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Be very careful when you cook your Thanksgiving turkey

November 22, 2018 Tori Lock

Stillwater – The holiday season is officially here and Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. While many Oklahomans will be preparing holiday meals for their families and friends, the risk of food poisoning is lurking. “Every year in the United States, approximately 48 million people get sick because of some form of foodborne illness,” said Ravi…

Tulsa increases the hotel/motel tax

November 22, 2018

The Tulsa City Council has approved a huge tax increase that will mostly be spent on projects chosen by the chamber of commerce. The hotel tax increase could be delayed or stopped as some hotel owners are threatening legal action because they think the plan was made without consulting them. The Tourism Improvement District, created…

Meal programs have fed thousands

November 22, 2018

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…

The problems with betting on sports

November 22, 2018

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…

Recycling event to be this Saturday

November 22, 2018

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…

John 3:16 Mission,The Salvation Army seek more donations for Thanksgiving

November 15, 2018

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 Stitt ready to work on Oklahoma’s turnaround

November 15, 2018

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…

2018 Vote Results

November 15, 2018

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)…

Oklahomans have a high percentage of Type 2 diabetes

November 15, 2018

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…

State preterm birth rate rises slightly

November 15, 2018

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…