News

Children are vulnerable to the heat

July 25, 2019

As temperatures climb, so does the risk for heat-related illness due to hyperthermia (overheating). The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reminds parents that children’s bodies overheat easily, and infants and children under age 4 are among those at greatest risk for heat-related illnesses. Heat stroke is one of the leading causes of non-crash, vehicle–related…

Flintco gets Gilcrease Museum job

July 25, 2019

The City of Tulsa has hired Flintco for the construction project for Gilcrease Museum. Flintco will work with the City of Tulsa, Gilcrease Museum, Gallagher & Associates, and architects SmithGroup and 1 Architecture on the renovation project. “Flintco is honored to be selected as the construction partner for the renovation and expansion of Gilcrease Museum….

Muskogee balloon festival Aug. 16-17

July 25, 2019

MUSKOGEE – Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning will be at historic Hatbox Field August 16 and 17. The balloon festival, now in its second year will host dozens of balloon pilots and their crews, many of which will be in the running for the Oklahoma Hot Air Balloon Championship Governor’s Trophy. Festival-goers will experience luminous balloon…

South African hero Charl van Wyk will speak in Tulsa on July 23rd

July 18, 2019

The Tulsa Chapter of the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association will host “An Evening with South African National Hero Charl van Wyk” at 6:30 p.m. July 23 at the American Legion Post 1, 1120 E. 8th St. in Downtown Tulsa. Van Wyk will talk about what happened when terrorists attacked his church in South Africa. Eleven…

Levee Request

July 18, 2019

Stitt sends a letter asking to shore up Tulsa’s levees Gov. Kevin Stitt and three Tulsa area mayors sent a letter the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking that they speed up the feasibility study on the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee System. Stitt wants it completed by the end of December. The levee system protected much…

New rules for using pot are on the way

July 18, 2019

State officials are taking steps to make sure Oklahoma’s skyrocketing marijuana industry is conforming to recently passed legislation. “The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) has reinstituted a project management structure to ensure compliance and timely implementation of the changes,” said Tom Bates, Interim Commissioner of Health. That means creating rules, changes in technology and other…

Stitt moves to renegotiate the state’s casino gambling pact

July 18, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to renegotiate the gambling compacts between the state and the tribal governments. The compacts expire January 1, 2020. Some tribal leaders don’t want any changes and claim that if they don’t like Stitt’s changes, the pact will automatically continue for another 15 years under the same terms. Attorneys for the state…

Stitt restricts external lobbyist deals

July 18, 2019

With an executive order, Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Tulsa, is making permanent the restriction on state agencies entering into contracts with external lobbyists. “When taking office, I uncovered that several state agencies were collectively spending more than $1 million annually on contract lobbyists to advocate for their own special interests to the Legislature and the executive…

Silver Dollar City named Top 5

July 18, 2019

BRANSON, Missouri – Silver Dollar City has been named as one of the Top 5 Amusement Parks in the country, according to the national USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The 1880s-style theme park was chosen as a nominee by a panel of amusement and theme park experts consisting of USA Today editors, 10Best.com editors…

Ruling to stop robocalls to seniors

July 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D,C. – Seniors may get robocall relief if a new Federal Communications Commission [FCC] ruling prompts phone companies to implement technologies that automatically block them. Dan Weber, an advocate for older Americans, says the ruling is a step in the right direction. The president of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] reports that…