Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 26th of September.
Good morning, Tulsa.
Golf Business Network & GI Wishes hosted the GI Wishes Charity Gold Tournament at LaFortune Park Golf Course on Friday to raise money for pairing veterans with rescue animals.
The nonprofit organization helps cover adoption fees and first-year veterinary care for new animal companions.
Tulsa runners will honor fallen Marine and police officer Corporal Jared Shoemaker at a run on Oct.
3 at Tulsa Rugby Pitch. The event will offer a 1-mile fun run, 5K, and 10K along River Parks Trail and benefits Folds of Honor + the Jared Shoemaker Academy.
The Tulsa Global District unveiled six boom box-themed traffic box artworks featuring QR codes linked to local musician songs.
The art (funded by We Street Credit Union and a city grant) now brightens East Tulsa and brings the community together.
Jurassic Quest comes to the Arvest Convention Center Pepsi Exhibit Hall in Tulsa this weekend.
The three-day traveling dinosaur exhibit (Sept. 25–27) features giant animatronic dinosaurs, Ice Age animals and hands-on fossil digs for kids.
Oklahoma Primary Aluminum released a study for a proposed aluminum smelter in Inola that projects nearly $49 billion to the economy and about 7,000 jobs.
The project + local hiring plans face regulatory review and community debate.
A new parking lot built at Grissom Elementary this summer now eases drop-off and pick-up traffic that once upset local residents (who had raised concerns over parking and water runoff).
Friday night high school football featured the Jenks Trojans winning 42-31 over the Union Redhawks and Coweta High scoring a 76-yard touchdown against Del City (game highlights) while local schools held a reading to honor Parton and energy officials reviewed Oklahoma’s progress amid rising U.S. demand.
FC Tulsa vs Loudoun United Pro Soccer Match
FC Tulsa sits in first place in the USL Western Conference, and Friday’s home match is sure to be a thriller—just as $1 Beer Section Night returns to ONEOK Field. Today in Tulsa readers can enjoy up to 50% off day of game prices with this special offer.
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