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Buy gas on Tuesdays in Oklahoma

Tulsa Beacon

Americans have been getting hit hard at the pump with average gasoline prices in the United States up 50 cents per gallon since January. With many metro areas across the nation seeing the largest seasonal rise in prices since 2012, GasBuddy released a new study that found the best and worst days of the week…

‘Kid in the Book’ at Jenks Bible Church

Tulsa Beacon

Jenks Bible Church, 708 W. Main, Jenks, will host “Kid in the Book” – a free event for children grades 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 29. Conducted by a skilled instructor, this eight-hour seminar reveals the “big picture” of the Old Testament through a unique, fun, kinetic style of learning, a…

Tulsa Parks seek camp counselors

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa Parks have openings for day camp counselors for camps this summer at Hicks Park, 3443 S. Mingo Road; Lacy Park, 2134 N. Madison Ave.; Reed Park, 4233 S. Yukon Ave.; and Whiteside Park, 4009 S. Pittsburg Ave. Day camps offer activities for children ages 6 to 12 including sports, games, arts and crafts, special…

Lakin to speak at TCC graduation

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa City Councilor Phil Lakin will be speaker for the Tulsa Community College Commencement Ceremony May 12 at The Pavilion at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st Street. For the first time, TCC graduation will be split into two ceremonies with graduates from the Schools of Business & Information Technology, Nursing, Visual & Performing Arts and…

Bynum’s budget includes $100k for a mass graves’ investigation

Tulsa Beacon

Mayor G.T. Bynum has revealed his new city budget, with is $845,800,000.00 and includes $100,000 for the “first phase” of an investigation of the possibility of mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. That riot was May 31-June 1, 1921, and dozens of deaths were confirmed while most of the Greenwood Business District was…

State turnpike speed limits will jump to 80 miles per hour

Tulsa Beacon

Speed limits on Oklahoma turnpikes will jump from 75 to 80 miles per hour and on certain state highways from 70 to 75 miles per hour following passage of House Bill 1071. Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, is the House author of House Bill 1071. Sen. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton, is the Senate author. Pae, serving…

Stitt recounts first 100 days

Tulsa Beacon

Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued a report on the progress has made during his first 100 days in office. Stitt signed into law legislation that forces five of the 12 largest state agencies to answer to the executive branch. Past governors have produced blue-ribbon studies showing that responsibility and power are spread so far and…

Supreme Court boundaries’ bill

Tulsa Beacon

The Senate advanced a measure to modernize the Oklahoma Supreme Court district boundaries in order to increase the pool of qualified applicants eligible to fill judicial vacancies in the future. Gov. Stitt signed the bill. House Bill 2366, by Senate principal author Julie Daniels, modifies the boundaries of the Supreme Court district map to align…

Modernizing county records

Tulsa Beacon

Governor Kevin Stitt recently signed legislation to ensure county records are preserved.  Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, and Rep. Mark Lawson, R-Sapulpa, are the authors of Senate Bill 442 to increase the record preservation fee collected by county clerks from $5 to $10 for each instrument recorded with the Registrar of Deeds.   “There are innumerable…

Purple Heart designation bill

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma will be designated as a Purple Heart State beginning November 1st thanks to legislation signed into law recently.  Navy veteran, Sen. Frank Simpson said he authored Senate Bill 232 to give Oklahoma’s Purple Heart recipients the recognition they deserve.   “The Purple Heart is the oldest military award given to those U.S. military members who…