Child and adult care institutions across the state will take part in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which provides meals to hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans each year. During the last program year – October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018 – over 900,000 children and adults were served in Oklahoma through…
On November 6, Arkansas voters passed a law to legalize sports betting in that state. Brad Kullman is a former pro-sports scout and executive who believes the current “tanking tsunami” gripping major-league sports will make betting a bad bet. According to Kullman, with an ever-growing number of teams “rebuilding for the future” — translation: not…
The City of Tulsa, in partnership with the Metropolitan Environmental Trust (The M.e.t.), will collect used cooking oils following the Thanksgiving holiday. This will be November 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Central M.e.t. Recycling Center, 3495 S. Sheridan Road. Fats, oils, and grease are bad for sewers. When cooking oils or…
The annual Thanksgiving food drive by John 3:16 Mission plans to provide up to 4,000 baskets for struggling families plus feed more than 2,500 meals over Thanksgiving. The Mission needs donations of 88,000 pounds of food to accomplish this goal. On from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on November 17, John 3:16 Mission will collect…
Gov.-elect Kevin Stitt is ready to get Oklahoma moving. He takes office on January 14. “Since the day I launched my campaign back in July of 2017, I’ve promised voters that with their support, and their vote, we’d get Oklahoma’s turnaround started right here, right now,” Stitt wrote in a message to supporters after the…
U.S. Congress First District 149,938 – Kevin Hern 59 percent 102,878 – Tim Gilpin 41 percent Oklahoma Governor 643,987 – Kevin Stitt 54 percent 500,430 – Drew Edmondson 42 percent 40,768 – Chris Powell 3 percent Lt. Governor 728,547 – Matt Pinnell 62 percent 406,340 – Anastasia Pittman 35 percent 42,120 – Ivan Holmes (I)…
In recognition of November being National Diabetes Month, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is supporting efforts to bring awareness to the impact of diabetes on Oklahoma and its economy. Oklahoma ranks eighth in the nation for percent of adults diagnosed with diabetes. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate…
Oklahoma’s preterm birth rate in 2017 rose from 10.6 to 11.1 percent and the state remained at a “D” grade, according to the 2018 Premature Birth Report Card from March of Dimes, a maternal and infant health nonprofit. For the third year in a row, more U.S. babies were born too soon with serious risks…
During the month of November, the Tulsa Police Department’s Riverside Division and Gilcrease Division Traffic Units will focus on red- and yellow-light violations in major commercial/retail corridors within their respective areas of operation (Riverside Drive – West of South Sheridan Road and South of East 11th Street; Gilcrease – North of East 11th Street). Traffic…
Official voter registration statistics released last week show a net increase of more than 104,000 voters this year, with total registration well over levels for recent gubernatorial elections. The Oklahoma State Election Board does an official voter registration count on November 1 in years where there is a General Election. This year’s count showed 2,120,843…