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Trio of Oklahoma Sooners recruiting targets among ESPN’s top 25 prospects
The Oklahoma Sooners 2025 recruiting class is nearly complete. They have 22 players committed to the class but are working to earn commitments from three more targets this cycle. Five-star offensive tackles Michael Fasusi and Andrew Babalola, five-star safety Jonah Williams, and four-star linebacker Christian Jones are the top remaining targets. Fasusi and Williams are considered two of the top prospects in the country regardless of recruiting class. ESPN’s Billy Tucker ranked the top 25 (ESPN+) prospects regardless of recruiting class, with Williams coming in at No. 16 and Fasusi landing at No. 20. At one point, the Sooners were considered the leaders...
$2 million slated for Greenwood development
A section of north Tulsa will soon have a governing body to make real estate decisions. The city announced Thursday that $2 million had been approved to fund the creation of a Community Development Corporation (CDC) in part of Greenwood. The CDC will oversee a 56-acre plot of land in...
'That Quality Teacher:' EPS Looks To Invest In Teachers For 2024-2025 School Year
Summer is winding down and teachers and administrators are hard at work preparing for back-to-school. We are taking a look inside metro school districts to find out what their goals are for the new year, starting with Edmond Public Schools. The superintendent says they're emphasizing equipping teachers to be their...
League registers top-20 finish in U.S. Kids Teen World Championships
Kael League of Enid shot rounds of 71-70-77 to finish at 2-over par and tie for 18th in the Boys 13 Division of the U.S. Kids Teen World Championships held last week at Pinehurst Resort. League is the son of Michael League, the director of operations and superintendent at Meadowlake...
Tulsa Club Offers Fencing Classes As Olympics Sparks Interest In The Sport
A few days into the fencing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA has already earned two medals. Americans Lee Kiefer and Lauren Scruggs battled it out in the women's individual foil finals. Kiefer won securing the gold medal, while Scruggs took home silver. The success the United States...
Business Facing Tax Lien Says It Isn’t Alias of Indebted Company
A husband and wife are fighting a tax lien from the IRS they allege was wrongly transferred from one of their parents’ business. Steve and Amber Hacker’s Tulsa, Okla., daycare business, Hacker Industries LLC, has been assessed $1.1 million in tax liens by the IRS, which determined it was an alias of Blossom Day CRE Centers Inc., a business owned by Steve’s parents. The connection between the two companies is wrong, they told the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in a Monday complaint.
Health Matters: Farmer's Market
We are taking a look at simple yet impactful choices we can make for a healthier lifestyle, such as the many benefits of shopping and eating local. News 9 Health Coach Dottie Small spoke with a local dietician about the nutritional value of foods found at the farmer's market. Taylor...
Mayoral candidates discuss support for grassroots immigrant ID program
A coalition held a forum Sunday afternoon to hear from candidates running for mayor. ACTION Tulsa is a group of local organizations seeking to engage potential city leaders. Included among its members are the Terence Crutcher Foundation, the Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association, and about a dozen churches. In front of...
Judge dismisses lawsuit against the special UNP arena TIF elections
Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman granted a joint dismissal order for the lawsuit filed by two former Norman mayors against the special elections for the proposed University North Park Rock Creek Entertainment District Project Plan, the Daily confirmed via documents obtained Monday morning. On July 10, OU Daily obtained...
Ponca City Commission meeting minutes July 22
PONCA CITY — The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on July 22. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Commissioners Stephanie Austin, Garrett Bowers and Kelsey Wagner were in attendance. Commissioner Robert Bodick was absent. Watch the meeting here.
Tulsa 10: July 30-Aug. 5
Magic City Books is proud to welcome Alex Poppe for an in-store event to discuss how women cope in the aftermath of violence in her recent works of literary fiction, “Duende,” “Jinwar and Other Stories” and “Moxie” on July 30 at 7 p.m. The Tulsa transplant started as a business analyst who followed her gut across the world as a teacher and humanitarian aid volunteer. Free to attend, though MCB will have copies of her novels available for purchase. More information here.
Edmond divers missing off Texas coast say faith kept them afloat until miraculous rescue
An Oklahoma couple is telling their story for the first time after spending a day and a half stranded at sea. Nathan and Kim Maker of Edmond told Good Morning America about the hours the Coast Guard spent looking for them off the Texas coast last week. They survived the nightmare, spending almost 40 hours in the ocean waiting for someone to find and rescue them.
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