Isabel Nissley
Isabel Nissley was a summer intern at KOSU between June and August 2023 through the Scripps Howard Fund nonprofit newsroom program.
Nissley previously worked at nonprofit, audience-supported news organizations in Ohio and Michigan: the Athens County Independent, Matter News and Interlochen Public Radio. She is a journalist because of her love for storytelling, connecting with people and learning. Nissley studies at Ohio University, where she studies journalism and geography.
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The average monthly asking price for a studio apartment in OKC this year is $953. One-bedroom rents averaged $932 per unit. For two-bedroom units, average monthly rent is $950 and for three or more-bedroom units, rents average $993. -
Last August, Kendra Haslam organized the first OKC Hot Girl Walk. Now, the Instagram page she runs for the community has more than 7,000 followers.
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OKC's eight councilmembers will each appoint a resident from their ward to serve on the Community Public Safety Advisory Board. Mayor David Holt will also appoint a resident to lead the board.
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Most of those campaign donations came from individuals — both Democrats and Republicans.
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LiveFree OKC is Oklahoma’s first community violence intervention program. Artist and activist Jabee Williams leads the program as its executive director.
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The Muscogee Nation program will increase access to fresh vegetables, fruit and traditional foods for people living in its boundaries.
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Prague — a town an hour east of OKC — hosted its first ever Pride in late July. The celebration is part of a growing movement to build community for LGBTQ people in rural Oklahoma, outside of big cities.
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The City will develop a mental health crisis response team, establish a Community Public Safety Advisory Board and update Oklahoma City Public Schools' resource officer contracts.
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EMBARK's Haul Pass program expanded this year. Now, students up to 18 years old can enroll, and have access to EMBARK’s bus, streetcar and rapid transit services anytime, for free.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered the deployment earlier this summer, following a request from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
