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Civil Air Patrol gets scholarships

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Civil Air Patrol’s 2019 scholarship finalists have received 91 awards collectively worth $154,570. Each year, CAP provides financial assistance to select, deserving cadets through academic and flight scholarships based on merit or needs-based awards. The scholarship portfolio is announced each fall, and finalists are named the following spring and summer. “For the first time, we…

Rep. Hern to speak to GOP women

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U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, will speak at the October 8 meeting of the Republican Women’s Club of Tulsa. The luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, 7992 S. Lewis Ave. The cost is $20 for members, $22 for non-members. Reservations are required and must…

Kickapoo Turnpike officially named

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OKLAHOMA — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) Board of Directors voted to approve the Kickapoo Turnpike as the official name of the Driving Forward initiative’s Eastern Oklahoma County corridor construction project at its monthly board meeting. “We are honored to recognize the Kickapoo Tribe through the naming of the Kickapoo Turnpike,” Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation…

Free cataract surgery for veterans

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EyeCare Associates of South Tulsa will be celebrating their 3rd Annual “Giving Thanks By Giving Sight” on November 8 in honor of Veteran’s Day by volunteering their time, staff, clinic and surgery center to provide free cataract surgery to veterans in need. Board-certified Ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Dan Langley, graduated from Washington State University and obtained…

Stitt appoints Judge Kane to State Supreme Court

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Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed Judge M. John Kane, IV, of Pawhuska, to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. This is Stitt’s first appointment to the state Supreme Court. “Judge Kane’s extensive record serving the 10th Judicial District and his broad support in the community, and from across the state, speak toward his qualifications to join…

TCC marks its 50th anniversary with a look at the past

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From the first scholarship donated by Tulsa businessman Robert L. Davis in 1970 to serving nearly 450,000 students, a new historical exhibit traces the impact of Tulsa Junior College, now Tulsa Community College. The story of the College that has shaped the greater Tulsa area for nearly five decades is told through a special 50th…

Levee plans are unveiled

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After crafting a report on fixing the Tulsa County levees, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will seek public comments for a month, including a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. October 8 at the Case Community Center in Sand Springs. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers welcomes the public’s feedback on the report,” said Army…

How is the progressive movement affecting millennials?

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Any man who is under 25, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.”  The origins of this quotation are uncertain. Numerous variations of it have been around for nearly 150 years and have been attributed to…

Stitt appoints Gary Cox to OSDH

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Gov. Kevin Stitt announced has appointed Gary Cox as Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, a position that requires Senate confirmation.  Cox  began leading the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) on September 13.   “Gary Cox is a respected and dedicated public health leader in our state who brings over 40 years of experience to his new…

Help for Pop-Up Resource centers

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The Tulsa Fire Department is partnering with the Mental Health Association Oklahoma, St. John Medical Center, the Tulsa Health Department, and The Merchant to provide A Pop-Up Resource Clinic for Tulsans in need.  The Pop-Up Resource Clinic is a temporary workspace that connects Tulsa’s most vulnerable citizens and nearby residents with a multitude of resources…