Project Get Fit!, is a new initiative to increase health and wellness for schoolchildren across Oklahoma with a focus on five high-need districts. The project is made possible by a $1.825 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Project Get Fit! is designed to improve student access to nutrition, increase physical education…
The Military History Center will present a POW/MIA Event on September 15. The program to honor POW/MIA soldiers will take place at the Military History Center in Broken Arrow at 10 a.m. The Military History Center is at the intersection of College and Main Street in Broken Arrow. U.S. Army veteran Bill Grisez is the…
New Life Ranch has doubled its capacity to serve campers and visitors by purchasing Dry Gulch USA from Church on the Move in Tulsa. New Life Ranch, founded in 1958 by the late Rev. Willard and Ruth Heck, has 1,000 acres near Colcord, Oklahoma. Despite recent improvement and expansion, the Christian camp has been limited…
An initiative petition to bring up a vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana fell short of the required signatures, according to Oklahoma Secretary of State James Williamson. In June, Oklahoma voters approved a statutory provision that permits the cultivation and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The failed petition would have asked voters to…
Tulsa Community College is in the middle of the pack in national study In a national survey of 715 community colleges, Tulsa Community College ranked as No. 388 in WalletHub’s “Best & Worst Community College Systems.” TCC is No. 388 overall and No. 375 in cost. Northern Oklahoma College has the No. 1 ranking in…
Oklahoma ranks in the middle of the pack when states are compared to levels of college student debt. According to WalletHub.com, Oklahoma is ranked No. 30 in “2018’s States with the Most and Least Student Debt.” Oklahoma is No. 8 in the category of “grant and student work opportunities.” Oklahoma is tied with Louisiana at…
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has taken action in response to a South Carolina federal judge’s ruling that overturned Pres. Donald Trump’s attempt to delay the contentious Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The judge’s decision reinstates the 2015 WOTUS rule immediately in Oklahoma and 25 other states. Hunter led an alliance of organizations…
In Tulsa, The Church at Midtown and Victory Christian Center will hold classes in September for (Dave) Ramsey Solutions’ Financial Peace University (FPU). More than 5 million people have positively changed their financial future through FPU. Created by financial expert Dave Ramsey, the nine-week digital course provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain…
An evening with three best-selling and award-winning authors will include delicious food and will support Tulsa City County Library’s Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service. As part of National Literacy Awareness Month, TCCL and the Tulsa Library Trust present “Chapters: A Casual Evening of Books, Bards and Bites” September 20th at 6:30 p.m. at Hardesty…
On July 18, the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association (ODAA) installed its new leadership for a one-year term and Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler will represent Region 5. District 8 District Attorney Brian Hermanson, Kay and Noble Counties, was installed as president of the association. District 6 District Attorney Jason Hicks, Caddo, Grady, Jefferson and…