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Police check for speeders in March

March 14, 2019

During March, the Tulsa Police Department will focus on posted speed and hazardous moving violations on all expressways within the city limits. Tulsa Police traffic officers and motorcycle officers will be randomly monitoring the expressways throughout Tulsa during the month and paying special attention to excessive speeding and hazardous moving violations that occur on the…

JBU concert at Kirk of the Hills

March 14, 2019

The John Brown University Cathedral Choir will participate in worship services along with The Red Steps, JBU’s contemporary worship band, at Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church on March 17 at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., as part of its annual spring tour. The performance is free and open to the public. The…

Young Christians Weekend at SDC

March 14, 2019

BRANSON, Missouri – Billed as “The Ultimate 3-Day Youth Event,” Silver Dollar City’s Young Christians’ Weekend (YCW), April 5-7, is designed to bring youth groups together in Branson, Missouri for three days of worship, learning and fun at one of America’s Top 10 theme parks. Starting in 1975, YCW has gained momentum with hundreds of…

Pence commencement at Liberty U.

March 14, 2019

Liberty University announced that Vice President Mike Pence has accepted an invitation to deliver the University’s 2019 Commencement Address on May 11. The vice president accepted the invitation while he was delivering his remarks to CPAC 2019 in Washington, D.C., which was live-streamed to over 10,000 Liberty University students at the Vines Center on campus….

Practicing for national emergencies

March 14, 2019

In an effort to prepare communities for a public health emergency, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) recently ran exercises across the state to ensure readiness if the need for mass immunization arises. Local coordinators and regional planners from the agency’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Service coordinated efforts in setting up a point of…

Ronda Vuillemont-Smith is honored

March 14, 2019

The Oklahoma City Chapter of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge honored three local heroes at its annual awards luncheon March 12 at the Gaylord University Center at Oklahoma Christian University, in Edmond. Freedoms Foundation’s National Award, the George Washington Honor Medal, was presented by National President and CEO David Harmer. Freedoms Foundation is an American…

Gun bill is signed, SB13 gets blocked

March 7, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 2597, which establishes “Constitutional Carry” in the state of Oklahoma. “Oklahomans are strong supporters of the Second Amendment, and they made their voice known as I traveled across all 77 counties last year,” said Stitt. HB 2597 establishes “Constitutional Carry,” allowing the concealed or unconcealed carry of firearms by…

Habitual crimes targeted by bill

March 7, 2019

Individuals in Oklahoma serve, on average, nearly 70 percent longer for property crimes and 80 percent longer for drug crimes than the national average. This is mainly due to the state’s “habitual offender” statute that can double and triple sentence lengths, and often increases the maximum term to life, according to Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca…

Professional help for state teachers

March 7, 2019

A bill authored by House Leader Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, that will add professional development training for teachers to help them better recognize students with dyslexia passed unanimously in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 1228 requires school districts to offer teachers a professional development program about dyslexia once per year, beginning with the 2020-2021…

Accountability for state agencies

March 7, 2019

Senate Bill 177, by Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, requires state agencies to provide on their website, or on a general website, certain financial information as prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). The legislation was one of seven recommendations made by the multi-county grand jury last…