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Police watch speeders in September

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During the month of September, the Tulsa Police Department will focus on posted speed violations and hazardous moving violations in active school zones (lights flashing) throughout the City of Tulsa.  Tulsa Police traffic officers and motorcycle officers will be randomly monitoring active school zones within the City of Tulsa during this action.  A citation issued…

Early detection of prostate cancer

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, and while it typically grows slowly, it can be deadly. Physicians at Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine recommend that men begin annual prostate cancer screening at age 50 — earlier if family history suggests greater risk. Urologic oncologist Michael Cookson,…

Census preparation in Oklahoma

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker Charles McCall announced that the House will again use the redistricting process that was last used in 2011. In addition, the House will enhance the process further by soliciting input from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, executive branch and state, county and local officials in its redistricting effort,…

Home Affordability

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Tulsa is near the bottom in national real estate study Tulsa’s Real-Estate Market Health (1=Best; 150=Avg.) 211th – % of homes with negative equity 225th – Average days until sale 176th – Median home-price appreciation 263rd – Job growth rate 149th – Foreclosure rate 222nd – % of delinquent mortgage holders 207th – No. of…

Lt. J.G. Isaac Leskowat carries on his family tradition

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GULFPORT, Miss. – “We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for more than 75 years. Lt. J.G. Isaac Leskowat, a native of Tulsa, builds and fights around the world as a member of naval construction battalion center located in Gulfport, Mississippi. Leskowat is…

Gov. Stitt forms state committee to help with the census

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Governor Kevin Stitt kicked off the 2020 Census Symposium on August 26 at MetroTech Conference Center with the announcement of Executive Order 2019-32, which establishes the Oklahoma Census 2020 Complete Count Committee. “A complete and accurate count of Oklahoma’s population is vital to the success of our state,” said Stitt. “With this Executive Order, I…

New intergovernmental employee

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Mayor G.T. Bynum has hired Jed Cochran as the “Chief of Intergovernmental Relations” for the City of Tulsa beginning Sept. 16. Cochran will coordinate regional, state, federal and tribal relations for the city, and will be a Veterans Affairs liaison. Cochran will also help develop and manage state, federal and private foundation grants. Cochran previously…

More is known about Alzheimer’s

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dementia, in general, and Alzheimer’s disease, in particular, have emerged as a clear and present danger for America’s aging population. And, this has many seniors scaring themselves every time they forget someone’s name, according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. “One of our members recently told…

Gun Appreciation Day is Sept. 14

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Gun Appreciation Day Founders will host Guns and God Appreciation Day on September 14 across the nation. The coalition of gun rights advocates led by Constitutional Rights PAC, which hosted the first Gun Appreciation Day in 2013, has returned with a new event. Their intent is to send a message about protecting the rights of…

Tips about weather power outages

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Recent storms have left more than 100,000 Oklahoma residences and businesses across the state without power. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is offering safety tips to prevent illness and injury in the days to come. Scott Sproat, director of the OSDH Emergency Preparedness and Response Service, said it’s important to be mindful of…