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rdorsett@tribunemedia.net TYLER Pinder continues to boost his profile on the prep basketball recruitment circuit at his new programme in Oklahoma. Pinder erupted for 34 points in an 81-55 win for his Broken Arrow Tigers over Cassidy at the 13th annual Edmond Open basketball tournament in Edmond, Oklahoma. The 6’2” sharpshooting guard made eight three pointers and also added seven assists and two steals. The Bahamas junior national team standout joined the programme at Broken Arrow that f...

Share: BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (PRWEB) December 14, 2020 Mosquito Shield Franchise Corporation, a leading residential mosquito and tick control service with over 80 locations across the United States, is expanding its presence in Oklahoma with the launch of Mosquito Shield of Broken Arrow. Of the companys recent expansion, Mosquito Shield VP Michael Moorhouse said, "Residential mosquito and tick control is a fast-growing business sector, and as the first company in this space over 19 years ago, w...

December 14, 2020 Here are five of the biggest questions still facing Nebraska as they head into their regular-season finale on Friday at Rutgers. Adrian Martinez did not look like the same player vs. Minnesota that he did the previous two games. (University of Nebraska) 1. Can Nebraska dial back in on a short week? Once again, Nebraska finds itself having to pick itself up off the floor and try to bounce back after a devastating home loss. The Huskers were able to respond to the Illinois defea...

The Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners voted Monday to reimburse seven municipalities for $1.2 million in overtime pay to firefighters during the pandemic. The funding was possible through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and was deemed necessary for overtime firefighters earned while filling in for their quarantined or sick coworkers. Tulsa received, commensurately, the most assistance at $877,427; Broken Arrow received $114,000, and Glenpool got $97,508, according...

December is toy season. The toys you played with as a kid may have value other than the emotional kind. And evidence at local stores suggests the retro toy business could be as “healthy” as a muscled-up action figure. Fan Fortress, which majors in the sale of old and new toys, debuted late last year at 6125 S. Sheridan Road. Business was swell enough that, six months after opening, Fan Fortress moved to a twice-as-big location two doors down from the launch spot. Broken Arrow’s V...

featured By EMMA SEARS and JESSIE CHRISTOPHER SMITH Gaylord New Dec 12, 2020 Photo courtesy Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma’s seven Republican Presidential electors will cast their ballots for incumbent President Donald Trump shortly after 10 a.m. Monday. Unlike 60 years ago when a “faithless elector” didn’t vote as pledged, it’s doubtful any of this year’s GOP electors will vote for anyone other t...

State Sen. John Haste, who normally is counted among the good-guy Republicans and is the best member of the Senate produced by the city of Broken Arrow (by far), has proposed a very bad idea. Haste’s Senate Joint Resolution 4 would rewrite the state Constitution so that future efforts to revise the Constitution would require a majority of more than 60% to pass. Currently, a simple majority vote of the people can approve constitutional revisions whether they come from the Legislature or ini...

Sponsored by: Outadore and Irad Ortiz Jr. give trainer Wesley Ward his third consecutive victory in the Juvenile Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs The $200,000 Springboard Mile, Remington Parks top stakes race for 2-year-olds, drew a field of 11 this morning. The contest will headline a program of 13 races on Friday night, Dec. 18, going as race 12 at approximately 10:28pm. The first race of the evening is at 5pm. All times are Central. A pair of horses coming out of Breeders Cup races la...

Martin Scorsese’s The Departed was famously based on Infernal Affairs – the Andy Lau and Tony Leung movie that ‘saved Hong Kong cinema’ Douglas Parkes douglas.parkes@scmp.com From left, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah in the original Infernal Affairs, a high point in Hong Kong cinema of the 21st century. Photo: Media Asia Distribution Its been 18 years since Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak Siu-fais award-winning police drama Infernal Affairs hit Hong Kong cin...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: Before his death from COVID-19, former state senator Larry Dixon spoke to his wife of 53 years from his hospital bed and asked her to relay a warning. “Sweetheart, we messed up. We just dropped our guard,” Dr. David Thrasher, a pulmonologist and friend of Dixon, recalled him saying. Dixon, 78, died Friday from complications of COVID-19. Thrasher said his longtime friend had been mostly careful but may have contracted the virus afte...