TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the September meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. Thomas Carter of Ada, Charles Alvin January of Colcord, and David Tevebaugh of Miami were recognized by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and Secretary of Veterans Affairs S. Joe Crittenden  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: The City of Tulsa is applying for the FY24 HUD PRO Housing Grant to increase affordable housing in our community. The public is invited to a public hearing on September 25 at 5 p.m. in Tulsa City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of Tulsa City Hall, 175 E. 2nd St., to share feedback on the draft application, which is now live. This competitive grant aims to help cities remove barriers to affordable h  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: With 12 new fire fleet in operation and four more expected to be in operation by the end of the year, the Tulsa Fire Department (TFD) is now better equipped to serve Tulsans and maintain its Class 1 ISO Rating. Recently put into service, TFD now has eight new engines, three new ladders, and one new hazmat vehicle. By the end of the year, TFD will have four additional engines and a ladder truck. "For decades, the level o  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Rishi Padala sees tremendous value in cross-campus collaboration. Although he is enrolled in Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business, his workplace is the recently opened New Agricultural Hall, home to the Ferguson College of Agriculture and Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development. Padala, a management information systems graduate student from Hyderabad, India, has worked as a graduate research assista  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business issued the following Q&A on Sept. 23, 2024, with student Rishi Padala: * * * Rishi Padala sees tremendous value in cross-campus collaboration. Although he is enrolled in Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business, his workplace is the recently opened New Agricultural Hall, home to the Ferguson College of Agriculture and Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development. Padala, a management information systems gr  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art presents "How We Rebuild," opening Sept. 24, 2024. This selection of photographs examines the aftermath of conflict, focusing on what it takes to recover the heartbeat of humanity. The exhibition draws from 12 years of work created by grant winners and finalists from The Aftermath Project, a nonprofit organization committed to telling the other half of war stories   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma recognized the achievements and contributions of nine remarkable alumni at the Sept. 20, 2024 Regents' Alumni Award ceremony on the OU Norman campus. Regents' Alumni Awards celebrate OU graduates who have shown extraordinary dedication and service to the university. Presented by the OU Board of Regents and OU Alumni Association, the award highlights the profound ways in which   more

ALVA, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Northwestern Oklahoma State University officials announce an increase in enrollment for the fall 2024 semester. Currently, there are 2,081 students enrolled as Rangers, which is nearly an 8 percent increase. Credit hours have increased more than 4 percent. Almost every category of enrollment has seen an increase. * First-time freshman at Northwestern increased by over 2 percent. * The Northw  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is continuing to fight against illegal immigration in Oklahoma by appealing an injunction that has halted enforcement of Oklahoma's new immigration reform law. Drummond is asking the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a preliminary injunction that a federal judge issued on June 28 - days before the law to was to take   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle team will host a one-time Rancher's Thursday Lunchtime Zoom session with pioneering cattle rancher and OSU alumna Minnie Lou Bradley on Oct. 10 at noon. Bradley resides in Childress, Texas, where she and her family own and operate Bradley 3 Ranch. In 1953, she became the first woman to receive a bachelor's degree in animal husbandry from OSU, previously nam  more

EDMOND, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Central Oklahoma issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded two University of Central Oklahoma professors a grant totaling nearly $300,000 to design a robust computer science curriculum for underserved populations. Joselina Cheng, D.B.A., professor in the Department of Information Systems Operations Management in the UCO College of Business, and Gang Qian, Ph.D., professor and Department of Comp  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: When the wind comes sweeping down the plains in Oklahoma, it's not unusual for it to take out a tree or carport, or send a trampoline flying into the neighbor's vehicle. When homeowners experience damage during a storm, they're quick to call their insurance agent and start a claim. But what happens if the neighbor's tree causes the damage? That depends on several factors, said Mengya Wang, Oklahoma State Uni  more