Good morning, Tulsa.

Local veterans left on the 22nd Heroes Flight Monday after a send-off ceremony held by Brookshire (parent of local grocer Reasor's) to travel to Washington, D.C. and honor fallen comrades; they will return Wednesday.

QuikTrip announced plans to tear down and rebuild its Tulsa store (3606 S.

Peoria Ave) with a new Generation 4 layout to boost customer experience. The company requested rezoning for a small adjacent lot and is working through the engineering and city review process without a set timeline for construction.

The Black Cat Café debuts its first theatrical production, Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe (Oct.

23-24 and 29-31) ahead of Halloween; the play brings Poe’s iconic tales to life for local audiences.

Tulsa native Viviana Goodwin, 26, made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York where she is performing as Litzie in Missy Mazzoli’s world premiere Lincoln in the Bardo, with performances running through Nov.

14.

Garth Brooks returns for three shows in Tulsa & fans can submit family recipes for Trisha Yearwood & personal notes for Brooks by today at 5 p.m. via the BOK Center website to be included in special keepsakes.

Cherokee Nation and UCLA established a filmmaking exchange program to boost Cherokee language preservation and Indigenous storytelling.

Cherokee filmmakers will train at UCLA while UCLA students visit Cherokee Film’s studios in Owasso, and $470,000 will support future productions (a four-year effort) following an agreement signed Saturday.

The Cherokee Nation and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television announced a filmmaking exchange that will bring Cherokee filmmakers to UCLA and UCLA students to Cherokee Film studios in Owasso.

The initiative is supported with $470,000 and aims to expand Indigenous storytelling and language preservation.

The Tulsa Public Schools Board voted 5 to 1 to close 17 low-enrollment schools to cut costs.

The closures will take effect next month + follow community listening sessions with families, affecting schools with under 400 students and less than 65 percent building use.

Trash has built up in Catfish Creek between two east Tulsa apartment complexes along South 107th East Avenue, causing neighbors to worry as it drives away local wildlife.

The city said private owners are responsible for cleanup + may soon be notified by code enforcement.

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.