OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, today expressed his anger after receiving news that the Oklahoma Veterans Commission voted 5-0 to close the Talihina Veterans Center, effective immediately. “This means 36 families have just 90 days to find a place to care for their loved ones,” Grego said. “This is a disruption and a…
BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is excited to announce it will team up with MetLife Pet Insurance for the foundation’s upcoming “Empty the Shelters” reduced-fee adoption event in July. Participating area shelters include: City of Lawton Animal Welfare Division City of Sand Springs Animal Welfare Humane Society…
Endorsing a recommendation drafted by a special committee that reviewed the role of religion in schools, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is encouraging schools to begin each day with a minute of silence in which students can pray if they so desire. “The current national left-wing indoctrination is attempting to destroy religion as…
MONKEY ISLAND, OK – The Anchor, the indoor-outdoor activity park located at Shangri-La Resort, Oklahoma’s premier waterfront golf and outdoor recreation destination (managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts, the award winning, nationally recognized operator of hotels and resorts with more than 120 properties in the United States & Canada), was awarded the Oklahoma Travel Industry…
LEMOORE, Calif. – Airman Recruit Noah Henson, a native of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, is serving with the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Lemoore located aboard the U.S. Navy’s largest master jet base in Lemoore, California. As a student at CNATTU, Henson is serving with sailors and Marines developing the skills required for…
OU defends tuition hike despite record funding, State Senators call for reform The University of Oklahoma’s recent decision to further increase tuition, despite a huge increase in state appropriations, is drawing fire from state Senate leaders and leading to calls for reform, including imposing a legislative freeze on tuition. “The higher education system just received…
Earlier this year, Speech First, a national civil-rights organization, sued Oklahoma State University (OSU), saying the university’s harassment, computer, and bias-incidents policies violate students’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Speech First represented three OSU students in the lawsuit who were associated with Speech First but did not identify those students by name. A judge ruled…
Severe weather brought rain, lightning and 100 mph winds to the Tulsa metro area late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The fast moving storm not only brought downed trees, broken limbs, damages to houses and businesses, and power outages. The City of Tulsa issued an emergency proclamation for the storm damage. Tulsa reported that…
To a greater degree than in most years, the 2023 session of the Oklahoma Legislature was dominated by one issue. “Education, education, education was the focus for me this year,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City. The session began in February with Gov. Kevin Stitt calling on lawmakers to approve an Education…
Tulsa, OK – The countdown to the centennial of Route 66 is on and Tulsa will be at the epicenter of the celebrations beginning this month. AAA of Oklahoma is hosting an historic festival celebrating the Mother Road called the AAA Route 66 Road Fest. This three-day Road Fest has something for all ages with…