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247Sports Lists Each Top 25 Big 12 Team’s Most Exciting Player
In a recent list from 247Sports’ Carter Bahns, the most exciting player for each Preseason Top 25 Big 12 team was listed, with four different teams represented. Bahns listed the most exciting player for Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Utah, and Kansas State, each of which earned a spot in the Top 25.
ConocoPhillips Reinstates Air Shuttle Service to Bartlesville
ConocoPhillips has reinstated its employee air shuttle service, including flights to Bartlesville Airport. The inaugural flight began in July and provides air shuttle service for employees between five different locations — Bartlesville; Houston; Midland, Texas; Carlsbad, New Mexico and Williston, North Dakota. ConocoPhillips uses an Embraer ERJ-145XR, similar to...
Idabel Cross Country Preview – Presented by Guacamole Brothers Mexican Restaurant of Idabel
Idabel hire Jason Barker aims to revitalize Warriors’ cross country program. Idabel track & field head coach John Harjo, who also led the school’s cross country teams before this year, would have been — in his words — “an absolute idiot” to not step aside and allow Jason Barker to take over cross country.
Economist Reacts To Olympic Events Coming To Oklahoma City
As the world prepares for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, Oklahomans are anticipating their own Olympic future in 2028. Officials announced in June that Oklahoma City would host the Canoe Slalom and Softball events during LA28. Economist Steve Agee said basic economic principles have made the practice of spreading events to other cities more widely accepted.
Target of the Day: Four-star WR Mason James
This is the beginning of a series that recognizes the top talent in the state of Oklahoma that the Sooners are going after. We'll start with the 2026 Class since much of the top 2025 class has already made their commitments. We'll start with Mason James, who visited Norman this...
Ranch Drive, Blackwell and Tonkawa add new fire trucks
PONCA CITY — Ranch Drive, Blackwell and Tonkawa are celebrating the purchases of new fire trucks. Blackwell and Ranch Drive used funds collected through the Kay County Fire Sales Tax that was passed on Nov. 8, 2022, (see story) for the purchases. Tonkawa will use the sales tax fund to purchase equipment for the truck.
CN celebrates placement of final steel beam on new W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah
TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Nation leaders gathered Thursday to hold a topping-out ceremony in celebration of the placement of the final steel beam for the future, state-of-the-art W.W. Hastings Hospital. The new hospital, a $470 million investment authorized under the tribe’s Respond, Recover and Rebuild plan, will span 400,000 square...
Emergency services at Porter Avenue will move to Norman Regional HealthPlex
The Norman Regional Health System announced it will move its services on July 29 from 901 N. Porter Ave. Hospital to 3300 HealthPlex Parkway. The Porter Avenue location will now be called Porter Heath Village and will no longer provide emergency services, according to a press release. The Emergency Department...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee remembered for her role in highlighting 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee passed away a week ago on July 19, and her life and legacy are being remembered in Tulsa. Damario Solomon-Simmons, who is the lead attorney for the two remaining Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, said Justice for Greenwood lost a true friend with the death of Representative Jackson Lee.
3 Players Thunder must pursue with potential $2.5 million DPE following Topic news
Wednesday afternoon, the OKC Thunder announced that recent lottery-selected guard Nikola Topic had officially undergone successful surgery to repair his partially torn ACL sustained earlier this year while with the Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian SuperLiga. Despite the repair, according to numerous health professionals and NBA Insiders, the rehabilitation...
Pet Of The Week: Puck
Our Pet of the Week is Puck, a 2-month-old dog. Puck is 8 pounds and is a sweet and affectionate puppy. She loves to play and explore, making her the perfect companion for outdoor adventures and walks. However, she's just as happy to cuddle up on the couch and watch...
Late comeback, brilliant playoff birdie lift ORU’s Johnson to OGA State Amateur Championship
Christian Johnson spent his 2023-24 redshirt season at Oral Roberts wisely, gaining 15 pounds of muscle in the weight room and 25 yards off the tee while working hard on his game. The 2023 Class 3A state champion at Christian Heritage Academy in Oklahoma City persevered Friday just as he...
Cherokee Nation Citizenship Registration and Photo ID Field Events coming across Reservation
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Throughout the remainder of the year, Cherokee Nation will be hosting several citizenship registration and photo ID field events across the reservation with a few at large events scheduled. “We want to invite all Cherokee Nation citizens who need an updated photo ID to join us...
Tulsa Nonprofit Assisting Immigrants On Path To Citizenship
A Tulsa nonprofit has added a new free service to help immigrants in the city on their path to becoming a U.S. citizen. Leaders from the Tulsa Immigrant Community Development Corporation said their new naturalization program helps provide financial assistance to cover the citizenship process. TICDC executive director Luis Flores...
Most officers named in $2 million settlement still at Tulsa Police Department
Most Tulsa police officers named in a remarkable settlement for shooting a man to death in 2020 still work for the department. Eight officers confronted Jonathan Randell on Aug. 8, 2020 as he had a mental health episode outside of a Catholic Charities facility in north Tulsa. They first fired pepper balls at Randell while he harmed himself with a pocket knife. Then, they shot him when he threw the knife in their direction, even though most of them were behind police cars or riot shields.
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