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These 8 Oklahoma Restaurants Make Eating Gluten-Free Feel Easy
Some of the best meals in Oklahoma happen at places you would drive right past without a second look. For anyone who avoids gluten, finding one of those spots feels like striking gold, because ordering stops being a nervous guessing game. Picture walking into a plain little storefront, scanning the...
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Doctors Gave Marilyn 6 to 8 Months 26 Years Ago. In Her 70s She Became a Flight Attendant: "I May Not Be the Best Flight Attendant, but I'm Happiest"
Some people slow down in their 70s. Marilyn Allred of Tulsa put on a uniform and went to work on airplanes. FOX23 News in Tulsa told her story in a report posted in late December 2022. The station said she had just started that year as a flight attendant, in her 70s, making a dream of hers come true. “I may not be the best flight attendant, but I’m happiest,” she told the station. She said she tries to greet everyone with a smile, and gets one right back. Getting there was not easy, and she kept it quiet at first. She told FOX23 she had not been to school in many years and did not know if she would pass training, and she did not want people to know if she failed. The station reported that memorizing 70 acronyms, studying and preparing were overwhelming at times. “I cried at night because I’m like, what are you doing? But I did it,” she said. This was not the first hard thing she had pushed through. Marilyn told the station she had inflammatory breast cancer 26 years earlier, at a time when she said the survival rate was 15%. One group
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TPS outlines next steps for families affected by school closures and consolidations
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss their plans for this school year and the upcoming year. In the next few weeks, TPS’ Family, Community, and Youth Engagement Team will be calling families who are impacted by the 17 schools being consolidated or closed next year.
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West side church service offers solace in wake of tragedy
TULSA, (Okla.) — The candles at Cognizant Church did little to shed light on the question on everybody's mind. "God why did this happen?" But as Pastor Scott Bryan made clear, its moments like this that simply being together can help fill the vacuum of silence to that question.
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No progress between Hillcrest & Aetna
TULSA, (Okla.) — Hillcrest broke the news at the beginning of the month with the subtlety of a helicopter landing at the hospital. "Hillcrest Healthcare System is now out of network with Aetna...Aetna Leadership has refused to engage with our leadership, despite multiple outreaches over the past six months."
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South Yale Avenue to shut down daily Nov. 16-18 for utility repair work
TULSA, Okla. — A utility repair will require the closure of South Yale Avenue between East 114th Place South and East 118th Street South from Nov. 16 through Nov. 18, the city of Tulsa announced. The road will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during construction.
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Tulsa roofing company gives World War II veteran a free new roof on Veterans Day
TULSA, Okla. — On Veterans Day, one local roofing company showed its appreciation to a man who served the country during World War II. The Veteran, now in his 90s, had roughly 20 leaks in his roof. On Wednesday, he got a brand new roof completely for free. For...
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Classic rock icons Bachman-Turner Overdrive bring ‘No Speed Limit’ Tour to Tulsa
TULSA – Known to fans simply as “BTO,” Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive is bringing its “No Speed Limit 2027” tour to Hard Rock Live inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa on March 12. Tickets start at $49.50 and went on sale Oct. 30.
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OSU President's Plan Could Fold Tulsa Community College Into One System
The central question in OSU President Jim Hess’s Tulsa proposal is whether closer coordination between OSU-Tulsa and Tulsa Community College could help more students complete bachelor’s degrees without changing TCC’s local role. Hess has described a shared admissions entry point, governance and instruction for students attending either OSU-Tulsa or a renamed OSU Tulsa Community College. The proposal has prompted concern at the state’s largest community college system.
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Free Guided Tours Take You Up Close To The Praying Hands Carved Into This Downtown Tulsa Church’s 255-Foot Tower
Some Tulsa landmarks wait politely for you to notice them. This one shoots a tower roughly 15 stories into the downtown skyline and practically dares you to keep driving. Built in the late 1920s during Oklahoma’s oil boom, it is often called one of the finest examples of Art Deco church design in the entire country. The best part for families on a budget is simple: the tour costs nothing.
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5 graduate from Youth First Rapid Rehousing program in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Five young adults who have overcome homelessness were honored at a graduation ceremony for the Tulsa Day Center's Youth First Rapid Rehousing program. For these graduates, Friday was about more than receiving a certificate. The graduates have gone from struggling to find stable housing, to pursuing careers, earning certifications and continuing their education. For some, it's a future they once thought was out of reach.
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Indigenous food sovereignty group finds right fit with move to University of Tulsa
The move of an Indigenous food law and policy group to the University of Tulsa was already underway when the organization’s co-founder was named the school’s next president. In 2012, Stacy Leeds, a Cherokee Nation citizen, was coming off a class-action settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture...