The annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive kicks off on Oct. 1 with the goal of raising enough food and funds to provide 2 million meals to families, children and seniors living with hunger in Oklahoma. The month-long drive benefits the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and their partner…
State Treasurer Ken Miller announced the kickoff of the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan’s inaugural Pigskin Piggybank Sweepstakes, which will see one Oklahoma family win $5,529 for college, plus $5,529 for their student’s school. “We want Oklahoma families to huddle up and make a game plan to pay for college,” said Miller. “Some families might…
Oklahoma Baptist University recently ranked second on a list of top colleges and universities in the state of Oklahoma. OBU also ranked 23rd on a list of Best Christian Colleges and Universities in the nation. College Consensus compiled the rankings. The University of Tulsa ranked first in the Oklahoma rankings, while both the University of…
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, a Louisiana-based company, just broke ground on its sixth Tulsa restaurant at 10707 E. 71st St. When it opens in December, it will be the 21st Raising Cane’s in Oklahoma and 423rd system-wide. The new restaurant will begin hiring 75-80 crewmembers for multiple positions in the weeks ahead. “We love Tulsa,…
POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks plans to remove all athletic uniforms purchased from Nike or that contain the Nike emblem. Student athletes will no longer wear the brand in response to the company’s new ad campaign. Nike released their ad campaign this week on the 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It”…
The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) just keeps getting bigger. The TSET Board of Investors has preliminarily certified $64.8 million in Fiscal Year 2018 investment earnings for prevention and reduction of tobacco use and other health issues, State Treasurer Ken Miller said. Miller is chairman of the board that oversees investment of the majority…
There is an under-reported epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases in Oklahoma – including a 36.5-percent increase in syphilis cases. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reports there were 31,779 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis diagnosed in 2017, an increase from 29,716 reported in 2016. The most significant increase was found in the number…
Hern outspends, defeats former DA Tim Harris Republican newcomer Kevin Stitt swept past former Oklahoma City Mayor Mitt Cornett (55-45 percent) after a contentious campaign for governor. Cornett aired a TV ad that used the derogatory term, “Bull Stitt,” and that could have backfired among Christian voters. Stitt will face Democrat Drew Edmondson, the former…
Chris Bliss, executive director of the organization MyBillofRights.Org will speak to the Republican Women’s Club of Tulsa luncheon at 11:30 a.m. September 11 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 81st Street and Lewis Avenue. Bliss is on a mission to help raise awareness of American’s freedoms and individual rights as written in the Bill of Rights. …
Sen. Greg Treat, president pro tempore-designate of the Oklahoma Senate, has selected Senate appropriations subcommittee chairs for the next legislative session that convenes in February. Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, will chair the appropriations subcommittee on General Government and Transportation. Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, will serve as vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Treat also named…