PAWHUSKA, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- The Osage Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: The Osage Nation Health System's Health Board, Si-Si A-Pe-Txa (SSAPT), and the executive leadership team are preparing to consolidate the Osage Nation Counseling Services and Primary Residential Treatment Center (PRTC) programs in June 2024, along with related grant programs, at their new campus location north of the Elks Lodge and U.S. 60 in Pawhusk  more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: The Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma have reached a tentative agreement to renew a tribal-state compact governing tobacco sales. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said the proposed agreement reinforces the Cherokee Nation's longstanding message that collaboration between tribal and state governments is essential and beneficial to all Oklahomans.   more

ALVA, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: * * * Spring Break begins March 18 * * * Northwestern Oklahoma State University students will have the opportunity to enroll in fall classes before spring break this year. Northwestern fall enrollment opens March 12 and spring break is March 18-22. Administrative offices at all three campuses, and the J.W. Martin Library will be closed Monday through Wednesday, March 18-20, in observance of   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2024, by State Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City: * * * Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, issued the following statement after Monday's Senate passage of legislation allowing municipalities to remove language originally intended to prevent minorities from moving into neighborhoods. Young is coauthor of Senate Bill 1617, by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond. "Restrictive covenants have bee  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, voiced his opposition to legislation ordering the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to end affirmative action at the Department of Wildlife and Conservation, even though women and minorities remain greatly unrepresented. SB 1840 was approved by the Senate Tourism and Wildlife Committee on Monday. "No one has been able to show me an example of s  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Senators Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, and Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, were invited participants at a recent White House meeting to learn more about the positive impact federal investments are making throughout Oklahoma and share opportunities to seek bipartisan solutions to ongoing challenges facing communities and families. The meeting not only gave the Oklahoma senators  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Andre-Denis Wright, microbiologist and senior vice president and provost at the University of Oklahoma, and Helen Zgurskaya, Ph.D., George Lynn Cross Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, are among 65 accomplished scientists elected as new Fellows to the Class of 2024 of the American Academy of Microbiology. The American Academy of   more

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Three officers from the Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU)--SWOSU HALO President Uriel Luna, Vice President Liliana Diaz, and Secretary Michelle Chavez, alongside their Advisor Dr. Veronica Aguinaga--recently participated in the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) National Conference held in Chicago from Feb.   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 27 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: Mayor G.T. Bynum, joined by FEMA Region 6 Mitigation Division Director Roosevelt Grant and Fire Chief Michael Baker, announced today that Tulsa has been awarded a $19.6 million Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This grant will enable Tulsa to improve the stormwater drainage in the Fulton Creek basin, where large amounts of rain cause flood  more