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Farmers Markets Return To Tulsa, Broken Arrows Rose District Saturday is the opening day for the 23rd season for the Tulsa Farmers Market. Its is the largest Farmers Market in the state, with more than 70 vendors, live music, and interactive activities. The first hour is reserved for high-risk shoppers, and masks are required for everyone. The Farmers Market will run every Saturday from 7 to 11 through April 23 in Whittier Square. The market will also continue to accept SNAP benefits this year....

Hamilton: Education ‘reforms’ more smoke and mirrors By: Arnold Hamilton Guest Columnist April 1, 2021 Arnold Hamilton A “monumental” and “historic” day ushering in “solid” and “smart” reforms in Oklahoma’s public education system. That’s what Gov. Kevin Stitt, Senate President Greg Treat and House Speaker Charles McCall are selling with their revamping of the school funding formula and loosening of restrictions on student transfers. Allow me to cut through th...

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures; Jim Spellman/WireImage The filmmaker also looks forward to his Face/Off sequel and floats the possibility of a limited series sequel to his film The Guest. Adam Wingard’s journey to Godzilla vs. Kong began in 2013 when his breakout film, You’re Next, entered the orbit of one Peter Jackson. Shortly thereafter, Jackson handpicked Wingard to helm Skull Island, which was initially treated as a direct sequel to Universal and Jacksons ...

(Permanent M This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what’s goin’ down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin’ gets done. We begin in Wisconsin, where the Republican majorities in both the state legislature and the state’s supreme court have combined to make sure people keep getting sick, and that healthy poor people don’t have enough to eat. That’s a helluva afternoon, I have to say. From Wisconsin Public Radio: The long-awaited decision w...

Darien, WI - Gary L. Sisk was born on a summers day, June 28, 1952 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin to Frederick E & Shirley J (Beardsley) Sisk and went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 12, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin. Or, as Gary would say, in his book "The Misadventures of Buck Tanglewood"--- "he was born under a covered wagon near the banks of Tanglewood Creek while traveling to the west with my family." So began the adventure of a lifetime. Along the way, Gary married his wi...

BROKEN ARROW – A tax protest like no other is taking place in Wagoner County, which if successful could broadly impact some public schools and other government bodies that rely on property taxes for much of their funding. Oneta Power LLC, which owns a power plant at 25142 E. 105th St. in Broken Arrow, is challenging an increase in its personal property tax valuation based, in part, on claims that it doesn’t owe the county any property taxes, citing a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ...

By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter Mar 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Jarred Shobert stocks the shelves Wednesday at Spirit Shop. A new state measure may soon make it easier to purchase alcohol at liquor stores.Jesse Crittenden The Transcript OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans may soon by able to get cocktails to go, purchase liquor at a drive-thru window and use an automated machine to dispense wine and beer as part of series of measures that have cleared the state House. The most contr...

Severe Thunderstorms With Hail, Strong Winds Move Through Green Country Severe thunderstorms are moving across Tulsa area early Wednesday afternoon, as two major storm systems move through Green Country. One is near Claremore and moving north, the other has reached Sand Springs and moving north and northwest. All tornado warnings have been dropped from Green Country counties. The storm moved north from Kellyville in Creek County and is no longer under a tornado warning, although the storm is st...

Broken Arrow Police Dept. To Add Oklahomas 1st Electric Patrol Vehicle To Its Fleet The Broken Arrow Police Department will add the states first electric patrol car to its fleet. Tuesday, the city council approved the purchase of a Tesla Model Y for the department. It will be assigned to a traffic officer to replace an older car. During a week-long test of the Tesla vehicle, the department said it exceeded all required needs of a police vehicle. Officials with the department said while the init...

MobileTrack™ Makes Viewing Valve Data Quick, Easy, And Mobile Broken Arrow, OK /PRNewswire/ - The new MobileTrack™ technology from Total Valve Systems puts a valves service history at the customers fingertips. Its quick, convenient, and it works anywhere a mobile device does. By scanning the QR code on a valve, Total Valve customers can instantly review comprehensive service and performance data using their phone or tablet. The companys Total Valve Live™ system maintains real-time monitor...