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Civil Air Patrol cadets searching for sponsors for Dec. 14 wreath placements on veteran’s headstones

November 14, 2019

Members of Civil Air Patrol’s Riverside Flight are asking the public to sponsor veterans’ wreaths for placement on the headstones of our nation’s service members on December 14 to honor those who served the United States as well as current military members. The ceremony will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa. The CAP…

Oklahoma sets a national record with prisoner release

November 7, 2019

Democrats want more out Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board set a new national record by commuting 527 state inmates in a single day and allowing their release. The board considered 814 inmates’ cases during the special meeting which was held the first day HB 1269 took effect. The 2019 law…

Tax hike vote is Tuesday

November 7, 2019

Tulsa citizens go to the polls November 12 to determine the fate of a $639 million tax increase. If approved, the proposals would raise sales tax and property tax and approve the sale of bonds to finance the projects. The City of Tulsa already gets about 16 percent of the property taxes paid within city…

Constitutional Carry law took effect Nov. 1

November 7, 2019

When Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler was asked what would happen when Oklahoma’s constitutional carry law took effect on November 1, he said, “Nothing.” In a radio interview on Tulsa Beacon Weekend on KCFO AM970, Kunzweiler said basically that criminals will still commit crimes and law-abiding citizens will exercise their constitutional rights. The new…

Wanenmacher Tulsa Arms Show

November 7, 2019

The Wanenmacher Tulsa Arms Show, the largest of its kind in the world, is November 9-10 at the Expo Square at the Tulsa Fairgounds. Doors open at 8 a.m. both days. For more information, go to tulsaramsshow.com

17.5-year-olds can preregister to vote

November 7, 2019

Oklahoma citizens will be able to pre-register to vote when they turn 17.5 years old thanks to a new law that went into effect on November 1. Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud, and Rep. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, authored Senate Bill 496 this past session to make it easier for young voters to remember to get registered…

Smoking in the workplace study

November 7, 2019

House Speaker Pro Tempore Harold Wright, R-Weatherford, has scheduled an interim study to examine modernization to the Smoking in Public Places and Indoor Workplaces Act as a way to address second-hand smoke exposure in Oklahoma. The House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee’s study is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Room 432-A…

Lawmakers tour Pryor Schools

November 7, 2019

State Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, helped welcome other lawmakers to Pryor Public Schools in his House District 8 this morning to get a closer look at the district’s successful workforce development programs offered to students from elementary to high school. “Pryor Schools is doing a fantastic job of preparing students not just for higher levels…

More oversight for state agencies

November 7, 2019

House Speaker Charles McCall has launched a new initiative to increase legislative oversight and assess the performance of agency governing boards. “The Legislature has been too deferential and hands-off with these governing boards for most of state history, and the House is going to change that,” said McCall, R-Atoka. McCall is assigning House committees to…

Survey: Pastors weren’t overly prepared for retirement

November 7, 2019 Aaron Earls

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Most retirement age pastors and missionaries say their current life is close to ideal, but some who have entered retirement say they could’ve been better prepared. In a survey sponsored by Shepherd’s Fold Ministries, Nashville-based LifeWay Research asked 2,451 pastors, ministers and missionaries who were retired or at least 67 years old…