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2025 NFL Draft first impression: Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
Deion Burks is one of the top transfers in the country at wide receiver. Moving from Purdue to Oklahoma for the 2024 season could really raise BUrks’ draft profile, provided he can continue to produce and demonstrate the skills that make him appealing already. Burks led Purdue in receptions...
Tulsa Nonprofit Helping Oklahomans Pay Utility Bills Seeing Surge In In Requested Assistance
A Tulsa nonprofit dedicated to assisting people with their utility bills has seen a large influx of requests for help so far this summer, organizers say. Neighbors Along The Line is a social services agency created to help residents of northwest Tulsa meet basic needs, and has been in the community for more than 47 years.
Announcing new names and expanded services for student support
Media Contact: Aleigha Mariott | Assistant Vice President, Deputy Title IX Coordinator | 405-744-4962 | aleigha.mariott@okstate.edu. Oklahoma State University is pleased to announce updates to the offices dedicated to supporting our military-affiliated, nontraditional and transfer student communities. As part of OSU’s ongoing commitment to supporting its students, these offices have...
2024 Cherokee Phoenix Seven Feathers honorees announced
TAHLEQUAH – In November, the Cherokee Phoenix will honor Cherokee Nation citizens who work to make the world a better place in the areas of business, community, education, health and service, as well as advance the tribe’s culture and language. After accepting nominations for the newspaper’s sixth annual...
Pawhuska voters to decide on sales tax extensions in August
Pawhuska voters will be able to cast ballots Aug. 22, Aug. 23 and Aug. 27 on two city sales tax questions. The ballot questions ask whether one-quarter of a penny of sales tax to pay for an economic development program should be continued through Dec. 31, 2029, and whether three-quarters of a penny of sales tax to pay for street, curb and sidewalk improvements as well as water and sewer improvements should also be continued through Dec. 31, 2029.
Rural Oklahoma county to break ground on hospital after losing its facility in 2016
A rural county in Southwest Oklahoma is one step closer to bringing a hospital back to its residents, who have had to drive about 40 miles to receive hospital-level care since it lost its facility in 2016. Tillman County is set to break ground on a critical access hospital Aug....
McAlester man gets 7 years for stolen firearms hidden in fridge
MCALESTER, OKLA (KTUL) — A McAlester man was sentenced to 7 years in prison for possessing stolen firearms. Carl Ray Holland, 35, pleaded guilty on Nov. 9, 2022, to the charge. According to investigators, on Aug. 1 of that year, law enforcement investigated the burglary of a local firearm...
The NBA Has Bought Into the Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama Matchup
All games between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs will be nationally televised this season, proving the interest between a potential rivalry in a young state.
Broken Arrow football coach arrested on drug charges is fired
A Broken Arrow High School football coach who was arrested on drug charges is no longer employed by the school district. The Broken Arrow Public Schools confirmed Thursday that Pearlie Deshawn Graves had been released from employment. The district did not comment specifically about his dismissal but said earlier this month his future employment depended on the outcome of a criminal investigation and an internal review by human resources officials.
Cherokee Nation EMS launches paramedic education program
Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Services is launching a new paramedic education program to train new paramedic providers and help address the shortages being experienced across the United States, including within some Cherokee communities. The comprehensive education program spans approximately 18 months and includes both didactic and clinical opportunities. Students will...
UPDATE: Ponca City man sentenced to 10 years for pointing gun at subject at gas station
NEWKIRK — On July 23, Gabriel Dean Logan entered a no contest plea in Kay County District Court to felony count of feloniously pointing a firearm. He was sentenced to a 10-year suspended prison sentence. Court date set for Ponca City man accused of pointing a gun while at...
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