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Presbyterian Health awarded $5.5m

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OKLAHOMA CITY- (PRNewswire) – Presbyterian Health Foundation (PHF) has awarded more than $5.5 million in grant funding to Oklahoma City-based biomedical research institutions and public health innovators OU Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) for 81 research projects in its summer grant cycle. PHF will award a total of $8.8 million…

Survey shows seniors want to work

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — More senior citizens are saying, “I’m too young to retire.” Some simply can’t afford to retire; others remain in the workforce because it makes them feel productive. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that by 2028, nearly one in four seniors 65 years old and older will be working. They’ll…

Grant to study marijuana use in OK

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center announced Fiscal Year 23 awardees for its seed grant program. Each grantee will receive up to $50,000 for their innovative research project. Dr. Amy Cohn, an associate professor in the department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma College…

County officials to speak July 23rd

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Tulsa County Assessor John Wright, Tulsa County Treasurer John Fothergill and Tulsa County Clerk Michael Willis will speak on how local government works from 9 a.m. to noon July 23 at the Liberty Center of Tulsa, 9410-A E. 51st St. Wright, Fothergill and Willis will explain their roles, the function of their offices and how…

Just Between Friends saves money

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(PRNewswire) – Just Between Friends,  North America’s largest and leading children’s and maternity pop-up consignment community marketplace, is committed to providing a resource for families to help make money-saving switches this summer. The next sale in Tulsa is July 15-17  at Rhema Rec Center, 1421 West Kenosha Street in Broken Arrow. As the cost of…

The outdoor sign of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in downtown Tulsa

Gay “Pride” support

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The outdoor sign Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in downtown Tulsa showed that congregation’s support for the Tulsa “Gay Pride Parade” on June 26. The church opened its restrooms and gave access to water fountains to parade goers. Some of the other sponsors for the weekend activities that promote homosexuality included American Airlines, KHITs 106.9…

SCOTUS makes changes in McGirt

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State can prosecute non-Indian criminals The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the State of Oklahoma has the authority to arrest and prosecute non-Indian criminals who victimize Indians living on tribal reservation land in the state. “This Court has long held that Indian country is part of a state, not separate from it,” the majority opinion…

Gov. Stitt, Hofmeister, Lankford post primary victories

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Gov. Kevin Stitt won the Republican primary June 28 and Joy Hofmeister, a former Republican, won the Democrat primary – both by impressive margins. They will face each other in the general election November 8. U.S. Sen. James Lankford doubled the vote total of challenger Jackson Lahmeyer, a Tulsa pastor, in the race for one…

Tulsa desperately needs poll workers for August, November

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The Tulsa County Election Board has an immediate need for poll workers for the upcoming August 23 runoff election and November 8 election. The recent pandemic and labor shortage has left many of the counties across Oklahoma in critical need for poll workers on election day. Poll workers are compensated for their time and, in…

West Nile Virus case in Oklahoma

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is reporting the first human case, and death in 2022 caused by West Nile Virus (WNV) in a Central Oklahoma resident. The patient was hospitalized before passing away. WNV spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito. In Oklahoma, WNV is primarily spread by the Culex mosquito, which…