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Tulsa Area United Way Celebrates Centennial With Big Community Project
The Tulsa Area United Way Day of Caring is just around the corner, and the organization is still looking for more volunteers. The Tulsa Area United Way is currently celebrating its centennial, and so they want this year's Day of Caring to be big. The Day of Caring is an...
What can we expect from Seth Littrell's offense in 2024?
The Oklahoma Sooners begin the 2024 college football season in a matter of days. The Temple Owls will pay them a visit on Friday, August 30 at 6:00 p.m. to kick off the year. It’s a season of change for OU in Year 3 under head coach Brent Venables. The Sooners leave the Big 12 to join the SEC. Dillon Gabriel, who started at quarterback for the last two seasons, transferred out of the program, leaving sophomore Jackson Arnold in line to take over under center. Drake Stoops won’t be on the team for the first time since 2018.
Sallisaw football coach pleased with his team’s scrimmage performance
Sallisaw Black Diamonds football coach Brandon Tyler was fairly pleased with how his team performed in its one and only preseason scrimmage against the Checotah Wildcats and Grove Ridgerunners last Friday night at Perry F. Lattimore Stadium. In the varsity portion of the three-way scrimmage, quarterback Jackson Harris connected with...
Help wanted: Oklahoma works to lower barriers to long-term care careers
Brynley Whitekiller clocks in three to four times a week for 12-hour shifts at Cearu Medical Resort, a skilled nursing facility in Tulsa. She enjoys that schedule because of the balance it gives her to take care of herself after she spends long days caring for others. Her work as...
Anti-biosolid fertilizer candidate wins Oklahoma state House race
Republican voters in a central Oklahoma House district have ousted their high-ranking representative, who had drawn controversy for his use and support of sewage fertilizer on area farms. Rep. Kevin Wallace, who has represented the district for nearly a decade and was serving as the chair of the high-profile House...
Has Oklahoma always trended conservative? Polling expert looks at voting history
More than most, Pat McFerron knows what Oklahomans are thinking. By the age of 12, growing up in Nowata in northeastern Oklahoma, McFerron was campaigning door-to-door for a local congressman. In his 20s, shortly after graduation from college, he was working for an Oklahoma City company to pass a major bond issue, calling...
Oklahomans get special sight before dawn with alignment of 6 planets
Some Oklahomans who were awake early Wednesday morning got a special sight in the sky as they could see some planets align. It was a planetary parade as Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were aligned and visible to the naked eye. The four planets were visible in the eastern sky, one after the other near the moon.
Scattered Showers And Storms Possible As Cold Front Moves In
Thursday is the hottest day over the next 9, as the cold front we've been expecting moves in later at night. Look for scattered showers and storms moving in with the front. Thursday will be hot with highs in the 90s and heat index values near 100 degrees. We may...
Oklahoma City Region Shaken by 2.6 Magnitude Earthquake Early Wednesday Morning
Oklahoma City, OK – A minor earthquake struck approximately 70 miles north of Oklahoma City early Wednesday morning, registering a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale. The tremor occurred at 2:08 a.m., with its epicenter located 4 kilometers west of Lucien, Oklahoma. According to the U.S. Geological Survey...
Guthrie and Purcell bond proposals pass easily, but those in 4 other districts go down
School bond proposals on opposite sides of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area – in Guthrie and Purcell – passed by wide margins during Tuesday’s election, but voters in the Blanchard, McLoud, Wellston and South Rock Creek districts rejected proposals. Bond proposals must receive a 60% supermajority to pass. Guthrie’s proposal passed with 2,734 votes, or 72.2%, in favor and 1,051 votes, or 27.8%, in opposition. ...
McCurtain voters choose GOP candidate, reject bond proposal
McCURTAIN COUNTY, Okla. (KSLA) — McCurtain County, Okla., voters decided which Republican will advance in the county sheriff’s race. Some also cast ballots Tuesday (Aug. 27) on a $420,000 bond proposal for Valliant Public Schools. [ELECTION RESULTS]. By a commanding margin, voters chose former sheriff’s Deputy Bruce Shirey...
Corey Shivel wins Washington County Commissioner's seat runoff
Corey Shivel secured the Republican nomination for Washington County Commissioner District 2 in a decisive victory over Michael Colaw in Tuesday's primary runoff. Oklahoma State Election Board unofficial results show Shivel garnered 77.16% of the vote, totaling 821 votes, while Colaw received 22.84% or 243 votes. ...
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