The City of Tulsa began its 10th Annual Stock the Station Food Drive on Nov. 9 to help Tulsans in need this holiday season. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic – this year’s food drive will be held virtually. Instead of dropping off non-perishable food items at City facilities, residents can make a monetary donation…
Conservative Republican candidates and Republican and Democrat incumbents fared well in the November 2 presidential election. At the top of the GOP ticket, President Donald Trump got 65% of the vote while Democrat Joe Biden only got 32% in Oklahoma. Trump won all 77 counties. The Libertarian candidate, Jo Jorgensen, got 1% (24,686 votes) and…
Despite the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show – the “world’s largest gun show” – will go on for the 65th year in a row on November 14-15 at Expo Square in the Tulsa Fairgrounds. In March, Joe Wanenmacher and his family canceled the show on April 4-5 due to the pandemic concerns. Other…
Casey Sparks has resigned as BOK Center’s general manager and she has taken a job in another city. The arena has suffered a huge financial hit during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic with very limited events since February. The next scheduled event on its website is singer Toby Mac on January 14. Country singer Alan Jackson…
Even pumpkins can be recycled into compost. Tulsa area residents can bring their pumpkins to the M.e.t. for recycling after Halloween in November. The Metropolitan Environmental Trust (the M.e.t.) will hold its third annual Great Pumpkin Rescue at six of its locations during the month of November. Full Sun Composting will recycle the pumpkins as…
Oklahoma Farm Bureau praised the announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to invest $26.4 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved areas in rural Oklahoma. The investment, part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program, will grant internet access to 5,996 people and 228 farms…
Governor Kevin Stitt has hired attorney Ryan Leonard to serve as Special Counsel for Native American Affairs. In this role, Leonard will assist the Governor and his administration on issues arising from the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, through which the Court ruled the Creek Nation reservation still exists within the…
State Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, recently announced his intention to file legislation to modernize the state’s radio/telecommunications infrastructure in the upcoming 2021 session. “Recent ice storms that left hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans without power are just the latest example of why we must have an updated and reliable statewide telecommunications system for first responders,”…
A new Oklahoma CareerTech certification exam will help veterinary assistants show they have the skills they need to care for the state’s animal population. CareerTech is working with the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association to offer veterinary assistant certification for individuals completing the OVMA Certified Veterinary Assistant Program. The program will help veterinary practices spend less…
Tulsa Public Schools elementary students began in-person classes in November after months of “distance learning.” Elementary students are returning to in-person classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays will be distance learning days for all students. Students in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten returned on Nov. 9 Students in grades 1 – 3 will return on…