Local headlines for Monday, January 7, 2018:
- Supporters of an independent Muskogee (Creek) media suffer a setback. (Journal Record)
- Oklahoma is seeing an economic boost from medical marijuana. (NewsOK)
- Oklahoma is facing a nursing shortage as the state’s populace ages. (Tulsa World)
- Oklahoma begins the celebration to welcome a new governor. (NewsOK)
- Stitt picks a Sonic Exec as COO. (NewsOK)
- Leslie Osborn prepares to take over the Department of Labor. (NewsOK)
- Only seven of the state’s 231 county commissioners are women. (Journal Record)
- Republican Party begins 2020 challenge of Kendra Horn. (NewsOK)
- Low income senior citizens with hearing issues are getting help. (NewsOK)
- OKC Schools facing closure also face lower test scores. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa gets set to unveil an Arena District Master Plan. (Tulsa World)
- OKC Streetcar ridership hits 75,000 after three weeks on line. (Journal Record)
- Oklahoma goes an entire calendar year with no deaths from tornadoes. (NewsOK)
- The Thunder suffers a blowout loss at home. (NewsOK)