Early voting for the November 6 midterm election will be available at the Tulsa County Election Board office, 555 N. Denver Ave., and the Hardesty Library, 8316 E. 93rd St., from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 1-2 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 3. Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman said…
U.S. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, praised Turkey’s release of Pastor Andrew Brunson. Turkish officials detained Pastor Brunson two years ago on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. “I am thankful that Pastor Brunson can finally return home to his family,” said Lankford. “This has been a long and difficult journey for the Brunson family. The entire country is…
Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show – the world’s largest gun and knife show – will open at Expo Square (Tulsa Fairgrounds) on November 10-11. From a modest beginning in 1955, the show has grown to almost 6 miles of exhibits. It will fill the 11-acre building with more than 4,250 exhibits of fine antique and modern…
The Tulsa Veterans Day Parade will celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of the largest Veterans Day parades in the country. As part of the all-day events on November 12, Tulsa VFW Chapter 577, 1109 East 6th Street, host a number of post-parade activities that are free and open to the public. The official parade…
TECUMSEH – State dignitaries and officials with the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) broke ground on the first phase of a project to build a state-of-the art therapeutic campus for young people requiring secure-care treatment. The campus will be built on the grounds of the Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center. Campus buildings will be refurbished…
Leaders with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) will focus on solutions to Oklahoma’s foster care crisis during a special, free event at 6:30 p.m. November 13 at Edmond’s First Baptist Church, 1300 E 33rd St. “The Gospel, the Church & Foster Care,” will feature resources and representatives from faith-based agencies focused on meeting…
Counselors with the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) can help beneficiaries review their plans for 2019. Medicare health and drug plans can be changed every year. There are 28 individual prescription drug plans and, depending on where you live, 30 different Medicare Advantage plans available in Oklahoma for 2019. People with Medicare can…
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has joined public health officials in other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella associated with raw beef products, including ground beef, packaged at JBS Tolleson, Inc. As of Oct. 23, a total of 120 cases in 22…
Part of Kevin Stitt’s campaign is to portray himself as a successful businessman – not a career politician – that can do for Oklahoma what President Donald Trump is doing for America. That theme was reinforced October 18 when Vice President Mike Pence spoke to a crowd of more than 4,000 Stitt supporters at the…
Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, has announced he will retire in June of 2020 and the university has started the process to search for his replacement. “Oklahoma Wesleyan University owes Dr. Piper a huge debt of gratitude for the amazing turnaround in the financial health of our school since his arrival 16…