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Show Review: Bowling For Soup, Keep Flying, and Eternal Boy at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK
“There’s 104 days of summer vacation till school comes along just to end it. So, the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to spend it. Like maybe….” seeing Bowling For Soup if you were in Tulsa on July 20. The Wichita Falls band...
Free canine medical services help vulnerable Tulsans
The Tulsa Day Center and the Tulsa Humane Society teamed up Tuesday to offer vaccinations and neutering or spaying for dogs. The program was free of charge and aimed at Tulsa’s homeless population. Kellie Wilson, a program coordinator with the Day Center, said serving pets is a significant part...
Tulsa Public Schools to provide free meals to all students
All Tulsa Public Schools’ students will get breakfast and lunch for free throughout the school year starting this fall. TPS Superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson made the announcement Thursday at a press conference at Memorial High School. Johnson said making every pre-K through 12th grade student eligible for free meals...
Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises Announces $100M Capital Investment to Construct Coweta Casino Hotel
TULSA, OKLA (July 26, 2024) — Leaders from the Muscogee Nation and Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises announced today a. $100 million capital investment to build the Coweta Casino Hotel on 17 acres at the southeast corner of East 131st Street South and State Highway 51 in Coweta, Okla. The project will break ground in September 2024 and open in Spring 2026. The Coweta Casino Hotel will create 250 new jobs in the greater Tulsa region.
Tulsan ‘Bachelorette’ contestant chooses his dreams over dream girl
Note: This article contains spoilers. Contestants most often leave the “Bachelorette” stage with no rose and a broken heart; Aaron Erb chose this fate of his own accord. Aaron Erb, a 29-year-old aerospace engineer from Tulsa, is the twin brother of Noah Erb, who was a contestant on both the “Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise.” Noah Erb found his match on the seventh season of BIP.
Local Church Turns The Pastor's Struggles Into Salvation For Metro Kids
Pastor Louis Rogers went through some unthinkable challenges, but it was those times of challenge that are today helping kids all over the city. “Living on the street, eating out of trashcans, sleeping on trees, sleeping up under bridges,” said Pastor Louis Rogers, of Miracle Temple Baptist Church. His...
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...
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.
Okmulgee Public Schools welcomes Clay Vinyard
In a pivotal move for Okmulgee Public Schools, Clay Vinyard steps into his role as the new superintendent, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective aimed at revitalizing the district. With a background deeply rooted in education and a passion for student success, Vinyard’s journey to Okmulgee is marked by his dedication to transforming educational environments.
'Twisters' tears through Oklahoma on the big screen. Moviegoers in the state are buying up tickets
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Grace Evans lived through one of the most powerful and deadly twisters in Oklahoma history: a roaring top-of-the-scale terror in 2013 that plowed through homes, tore through a school and killed 24 people in the small suburb of Moore. A hospital and bowling alley were also destroyed. But not the movie theater next door — where almost a decade later, Evans and her teenage daughter this week felt no pause buying two tickets to a showing of the blockbuster “Twisters.” “I was looking for that element of excitement and I guess drama and danger,” Evans said. Her daughter also walked out a fan. “It was very realistic. I was definitely frightened,” said Charis Evans, 15.
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