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Bond Issues Top Number Of Eastern Oklahoma Election Ballots
Voters across eastern Oklahoma are heading to the polls today. In Jenks, voters will decide on a $5.2 million bond for street improvements.
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra partnered with the Oklahoma Aquarium Monday morning to present Symphony By the Sea.
Water use at 140 homes tops million gallons
Despite last year's heavy rains, 140 single-family homes in the Tulsa area used more than a million gallons of water, a Tulsa World investigation found.
Jenks voters to decide on bond issues, sales-tax hike
Jenks voters will consider four propositions on Tuesday to fund streets, police facilities, fire equipment and sewer upgrades with both property and sales tax increases.
River District plans scaled back in Jenks
The site of the River District, a planned development in Jenks that will offer a mix of office, retail and apartment space, is shown.
Jenks Student Has Chance Of Winning Presidential Honor
Sheema Golbaba is one of 60 semi-finalists to become a Presidential Scholar in the Arts.
Several area school elections, Jenks city vote set on Feb. 9
Voters in Tulsa , Jenks, Collinsville, Sperry and Union school districts plus the City of Jenks will go to the polls Feb.
Voluntary furlough at schools in Jenks eyed
Jenks Public Schools wants district employees to take one voluntary furlough day in an effort to make up for severe shortfalls in state funding.
Jenks Board Of Education Approves Furlough Days For All Employees
The furlough day was approved Monday and is voluntary. "Our state aid continues to go down, even though we're growing with more students, needing more textbooks and needing more staff," said Nancy McKay, Jenks Public School CFO.
Jenks restaurant planned near aquarium, RiverWalk
JENKS Jim Blacketer has spent many hours looking south from the 96th Street Bridge and envisioning great business possibilities on the vacant riverside lot below.
Snowfall Accumulation Forecast: 3 To 6 Inches Likely
Several moderate to heavy snow bands will continue to develop over central and northern Oklahoma Friday afternoon and evening, producing snowfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour.
Neighboring Towns in Storm Ready Mode
The winter storm plans in place in smaller communities seem to mirror the operation outline for street crews in Tulsa.
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Make your financial security plan for 2010
Dear Action Line: What financial advice do you have for those who failed to heed the writing on the wall in 2008 and assumed our debts could go on forever? I need to see it in writing before it will sink in.
Downtown Jenks To Lose Water Supply Starting Sunday Night
The City of Jenks will shut down the water supply to the downtown area for about seven nights starting Sunday.
Water To Be Shut-Off Nightly In Jenks
Beginning on Sunday, January 24thand continuing for approximately 7 consecutive nights through Saturday, January 30th, the water supply to downtown Jenks area will be shutdown.
Danny Cahill, season eight winner of "The Biggest Loser," speaks to a capacity crowd at the All Pro Dad's Day, a one-hour monthly breakfast where fathers and their children meet while enjoying free breakfast at Chick-fil-A in Owasso.
Paid school crossing guards would be wiped out under the Public Works Department's budget-reduction proposal.
Political Notebook: HD 68 candidate
Tulsa businessman Glen Mulready has joined the race for the state House seat being vacated by term-limited Speaker Chris Benge.

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