing hub has a new space for students to learn the skills needed for Broken Arrow regional businesses. Tulsa Tech and the Broken Arrow Chamber officially opened the newly-remodeled manufacturing wing at the Broken Arrow Campus. The area was part of the original Broken Arrow Campus built in 1983,…
Due to a drop in city revenue, Mayor G.T. Bynum said the furloughing of city employees could continue in 2021. In April, Bynum installed the furlough plan when the shutdown due to Chinese coronavirus pandemic caused a steep decline in revenues. Beginning in May, about a thousand city employees have been off a half-day a…
The Tulsa School Board voted to keep secondary students in distance learning until January in a reaction to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Meeting online, the board voted 6-1 to have students in middle schools, and junior and senior high schools to not go back to classrooms until January 4, 2021, at the start of the…
A yes vote on State Question 814 on November 3 would free up hundreds of millions of dollars to supplement the rising cost of Medicaid services in Oklahoma. SQ 814, placed on the ballot by the Legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt, would change put less money in the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and more…
The Oklahoma Bar Association has created a website, www.courtfacts.org, to give voters information on appellate court judges who will be on the ballot for retention votes on Nov. 3. The website offers biographies and photos of the judges, plus an explanation of how the merit retention system works. OBA President Susan Shields of Oklahoma City…
Gov. Kevin Stitt sent out a letter to supporters asking them to vote no on State Question 805, which would further liberalize Oklahoma’s justice system. The letter reads: “As you know, since the beginning of my campaign for Governor, I have been an advocate for smart criminal justice reform, one that gives non-violent offenders a…
U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso after fallen Air National Guardsman, Sergeant Marshal Roberts. Roberts, from Owasso, gave his life in service to his country while deployed in Iraq in March 2020. The entire Oklahoma delegation to the U.S. House of…