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Oklahoma gets 77k rapid CV tests

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Governor Kevin Stitt said  Oklahoma has received an initial allocation of roughly 77,000 Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW rapid point-of-care COVID-19 tests. The Oklahoma State Department of Health will prioritize the distribution of these tests and equipment to K-12 schools, high-risk health care workers and other vulnerable populations. “Distributing rapid point-of-care tests across our state will be…

Harvell is new court administrator

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Mayor G.T. Bynum named Cheri Harvell as the City of Tulsa’s Municipal Court Administrator effective October 11. Harvell has been with the City of Tulsa for 18 years and has served in various roles, most recently as the Tulsa Police Department’s Administration Manager. Harvell is filling the Director role that was vacated through a retirement….

King’s Medieval Faire is Nov. 6-8

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The 2020 King’s Medieval Faire – the only Renaissance/Medieval Faire to take place in Northeastern Oklahoma in the entirety of 2020 – will be November 6-8 at Glenpool’s Black Gold Park (on highway 75). This is the King’s Medieval Faire’s fifth year of operation and its second in its bigger, better location, Glenpool. This year’s…

Most kindergarteners are vaccinated

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OKLAHOMA CITY– 91% of Oklahoma kindergarten students are fully vaccinated according to results of the 2019-2020 Kindergarten Immunization Survey, an annual assessment of vaccination coverage and exemption status of children enrolled in public and private kindergarten programs. Analysis of this survey drives public health policy and program activities to improve vaccination coverage in Oklahoma and…

OSU semester will start on Jan. 19

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Due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic Oklahoma State University will begin its spring semester on Jan. 19 – one week later than planned. Spring Break has been canceled in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID with the additional student travel involved. Based on consultation with state and local health officials, the university decided…

Bill Biggs

My brother Bill left a true legacy of Christian love, service

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You couldn’t have a better big brother than Bill Biggs.  Bill went to be with his Heavenly Father Sunday morning. He is now reunited with my parents, and my three brothers and sister who have gone before. A memorial service is being planned at New Life Ranch on April 1, 2021 (Bill’s birthday). I was…

Inhofe vs. Broyles, Bice vs. Horn highlight Nov. 3 ballot

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After the presidential race, the two most intriguing statewide votes on the November 3 ballot will be for U.S. senator and for U.S. representative in District 5 (Oklahoma City). Sen. Jim Inhofe, one of the most powerful conservatives in the Senate, is being challenged by Democrat Abby Broyles, a former TV reporter. And in U.S….

Tulsa 10-year-olds ordered to wear masks

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Tulsa city councilors and Mayor G.T. Bynum are ordering everyone age 10 and older to wear a mask in public in the city limits to fight the Chinese coronavirus epidemic. The vote was 7-2 September 30 to expand the mask mandate. The original ordinance applied only to those age 18 and old and it expired…

Presidential debate

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During the presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, moderator Chris Wallace cited Tulsa as an example of a city run by Republicans that has had an increase in crime. “There have been a dramatic increase in homicides in America this summer, particularly. And you often blame that on Democratic mayors and Democratic…

TPS ‘social justice’ training seeks to ‘dismantle oppression’

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A recent training program at Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) advised teachers to incorporate “social justice” into all courses, including subjects such as physical education and math. “When we teach, we either reinforce the oppressive status quo, or we work with students to dismantle it,” the training-program material stated. In August, staff at TPS underwent training…