Local headlines for Thursday, May 21, 2020:
- Five more deaths announced from COVID-19. (Tulsa World)
- New survey shows COVID-19 pandemic having substantial impact in people’s lives. (NewsOK)
- More than half of all deaths from COVID-19 in Oklahoma were 75 or older. (NewsOK)
- Oklahoma Blood Institute faces worst shortage ever. (Tulsa World)
- Governor Stitt says wearing a mask is a “personal preference”. (NewsOK)
- Oklahoma begins taking applications from local governments for federal funding. (Tulsa World)
- The state’s new absentee ballot law is facing a constitutional challenge. (NewsOK)
- An overhaul of state employee service fails to advance in the legislature. (Journal Record)
- Tulsans to vote on charter change over city attorney hiring. (Tulsa World)
- OKC pools facing budget cuts could reopen. (NewsOK)
- Stitt plans to protect the bid from Tesla to move to Tulsa. (Tulsa World)
- New home construction increases in Tulsa. (Tulsa World)
- Devon Energy plans an online shareholders meeting. (NewsOK)
- Doctor Bob Blackburn announces retirement from the Oklahoma Historical Society. (NewsOK)
- OSSAA announces 3-phase return proposal. (NewsOK)