The City Sentinel, Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY — A proposal for a new, state-of-the-art animal shelter was unveiled Thursday (July 11) to Mayor David Holt and the Oklahoma City Council. The new shelter would cost approximately $43 million and include up to 67,000 square feet. Prior to the presentation, a brief rally of supporters was […]
Staff Report Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women (OCSW) is seeking nominations for 2019 inductees to the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame. Nominations must be postmarked by the July 26 deadline. An event to recognize inductees will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Oklahoma Judicial Center. “There […]
Staff Report The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) will implement the third and final toll increase for the Driving Forward initiative on July 15. However, the planned increase only affects cash customers. Pikepass account holders rates will remain the same. The 2.5 percent increase will take effect on July 15. These toll increases were related […]
Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY – July Fourth is nearly here and many Oklahomans are making plans to see fireworks displays. Have fun, say doctors with the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians (OAOP), but leave the fireworks to the professionals. “We want everyone to have a fun celebration,” said OAOP President Dr. Selina McGee, in […]
Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat last week announced the senators who will serve on the bipartisan, bicameral oversight committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). An Oklahoma City Republican, Treat appointed two Oklahoma City Democrats to the oversight group. Sen. Treat also designated two rural Republicans, […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The public is invited to celebrate the 35th year of WildCare Oklahoma’s dedicated work by attending its first-ever dinner fundraiser and silent auction themed “Keeping It Wild in Oklahoma.” Honoring their landmark 100,000th animal helped, the event will take place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 at Sooner Legends […]
Staff Report, The City Sentinel Online The Oklahoma City Council has called a series of special public meetings in July and August to hear presentations on potential MAPS 4 projects. According to a press release sent to CapitolBeatOK, The City Sentinel, and other news organizations, “the meetings are open to everyone and will be […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Policy Institute has announced that Ahniwake Rose, an Oklahoma native who is currently serving as Deputy Director and interim Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., has been selected to lead the organization as its next Executive Director. Rose […]
Joe Dorman, OICA As we move past the legislative session and into these summer months, the team at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has had the privilege of working with two successful youth programs: OK-LEAD and Hoops 4 Heroes. This most recent OK-LEAD program brought together tribal youth from across the […]
The City Sentinel Staff Report Sales tax collections improved again in the Sooner State’s capital city, and the Council has voted in favor of a kind of amnesty for tickets and other citations. The June sales tax report shows General Fund collections in Oklahoma City were up 3.1 percent compared to the same month […]
