Tulsa Public Schools became the first district to approve postponing the April 7 school board election until the danger of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed. The election for two board members has been moved to June 30, the same day as the state primary election. The State Election Board Secretary made an election emergency declaration…
State Senator Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, on March 24 said he is recovering and doing well after testing positive for the coronavirus. Rosino was not at the Senate a week before that and he was not among the senators or Senate personnel who were tested on March 17. A Senate staffer has tested positive for…
Broken Arrow has banned most in-person dining and the closure of bars, gyms and theaters. Broken Arrow restaurants are still permitted to provide curbside, drive-thru and take-out service. Most Tulsa suburbs had done the same.
Attorney General Mike Hunter said the state’s price gouging statute is in effect statewide. The Emergency Price Stabilization Act prohibits an increase of more than 10% for the price of goods or services after a declared emergency. The statute automatically triggers after the issuance of a state or federal emergency declaration. Hunter said the state…
In this time of unprecedented need, Tulsa Tech is donating personal protective equipment normally utilized to train the next generation of health care professionals to St. Francis Health Systems and Hillcrest Medical. The donation to Hillcrest and St. Francis included surgical gowns, more than 5,000 surgical and protective masks and 100 personal protective equipment kits….
The Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information is warning residents not to use medications or household products to prevent or treat COVID-19 without consulting their healthcare provider. Most patients who become infected with COVID-19 require only treatment of symptoms and self-isolation to care for themselves and prevent infecting others. The use of medicines such…
New Life Ranch Christian Camp will be closed to retreat groups at least through April 15 in order to comply with the governor’s executive order, said NLR Director Tom Graney. Both the NLR Frontier Cove and NLR Flint Valley are closed. “We are disappointed with this order, but not crushed,” said Graney. “We might be…
In response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Congress passed and President Trump signed a massive $2 trillion stimulus package to help Americans hurt economically. Trump and lawmakers said the 880-page bill was a response to the financial damage caused by the forced closures of businesses and the resulting loss of jobs and income. “Every aspect…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Since the first reports of patients testing positive for COVID-19 in Oklahoma, rumors about statewide lockdowns and the National Guard enforcing martial law have been circulating on social media sites. Brig. Gen. Tommy Mancino, executive director of the Oklahoma Military Department and the Oklahoma National Guard assistant adjutant general (Army), said, some…
Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, a staunch conservative and an outspoken Evangelical Christian, passed away Friday in Tulsa. He was 72. “Because of his strong faith, he rested in the hope found in John chapter 11 verse 25 where Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, will…