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Purple Heart reunited with family of man killed in World War II     TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Robert Titsworth got the surprise of his life when he opened his front door Monday. Waiting for him at his Broken Arrow home was his cousin, Christine Riley, and Erin Faith Allen of Purple Hearts Reunited, who had the Purple Heart of his uncle — Thomas Dowda, a World War II paratrooper — killed in action in 1945. Titsworth, a veteran himself, said the Purple Heart had been lost over ti...

Commentators: Adnan Virk, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton We’re getting closer to Wrestlemania Backlash and we need a lot of the card set up. I’m not sure what we are going to have added tonight, but odds are we are going to get more of T-Bar/Mace attacking Drew McIntyre as we wait to find out what is going on. Other than that, probably a lot more of the same. Let’s get to it. We open with a long recap of Drew McIntyre/Braun Strowman vs. Mace/T-Bar last week, with the latter two losing their m...

Purple Heart Medal Returned To Nephew Of WWII Paratrooper The nephew of a World War II paratrooper was surprised with a framed display of his uncles Purple Heart. Private 1st Class Thomas Dowda died when his transport plane was shot down by German forces in 1945. In Broken Arrow "Purple Hearts Re-United" presented Dowdas Purple Heart to his nephew Robert. "Ive always considered him a hero, my dad too of course. He made the ultimate sacrifice, giving your life up for your country is pretty speci...

Sarah Hodder, Katie Thompson, and Mercedes Walters (ages 31, 32, and 32, respectively) are all ultrarunners who live near the area. They decided running the pipeline route was a considerate way to protest its existence and impact on local communities. “In doing so, our team hopes to raise awareness of the deleterious impacts of the pipeline and tell the stories of those people whose lives are so negatively impacted by its construction,” Walters said. The Mountain Valley Pipeline runs 303 mi...

By: News On 6 BROKEN ARROW, Oklahoma - Broken Arrow’s Military History Museum said one of its most cherished patrons has passed away at the age of 95. Oscar Nipps was a World War II veteran who spent most of his life in his hometown of Broken Arrow. He spent almost every day at the museum, sharing his stories with visitors. Last summer, News On 6 featured Nipps as he received a special honor. Because he left high school to enlist, he never graduated. Broken Arrow High School gave him his ...

Broken Arrow WWII Veteran, Community Hero Dies At 95 Broken Arrow’s Military History Museum said one of its most cherished patrons has passed away at the age of 95. Oscar Nipps was a World War II veteran who spent most of his life in his hometown of Broken Arrow. He spent almost every day at the museum, sharing his stories with visitors. Last summer, News On 6 featured Nipps as he received a special honor. Because he left high school to enlist, he never graduated. Broken Arrow High School...

Following Misogynistic Kamala Harris Comments, Nathan Dahm Faces Calls to Resign On 4/24/21 at 5:30 PM EDT Oklahoma state Senator Nathan Dahm is facing calls to resign after he made "misogynistic" comments about Vice President Kamala Harris in a news release announcing a bill that would ban paper straws. "Hatred of paper straws is universal," the Republican senator from Broken Arrow said in the press release issued on Earth Day. "They fall apart and turn to mush quicker than Joe Biden trying to...

Updated: 12:03 PM CDT Apr 24, 2021 KOCO Staff Oklahoma state Sen. Nathan Dahm has received backlash after making inappropriate comments about Vice President Kamala Harris in a news release regarding a bill that would ban paper straws in the Sooner State.In the news release, the Republican senator from Broken Arrow said the paper straws "fall apart and turn to mush quicker than Joe Biden trying to string together a coherent sentence. They collapse like Mitt Romney under th...

By: Daniel Hawk BROKEN ARROW, Oklahoma - The high school soccer season can be long and grueling, but for one Broken Arrow senior, its a much-needed distraction as he battles adversity.  Eric Chavezs senior season isnt quite going according to plan. Last May, Chavez started experiencing pain in his stomach and knew something was wrong. “I was just chilling in my living room and I just started feeling pain like long lasting pain and it stopped and then it came back again and then I waited f...

Oklahoman Oklahomas GOP-led Legislature is pushing to name a stretch of highway in the Panhandle after former President Donald Trump.  The Oklahoma House on Thursday approved legislation to name a roughly 20-mile stretch of U.S. 287 the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."  Republican lawmakers slipped two paragraphs about the highway into the Oklahoma Senates omnibus bridge and highway naming bill, in which lawmakers typically seek to memorialize notable Oklahomans. Where would Oklahomas...