January 8, 2023

Oklahoma Department of Libraries: The archivists at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries digitized 285 prisoner newsletters, spanning from 1937 to 1973, for you to view online.

Oklahoma Department of Libraries: The archivists at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries digitized 285 prisoner newsletters, spanning from 1937 to 1973, for you to view online.. “The newsletters were written by the inmates at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and Oklahoma State Reformatory. The collection consists of five different newsletters: The Eye Opener, Soonerland, Tidings, Granite Nugget, and the OSR News & Views.”

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December 1, 2022

Daily Yonder: Want to Move to Rural Oklahoma? An Online Database Has Property Listings

Daily Yonder: Want to Move to Rural Oklahoma? An Online Database Has Property Listings. “People looking to live in rural parts of Oklahoma may have an easier time finding space thanks to a database listing available lots. The new database is a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Municipal League (OML) and the Oklahoma Home Builders Association (OkHBA).” Very new, with limited listings.

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March 27, 2022

Column: New data tool shows disparities in arts education across Oklahoma (Tulsa World)

Tulsa World: Column: New data tool shows disparities in arts education across Oklahoma. “Data available through the Oklahoma Arts Education Dashboard, a new tool created by Quadrant Arts Education Research, shows 45% of students in Oklahoma have no access to arts education in their school…. These figures and more are available through the dashboard, recently developed through a partnership of the Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahomans for the Arts, and Kirkpatrick Foundation.”

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January 1, 2022

KOCO: Federal grant funds COVID-19 vaccine program for homebound Oklahomans

KOCO: Federal grant funds COVID-19 vaccine program for homebound Oklahomans. “The vaccine is being issued to the most vulnerable and unable to get the shot on their own. The partnership between the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, the State Department of Health and Native American tribes in our state is helping with vaccine access. Until August, homebound individuals had no pathway to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Now, the most compromised can get vaccinated from the safety of their home.”

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December 28, 2021

The Oklahoman: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he has no plans to get COVID-19 booster shot

The Oklahoman: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he has no plans to get COVID-19 booster shot. “Despite state health officials recommending all eligible Oklahomans get a COVID-19 booster shot, Gov. Kevin Stitt says he doesn’t plan on getting another inoculation. Stitt said Monday he hasn’t received a booster shot nor does he plan on getting another jab. ‘I’m perfectly healthy, and my doctor hasn’t told me I need to get it,’ said Stitt, who was the first governor to contract COVID-19. Stitt said he experienced mild symptoms when he had the virus last summer.”

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November 14, 2021

ArmyTimes: Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command

ArmyTimes: Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command. “The new commander of the Oklahoma National Guard has declared the organization will not enforce the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its troops, according to local media outlets. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino was announced as the state’s new adjutant general Wednesday, though he has not yet been confirmed by the state Senate, according to a press release from Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office.”

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September 3, 2021

KFOR: Patients overdosing on ivermectin backing up rural Oklahoma hospitals, ambulances

KFOR: Patients overdosing on ivermectin backing up rural Oklahoma hospitals, ambulances. “Dr. [Jason] McElyea said patients are packing his eastern and southeastern Oklahoma hospitals after taking ivermectin doses meant for a full-sized horse, because they believed false claims the horse de-wormer could fight COVID-19. ‘The ERs are so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting to facilities where they can get definitive care and be treated,’ he said.”

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August 13, 2021

News on 6: Local Nonprofit Launches New Statewide Early Childhood Job Board

News on 6: Local Nonprofit Launches New Statewide Early Childhood Job Board. “A Tulsa nonprofit has launched a new online job board designed to help childcare facilities across the state find qualified workers. The new database allows job seekers to find an opportunity and childcare facilities to find the right candidates…. The database is free for employers to post open positions and for people looking for a job in childcare.”

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June 21, 2021

NonDoc: Newly digitized OU Daily archives offer a window into university’s identity

NonDoc: Newly digitized OU Daily archives offer a window into university’s identity . “The University of Oklahoma’s student newspaper, long called The Oklahoma Daily and now simply The OU Daily, put out its first issue in 1897, making it one of the oldest publications in the state. Since its founding, the publication has chronicled the university’s greatest triumphs, its lighter moments and its most turbulent chapters. Now, that history is being fully archived and made available online through the Carl Albert Center’s Gateway to Oklahoma History portal.”

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May 31, 2021

CNBC: Black Wall Street was shattered 100 years ago. How the Tulsa race massacre was covered up and unearthed

CNBC: Black Wall Street was shattered 100 years ago. How the Tulsa race massacre was covered up and unearthed. “At the turn of the 20th century, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, became one of the first communities in the country thriving with Black entrepreneurial businesses….On May 31, 1921, a white mob turned Greenwood upside down in one of the worst racial massacres in U.S. history. In the matter of hours, 35 square blocks of the vibrant Black community were turned into smoldering ashes. Countless Black people were killed — estimates ranged from 55 to more than 300 — and 1,000 homes and businesses were looted and set on fire.”

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