Podcasts about Okmulgee

Top shot © Ron Tarver Cowboy lore has deep roots in American culture. Yet, black cowboys have lived pretty much under the radar until recently, when songs by pop culture icons Lil Nas X and Beyoncé went viral and catapulted the black western aesthetic into the limelight. In today's show, we're getting the inside scoop from two photographers who've been fully immersed in these vibrant communities since long before they became a top fashion trend. Separated by a generation in age and with pictures spanning from film to digital, we follow Ron Tarver and Ivan McClellan from their early years in Oklahoma and Kansas, to the urban stables of Northern Philadelphia, the legendary Roy LeBlanc Rodeo in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and beyond. Listen in and discover how the popularity of a single newspaper assignment led Ron to the pages of National Geographic and a career defining body of work. In a similar manner, Ivan's hunch to act on a chance invitation morphed into a passion project that reconnected him to his midwestern roots and ultimately expanded his role from photographer to that of an entrepreneur and rodeo boss.  Ever wonder about the funding and stamina required to compete as a rodeo athlete? We take that bull by the horns at the end of the show. Guests: Ron Tarver & Ivan McClellan Episode Timeline: 4:09: Ron Tarver and Ivan McClellan's early memories of cowboy culture during their respective youths in Kansas City and Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. 9:19: Ron's early story for the Philadelphia Inquirer and his subsequent documentation of black cowboy culture. 15:06: The camera gear and film stock Ron used for his pictures, plus digitizing analog slides using a digital camera, macro lens and bellows system. 20:15: Technical limitations Ron faced when shooting film, and his editing process when working with National Geographic. 23:19: Ivan's start as a designer, his introduction to photography and the world of black cowboys, and his shooting process at the rodeo. 33:40: The dominance of women within black rodeos, a female horse whisperer, and tips for photographing horses in a rodeo context. 44:34: Episode Break 45:35: The journey behind our guest's respective books, and Ron's collaboration with a noted editor to create The Long Ride Home. 51:19: The back story to Ivan's book—from a self-published Kickstarter release to the editor he worked with to get Eight Seconds published by Damiani. 57:10: Ivan and Ron discuss each other's finished book projects, questions about model releases, plus the current hunger for black cowboy culture.  1:05:23: Ivan's work to promote black rodeo athletes and the economics of competing in this arena. 1:10:39: How Ivan's life has changed since founding the Eight Seconds rodeo in Portland, Oregon. 1:16:04: The impact of Ivan's work on the lives of rodeo athletes, and the maximum number of bulls a rodeo athlete can ride in a single day.  Guest Bios: Ron Tarver was born and raised in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, and is now based outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During 32 years as a staffer at The Philadelphia Inquirer, he was nominated for three Pulitzer's and shared the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for public service, in addition to many other accolades. Tarver's photographs have been exhibited internationally. His pictures can be found in private, corporate, and museum collections, and have appeared in major publications both in print and online.  In 2004, he co-authored the book We Were There: Voices of African American Veterans, published by Harper Collins, accompanied by a traveling exhibition. A recipient of a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2001 Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Tarver has also received funding from the NEA, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and an Independence Foundation Fellowship.  He currently serves as Associate Professor of Art at Swarthmore College. His book, The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America was released by George F Thompson Publishers in September. Ivan McClellan is a photojournalist and designer originally from Kansas City, Missouri. These days he calls Portland, Oregon home.  His work reveals marginalized aspects of black culture, challenging broad assumptions and myths about racial identity in America.  His project Eight Seconds, focuses on elevating narratives about American Black cowboys, and transforming the culture of the American West by ‘re-centering' black women and men back as an integral part of our historical narrative.  After initially self-publishing his photos in book form, Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture was released by Damiani books in April 2024. The winner of the 2022 Getty Inclusion grant, McClellan's photos have been presented in and collected by Museums and cultural spaces across the United States. His work has also been featured in ESPN: The Undefeated and Fast Company.  As an experience designer for Adobe Lightroom, he has led projects for Nike, Adidas, Disney, and the U.S. National Soccer Team. And most recently, he founded the Eight Seconds Rodeo in 2023. Stay Connected: Ron Tarver Website: https://www.rontarverphotographs.net/ Ron Tarver Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rontarver/ Ron Tarver Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Tarver Ron Tarver The Long Ride Home book:  http://www.gftbooks.com/books_Tarver.html Ivan McClellan Website: https://eightsecs.com/ Ivan McClellan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eightsecs/ Ivan McClellan / 8 Seconds Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/eightsecs Ivan McClellan at Damiani Books: https://www.damianibooks.com/en/collections/mcclellan-ivan End Credits: Host: Allan Weitz Senior Creative Producer: Jill Waterman Senior Technical Producer: Mike Weinstein Executive Producer: Richard Stevens

In this heartfelt episode, Dr. Meghan Teitz welcomes Tina Nail, a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) and owner of Wonderfully Made Pediatric Therapy in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Tina shares her inspiring journey from becoming a PTA in 1994 to opening her own clinic dedicated to serving children with special needs. She discusses her diverse experiences in various therapy settings, her passion for pediatrics, and the emotional fulfillment that comes from helping children achieve their milestones. Tune in to learn about the challenges and triumphs of running a pediatric clinic, the importance of building strong relationships within the community, and Tina's innovative vision for integrating therapy with daycare services to better support families.Tina Nail is a seasoned Physical Therapist Assistant and the proud owner of Wonderfully Made Pediatric Therapy clinic in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. With nearly 30 years of experience in the field, she has worked across multiple therapy settings, including acute care, outpatient, and pediatric services. Tina is deeply committed to making a positive impact in the lives of children and their families, focusing on helping them achieve their developmental milestones. She is an advocate for PTAs and emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication in providing exceptional care.To connect with Tina Nail, you can reach her via the following channels:Email: tnail@wonderfullymadepediatrictherapy.comFacebook: Wonderfully Made Pediatric TherapyInstagram: @wonderfullymadepediatrictherapyFeel free to reach out if you're interested in discussing pediatric therapy or if you want to learn more about the innovative services at her clinic!

The KOSU Daily is taking a break for the holiday, but we wanted to bring you a couple of our favorites stories from 2024:1) Sierra Pfeifer tells us about OSU-OKC's program to give people a chance at higher education.2) Anna Pope takes us to the oldest continually-run Black rodeo in the United States.Support this podcast with a gift at Donate.KOSU.org

Opposition to Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters continues to grow, including among some Republican lawmakers. Allegations of abuses of office also continue to mount. Attorney General Gentner Drummond has now ordered an emergency opinion for Walters to immediately release security funds for schools. Shonda Little brings us an update on the impeachment battle and thoughts from lawmakers in support of removing Walters.This year, the two new Latinos who ran for seats in the Oklahoma legislature lost their races early in the election season. They'd hoped to use a new civic energy among immigrant communities to propel them into office. But as Lionel Ramos reports, that energy didn't carry voters to the polls during this year's June primaries.With high barriers to fostering children in the US, Muslim children are especially at risk of not receiving adequate support. With some children being fostered by non-Muslim parents or experiencing life in a non-Muslim society for the first time, some organizations are stepping up to ensure their needs are met. Here's Zaakirah Muhammad with the final part of her three part series on foster care.The oldest continually-run Black rodeo in the U-S takes place each year in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo draws competitors from across the country. This year hundreds of attendees watched events such as the “mutton busting competition”… where kids ride sheep…The “Pony Express”… a relay race on horseback… And the “ladies steer undecorating”… where horseback riders tear tape or ribbon off a steer. Anna Pope was at the invitational and brought back this audio postcard. This audio postcard was produced by KOSU's Anna Pope for Harvest Public Media. Harvest Public Media is a collaboration of public media newsrooms in the Midwest and Great Plains including KOSU.In Enid, the Booker T Washington Community Center, once a segregated high school for Black students, is now gaining recognition as a vital community hub. Nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, this building, steeped in history since its construction, continues to serve as a beacon for local youth and a testament to resilience amid a legacy of segregation and inequality. Venson Fields has the story.You might remember this lesson from science class: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Cepeda Cheeks made sure a schoolyard bully learned this lesson with a hands-on experiment in this next story.Focus: Black Oklahoma is produced in partnership with KOSU Radio and Tri-City Collective. Additional support is provided by the Commemoration Fund.Our theme music is by Moffett Music.Focus: Black Oklahoma's executive producers are Quraysh Ali Lansana and Bracken Klar. Our associate producers are Smriti Iyengar and Jesse Ulrich.

Elections result in changes to the state legislature.ONG customers will see an increase in their gas bills.We bring you an audio postcard from one of the oldest Black rodeos in the country.You can find the KOSU Daily wherever you get your podcasts, you can also subscribe, rate us and leave a comment.You can keep up to date on all the latest news throughout the day at KOSU.org and make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at KOSU Radio.This is The KOSU Daily, Oklahoma news, every weekday.

The longest-run Black rodeo in the nation, the Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo takes place every year in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This year, hundreds of spectators and competitors from across the country celebrated the rodeo's 69th anniversary.

Welcome to Share The Tea Tuesday's with Clay Raiter from Brier Creek Ranch. Brier Creek Ranch is a local family owned located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Let's TALK about food and the importance of supporting local farmers. Visit their website and follow on social media briercreekranch.com Thank you for listening to Share The Tea Tuesday's. This podcast is available on all podcast stations and follow Share The Tea, LLC on social media @sharetheteawithv. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Tune in next week & LET'S TALK! Resource tip for this segment: Family Literacy Night on June 28th 5-7PM 3815 N. Kelley Ave in OKC. Sponsored by Library at Sea: Website: libraryatsea.org. #ShareTheTea #Live2Learn #Podcast #TeaTuesday #MoreThanEnough #Resources --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharetheteawithv/message

In this episode, we listen to the field to learn from the boots-on-the-ground story of Brayden Buss, a pastor returning to his roots at the First Baptist Church in Okmulgee, OK as he shares his journey of returning to pastor the church where he grew up, stressing the importance of understanding and respecting a church’s […]

Episode 240 of A Shot of Brandy Podcast is pure comedy and features comedienne Georgina Adjaye. Join us as she hilariously shares her incredible story on how she began her comedy career. From her humble beginnings in Okmulgee to her graduation from the University of Oklahoma with degrees in Sociology and African American Studies, Georgina’s […]

On this episode of Connected Nation, we head into America's Heartland once more as the “Let's Get Digital: Oklahoma Broadband Tour” makes its final stops.  This time we sit down with a resident of Okmulgee, Oklahoma AND the local provider he came to see. Hear from both sides— the customer and the co-op— about what small towns really need when it comes to broadband access and how rural America can finally get better internet  service.  Related link:Oklahoma Broadband Office website - https://oklahoma.gov/broadband.html

This week we welcome Goldwing Express! Goldwing Express is a Bluegrass, Country and Gospel band that is originally from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The band consists of three brothers and their father. Their mother, Juanita, who was a full-blood Native American Creek Indian, named the band "Goldwing Express" after their hobby of riding Goldwing Motorcycles in the 80's. When their children were young, they decided to buy the boys instruments. Thirty-nine years later, they are still entertaining. A segment of their performance is often dedicated to their Indian Heritage and they wear Native American headdress to represent their Creek Indian tribe. In Nashville, Tennessee, Goldwing Express was nominated for Bluegrass Entertaining Band of the Year by SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America) from 2003-2006 and in South Texas won the Valley Star Family Entertaining Band of the Year in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas for 4 years. Bob Baldridge, the patriarch of the family, plays mandolin and sings lead for the group. He also provides a lot of the comedy for Goldwing Express. His music career began in the early 70's with his brothers and sister. The family would gather at their grandmother's house and have all-day singings. Bob eventually wanted to form his own family band. Then came Paul, Steven and Shawn. You can check out their website: www.GoldwingExpress.net. Or visit them at Shepherd of the Hills: 417-334-4191 or www.TheShepherdOfTheHills.com

"Two young girls gunned down on a beautiful June day" is a headline we, Americans, are all too familiar with. However, most people would be shocked to discover that the brutal slayings occurred along a tree-lined dirt road in America's heartland. "That type of violence doesn't happen here," or "We moved to the country to get away from this type of thing," is what we often hear after such a violent act occurs. And indeed, those were the very emotions that locals expressed in June of 2008, when eleven-year-old Skyla Jade Whitaker and her best friend, thirteen-year-old Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker, were shot thirteen times while walking home from the creek on a beautiful June afternoon.Police would work on solving the young girl's murder for three years without any luck. It would take the disappearance and murder of 23-year-old Ashley Taylor to lead police to Skyla's and Taylor's killer.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Bad Creek Bridge: Taylor Paschal-Placker, Skyla Whitaker, and Ashley Taylor."Promo from our friend Bob Motta of Defense Diaries. You won't want to miss this podcast.See Cam and Jen at True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival on August 25-27, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Go to https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ and use code OTCP for discounted tickets!Thank you to our team that helped make this episode possible:Edward October for the Listener Discretion. 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Angel Ellis is just trying to do her job. She's a reporter for Mvskoke Media in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and she wants to give her readers access to all the information relevant to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. But that's not an easy task, given that Angel and her colleagues believe in truth and transparency and aren't afraid to challenge the integrity of some questionable tribal officials. Fast-forward to a confusing whirlwind of an emergency session at the National Council, where the 2015 Free Press Act is repealed, Mvskoke Media's independent editorial board is dissolved, and the newspaper is placed under the direction of the Secretary of the Nation and Commerce. Now the real fight begins. Co-directors Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler tell a nuanced, empowering tale of a modern Native community fighting for transparency and access to information in order to hold their government accountable. Bad Press is an energizing watch — full of humor, humanity, and numerous twists and turns. Watch Bad Press at: festival.sundance.org/program/Bad Press

Part 1 Nuclear Colonialism with Leona Morgan (Dine' Nation) is a three-part interview broadcasting over three consecutive episodes. The series focuses on our guest's community work since 2007, which includes combating against many aspects of nuclear colonialism. Our guest not only helped prevent the construction of a new ISL (in situ leach) uranium mine in Eastern Navajo, but also, she has and continues to raise awareness about the extreme dangers of transporting high-level radioactive waste material by highway and railroad nearby & through “Indian Country,” along with the negative legacy of uranium mining & its unresolved impacts on the Dine' & other Indigenous peoples. In addition, Leona Morgan provides an update on the unresolved issue of nuclear waste & how Holtec International is proposing to construct a high-level nuclear waste facility in southeastern New Mexico despite the opposition by numerous Native American nations. Moreover, our guest discusses: the Nuclear Energy industry's plans to build Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) – mini nuclear reactors - as a way to generate electricity' how the Nuclear Energy's Greenwashing strategy of claiming nuclear energy as green energy places Indigenous peoples and Mother Earth at historical perils; the $1.7 trillion allocated for the US nuclear weaponry arsenal, and how Native Americans & nations future generations are at risk unless there is an immediate nuclear decolonialization. Guest Leona Morgan (Tó dich'íí'nii, Tsé nahabiłnii, Kiyaa'áanii, Tó aheedlíinii) is a Diné activist and community organizer. Leona co-founded and works with the Nuclear Issues Study Group , Diné No Nukes, which contributes to the Haul No! initiative, and Radiation Monitoring Project. Our guest collaborates nationally with many groups and is part of the international campaign Don't Nuke The Climate that focuses on nuclear energy as a global climate issue. Part 2 In early 2023, only five Native American nations have constitutionally protected press freedoms. In terms of Native American self-determination and sovereignty, what does freedom of the press mean for Native American nations? What about Native American government owned media and the right to investigate & publish critical stories without being penalized? "Bad Press" is a new documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023 and the film tells the story about Angel Ellis just trying to do her job. She's a reporter for Mvskoke Media in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and she wants to give her readers access to all the information relevant to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. But that's not an easy task, given that Angel and her colleagues believe in truth and transparency and aren't afraid to challenge the integrity of some questionable tribal officials. Fast-forward to a confusing whirlwind of an emergency session at the National Council, where the 2015 Free Press Act is repealed, Mvskoke Media's independent editorial board is dissolved, and the newspaper is placed under the direction of the Secretary of the Nation and Commerce. Plus more. For more information about viewing the documentary in person or online, see the Sundance Film Festival website (https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a1ffad406b20f68f2e3f2). Guests Becca Landsberry-Bakker (Muscogee Nation) and Joe Peeler co-directors of Bad Press (2023). Rebecca Landsberry-Baker is a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program grantee, Ford Foundation JustFilms grantee, and 2022 NBC Original Voices fellow. She is an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee Nation and the executive director of the Native American Journalists Association. Joe Peeler is a documentary editor and director whose work has appeared on Netflix, HBO, and FX. American Indian Airwaves is an all-volunteer collective and Native American public affairs program that broadcast weekly on KPFK FM 90.7 Los Angeles, CA from 7:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursdays.

On October 9, 2022, two brothers, Billy and Mark Chastain along with two of their friends, Alex Stevens and Mike Sparks left Billy's home on bicycles at 8:00 P.M. The men were later reported missing by Billy's wife and Alex's mother a few hours later when they had not been seen or heard from. Mark's phone pinged at a salvage yard owned by Joe Kennedy off Highway 75. Evidence of a violent crime was located at an adjacent property from this salvage yard. On October 14, the four men's bodies were located in the Deep Fork River with multiple gunshot wounds and severed in half. Joe Kennedy became a person of interest, and then the prime suspect due to the evidence against him found at his salvage yard, in his vehicle, on his shoes, and in the field nearby. He awaits trial currently on four counts of first degree murder. Sources ABC 7 KJRH NY Post CBS News The Guardian CNN NY Times CBS News Obituaries Mark Anthony Chastain Billy Jack Chastain Smith Mikel Tyrel Sparks Alexray Jeffery Stevens

Before enlisting in the military, Melvin Morris lived out a humble childhood on his grandparent's farm in Okmulgee, OK. Morris's career began in the National Guard, and ultimately led to him serving in an Army Special Forces unit in Vietnam. It was there that Morris earned the Medal of Honor by rescuing injured comrades and retrieving classified information from the enemy's grasp.

October 27, 2022The Daily Mojo is 2 hours of news, commentary, comedy, and auditory deliciousness."Conspiracy Theory Thursday"Will the next global shutdown be blamed on climate change? No red meat, no cars, no way! Celine Dion has a really weird condition that we're sure isn't a joke. California wants to penalize "excess profits", whatever those are. The Twitter story continues to get weirder. And one of the weirder archeological discoveries is made in Turkey. The newest Mojo 5-0 Conspiracy t-shirt is out!https://www.mojo50.com/shop/Mojo-5-0-Conspiracy-Theorist-Told-You-So-Unisex-t-shirt-p515576515Please support the Mojo50 platform if you can. We stand for the Constitution and individual responsibility. We especially love 1A & 2A. Join us and help take our country back! Purchase official merch:https://www.mojo50.com/shopJeff Fisher - aka Jeffy - host of Chewing The Fat Podcast, is back with updates on Okmulgee, Paul Pelosi, and more. Links:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewing-the-fat-with-jeff-fisher/id904652321https://linktr.ee/JeffFisherRadiohttps://twitter.com/JeffyJFRhttps://www.facebook.com/JeffFisherRadioBrandon Morse puts on his smart glasses and we discuss the ruination of Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Links:https://redstate.com/author/brandon_morsehttps://twitter.com/TheBrandonMorsehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qtJeio-Hb3Fh9P2fNi7CAhttps://twitter.com/againstgrmrs All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realbradstaggs All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realronphillips WATCH The Daily Mojo LIVE 7-9a CT: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/DailyMojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoJo50Radio Mojo 5-0 TV: https://www.mojo50.com/mojo50tv -temporarily unavailable Or just LISTEN:https://www.mojo50.com/

Formal charges in the case of four men murdered in Okmulgee.Tax cuts could be coming in the next legislative session. The state wants people to check their Internet access.You can find the KOSU Daily wherever you get your podcasts, you can also subscribe, rate us and leave a comment.You can keep up to date on all the latest news throughout the day at KOSU.org and make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at KOSU Radio.This is The KOSU Daily, Oklahoma news, every weekday.

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Four men in Okmulgee, Oklahoma leave a friend's house on bikes on the evening of October 9th, 2022. Investigators believe that these men intended to commit a crime, or series of crimes. They are soon reported missing. On October 14th, their bodies are found in Deep For River having been shot and dismembered. After looking into the case officials believe that this act was premeditated.  In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the overt violence of the murder, how to track a bicycle, how you distinguish between blood types, how investigators retrieve body parts, and much more. Subscribe to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan : Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart   Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Background and overview of the case 3:20 - How do you track a bicycle? 9:45 - How do you calculate how far to extend your search? 12:10 - Police using tracking information to find the victims 15:30 - Bodies dumped in the river 16:15 - How is it physically possible to kill four men in a short period of time? 20:35 - What exactly is “a violent act”? 24:15 -  The steps taken in an autopsy to distinguish between blood types 29:00 - What do two different blood types look like on a slide? 30:58 - Visual deception 32:10 - Would the victim's skeleton be visible by this point? 36:10 - How does the gruesome state of the victim's bodies interfere with being able to figure out what happened to them? 39:40 - How do you retrieve body parts and keep them in the state they're found? 46:05 - Wrap upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Four men in Okmulgee, Oklahoma leave a friend's house on bikes on the evening of October 9th, 2022. Investigators believe that these men intended to commit a crime, or series of crimes. They are soon reported missing. On October 14th, their bodies are found in Deep For River having been shot and dismembered. After looking into the case officials believe that this act was premeditated.  In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the overt violence of the murder, how to track a bicycle, how you distinguish between blood types, how investigators retrieve body parts, and much more.   Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Background and overview of the case 3:20 - How do you track a bicycle? 9:45 - How do you calculate how far to extend your search? 12:10 - Police using tracking information to find the victims 15:30 - Bodies dumped in the river 16:15 - How is it physically possible to kill four men in a short period of time? 20:35 - What exactly is “a violent act”? 24:15 -  The steps taken in an autopsy to distinguish between blood types 29:00 - What do two different blood types look like on a slide? 30:58 - Visual deception 32:10 - Would the victim's skeleton be visible by this point? 36:10 - How does the gruesome state of the victim's bodies interfere with being able to figure out what happened to them? 39:40 - How do you retrieve body parts and keep them in the state they're found? 46:05 - Wrap upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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October 27, 2022The Daily Mojo is 2 hours of news, commentary, comedy, and auditory deliciousness."Death, Crime, & Violence Walk Into A Bar"The insanity of the Twitter employees and their open letter is almost beyond words. How can people be so unaware? Putin's army wants to "De-Satanize" Ukraine. There are already red flags being raised about the 2022 midterms, and we might want to be concerned. Dr. Heather Gessling joins the program to discuss the skyrocketing number of RSV cases in the country and its possible link to the jab.Links:https://www.twc.health/Jeff Fisher - aka Jeffy - host of Chewing The Fat Podcast, joins the program once again to go over Okmulgee 4 theories. Links:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewing-the-fat-with-jeff-fisher/id904652321https://linktr.ee/JeffFisherRadiohttps://twitter.com/JeffyJFRhttps://www.facebook.com/JeffFisherRadioBrandon Morse brings the good booze to the discussion about Liz Cheney, Dan Crenshaw, and some other RINOs that need cleansing. He also makes an interesting observation on the Okmulgee 4.Links:https://redstate.com/author/brandon_morsehttps://twitter.com/TheBrandonMorsehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qtJeio-Hb3Fh9P2fNi7CAhttps://twitter.com/againstgrmrs Peter Serefine's Liberty Minute is part of the show, as well. Links:https://www.liberty-lighthouse.com/All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realbradstaggs All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realronphillips WATCH The Daily Mojo LIVE 7-9a CT:Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/DailyMojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoJo50Radio  Mojo 5-0 TV: https://www.mojo50.com/mojo50tv Or just LISTEN:https://www.mojo50.com/

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October 21, 2022The Daily Mojo is 2 hours of news, commentary, comedy, and auditory deliciousness."Okmulgee 4 Mystery Solved?"We're rapidly approaching, if not already living in, a totalitarian society - and the FBI seems to be leading the way. A monkeypox death? Can nipples fall off? The latest updates on the investigations into the SCOTUS leaker, the J6 pipe bomber, the death count from J6, and the Nord Stream sabotage. Kal's Podcast of the Week looks at the real SOBs in history - and there are quite a few, including Hitler and the CIA. Link:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-bastards/id1373812661Peter Serefine's Liberty Minute is part of the show, as well. Links:https://www.liberty-lighthouse.com/All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realbradstaggs All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realronphillips WATCH The Daily Mojo LIVE 7-9a CT:Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/StewPetersFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoJo50Radio  Mojo 5-0 TV: https://www.mojo50.com/mojo50tv Or just LISTEN:https://www.mojo50.com/

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October 20, 2022The Daily Mojo is 2 hours of news, commentary, comedy, and auditory deliciousness."Okmulgee Is In The News"Someone threatened the president with white powder. And they sent the letter from prison? Something is fishy. We remember Christopher Glenn and In The News. Jeff Fisher - aka Jeffy - host of Chewing The Fat Podcast, joins the program once again to go over Okmulgee 4 theories. Links:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewing-the-fat-with-jeff-fisher/id904652321https://linktr.ee/JeffFisherRadiohttps://twitter.com/JeffyJFRhttps://www.facebook.com/JeffFisherRadioBrandon Morse brings the good booze to the discussion about Liz Cheney, Dan Crenshaw, and some other RINOs that need cleansing. He also makes an interesting observation on the Okmulgee 4.Links:https://redstate.com/author/brandon_morsehttps://twitter.com/TheBrandonMorsehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qtJeio-Hb3Fh9P2fNi7CAhttps://twitter.com/againstgrmrs Peter Serefine's Liberty Minute is part of the show, as well. Links:https://www.liberty-lighthouse.com/All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realbradstaggs All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realronphillips WATCH The Daily Mojo LIVE 7-9a CT:Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/DailyMojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoJo50Radio  Mojo 5-0 TV: https://www.mojo50.com/mojo50tv Or just LISTEN:https://www.mojo50.com/

October 19, 2022The Daily Mojo is 2 hours of news, commentary, comedy, and auditory deliciousness."The Humpday Roundtable"It's Wednesday Humpday, and we are the roundtable knights. Sort of. An update on the weird story out of Oklahoma - the 4 bicyclists who turned up shot and dismembered in a river. Nancy Pelosi is telling us that Joe Biden is a very accomplished president. And she might be right! A girl playing football in New England has gained the attention of the Patriots. David G - retired Navy SEAL, Paramedic, & Firefighter - tells us "What I Learned From Instagram" - and it includes vaccine misinfo & (shhhhh) black people. Links:https://www.toolskool.com/https://www.instagram.com/toolskool/Peter Serefine's Liberty Minute is part of the show, as well. Links:https://www.liberty-lighthouse.com/All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realbradstaggs All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realronphillips WATCH The Daily Mojo LIVE 7-9a CT:Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/StewPetersFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoJo50Radio  Mojo 5-0 TV: https://www.mojo50.com/mojo50tv Or just LISTEN:https://www.mojo50.com/

Last week four men went missing in Okmulgee, OK. On Saturday four dismembered bodies were found floating in a river nearby. Police have identified the bodies as the four missing men. Details of this crime seem to get stranger by the day. Oh Idaho Meth Hidden with Sriracha Sauce https://lawandcrime.com/crime/idaho-man-sentenced-to-prison-after-pleading-guilty-in-case-involving-meth-hidden-in-sriracha-bottles/?fbclid=IwAR311eOF1UfSmoZXCxRSfIDDKgs4dJ0BoGel2OSvzlPdvlDmbteHzEFhTzo WTF News Noka Power Rangers to the Rescue https://people.com/crime/power-rangers-themed-restaurant-staff-fights-off-attacker-the-craziest-thing/ SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd85RJRW6kn51aM2un6ButA/featured *Social Media Links* Facebook: www.facebook.com/truecrimeparanormalTPS Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215774426330767 Website: https://www.truecrimeparanormalpodcast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimeparanormal Our Latest Video: https://youtu.be/wRXWQvUWxh0 Check Out Some of Our Previous Uploads! Patriot Front in Coeur d'Alene, Mark Middleton, Baby Holly https://youtu.be/Fz7vTzUiKIw Shasta Groene, The VHS Bandit, Nancy Brophy found guilty https://youtu.be/Bhu1Do0J_bQ The Girl Scout Murders, Diane Lynn Dahn, Heather Marie Underwood https://youtu.be/UdQrQ7yjtpE True Crime Paranormal on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5gIPqBHJLftbXdRgs1Bqm1 True Crime Paranormal on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-paranormal/id1525438711?ls=1 Kristi's Crystal Shop https://www.ehcrystals.com/

On this episode I chatted with C4 and Scott Mabrey of Mabrey Bank. The Mabrey family's ownership of the bank is a story that began long before it became the community bank people know today. The Mabrey family has been involved in banking since 1906, when G. W. Mabrey served on the Board of Directors for Citizens National Bank of Okmulgee. In 1909, Carlisle Mabrey Sr. became a teller and assistant cashier for the bank. He worked at the bank for many years and in 1943 was named Chairman of the Board. Carlisle Mabrey Jr. bought a controlling interest in the bank in 1966 and became President and Chairman of the Board that same year. After acquiring Citizens Security Bank and Trust Company in Bixby, founded in 1924, the Mabrey family combined the organizations in 2004 bringing together two strong community banks that had been serving Oklahomans for nearly 180 combined years. The Mabrey family has continued expanding since then, adding several locations in Tulsa and Oklahoma City to help us better serve communities across Oklahoma. www.mabreybank.com  This episode is presented by the following sponsors. The Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum telling Oklahoma's story through its people since 1927. For more information on the Oklahoma Hall of Fame go to www.oklahomahof.com and for daily updates go to www.instagram.com/oklahomahof. The Chickasaw Nation is economically strong, culturally vibrant and full of energetic people dedicated to the preservation of family, community and heritage. www.chickasaw.net 988Okla The Oklahoma 988 Mental Health Lifelife. 988 is the direct, three-digit lifeline that connects you with trained behavioral health professionals that can get all Oklahomans the help they need. Learn more by visiting www.988oklahoma.com Bedford Camera & Video use promo code "THISISOK" for 5% off your purchase and shop www.bedfordsokc.com #thisisoklahoma

Whenever you need a pep talk, Kirby Gwen is the girl to talk you up. She started the “brand new week with brand new energy,” sharing the good vibes with all of her listeners. Several new associates were invited to the KG Birthday Club, including Mick from Store 121 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Coach Chris from Store 2628 in Lexington, Kentucky; and Coach Kerry from Store 1276 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. And Anna from Store 5854 in Miami, Florida, received congratulations for a different milestone: 10 years at Walmart! She earned a much-deserved “You Glow Girl” kudos from Kirby. Finally, Kirby LOL'ed at a science joke from Meg and the CAP 1 team from Store 5629 in Eureka, California. Tune in for more good times.

Founded in 2018, Ruthless Ryderz is a roundup club for cowboys and cowgirls started by my guest for Ep 210 Tyrone Brown Sr. Originally from Okmulgee, OK, Tyrone moved to Memphis in 2010 and began expanding Ruthless Ryderz which now has over one hundred members in nine states. Members partake in western rodeo events, horse shows, trail rides and parades. Take a listen as Tyrone discusses the rich history of the black rodeo and the incredible culture that has been established in Memphis. Tyrone is having the Ruthless Ryderz Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo & Pony Express Blowout on Saturday, May 21st at the Tunica Arena & Expo Center. Parade begins in downtown Tunica, MS at 3pm and Rodeo starts at 7pm. You can purchase tickets online via Eventbrite for $25 in advance & $30 at the door.

Founded in 2018, Ruthless Ryderz is a roundup club for cowboys and cowgirls started by my guest for Ep 210 Tyrone Brown Sr. Originally from Okmulgee, OK, Tyrone moved to Memphis in 2010 and began expanding Ruthless Ryderz which now has over one hundred members in nine states. Members partake in western rodeo events, horse shows, trail rides and parades. Take a listen as Tyrone discusses the rich history of the black rodeo and the incredible culture that has been established in Memphis.Tyrone is having the Ruthless Ryderz Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo & Pony Express Blowout on Saturday, May 21st at the Tunica Arena & Expo Center. Parade begins in downtown Tunica, MS at 3pm and Rodeo starts at 7pm. You can purchase tickets online via Eventbrite for $25 in advance & $30 at the door.

The World Health Organization expects the even more transmissible version of Omicron, BA.2, to increase in circulation around the world. What's not clear is whether or not it can reinfect people who caught an earlier version of Omicron. The agency is currently tracking four different versions of Omicron. Most states in the U.S. have confirmed the presence of BA.2, though it's circulating at a low level with 460 cases confirmed so far.It's been reported Johnson & Johnson shut down production in the only plant making usable batches of its vaccine late last year. It's in the Dutch city of Lieden. The stoppage is temporary but should last a few months. It's unclear why the company did it, but the New York Times reports the facility has turned its attention to making another vaccine for an unrelated virus.Turns out it can be done. The Air Force became the second military service to approve religious exemptions to the mandatory vaccine, granting requests from nine airmen to avoid the shots. Don't get excited, that's nine out of more than 6,400 requests. The Marines have granted three religious exemptions so far, while the Army and Navy haven't approved a single one.32 athletes at the Beijing Olympics are now in isolation facilities after testing positive. They've got to stay there for seven days. Organizers acknowledge isolation is difficult and there is the possibility they'll miss competitions after years of training. So far, there have been 393 positive cases inside the Olympic bubble. If you lay awake at night worrying if Pfizer is making enough money, let us put your mind at ease. It will generate record-high revenue in 2022, expecting to sell $32 billion worth of its COVID shots and $22 billion worth of its COVID pill. And that's just for those two products. And yet, the company missed its fourth quarter revenue target, sending the stock down more than 5.7%.In the United States, cases were down 62%, deaths are up 25%, and hospitalizations are down 27% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, Virginia, Ohio, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. There are 28,795,422 active cases in the United States.The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Wyoming 15%. Montana 13%. Idaho and West Virginia 11%. And Oregon 8%. The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Craig, OK. Tippah, MS. Wayne, MS. Bethel Census Area, AK. Okmulgee, OK. Cherokee, OK. And Scott, TN. There have been 908,816 deaths in the U.S. recorded as COVID-related.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.6%, Rhode Island at 79.4%, and Maine at 77.7%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.7%, Wyoming at 50%, and Mississippi at 50.3%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 64.1%.Globally, cases were down 22% and deaths up 23% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are 73,928,908 active cases around the world.The five countries with the most new cases: Germany 212,724. The United States 179,169. Brazil 171,483. Russia 165,643. And Turkey 111,096. There have been 5,762,582 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. For the latest updates, subscribe for free to Vaccine 411 on your podcast app or ask your smart speaker to play the Vaccine 411 podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Covid 411, the latest on Omicron and other COVID variants, and new hotspots for February 9th, 2022. The World Health Organization expects the even more transmissible version of Omicron, BA.2, to increase in circulation around the world. What's not clear is whether or not it can reinfect people who caught an earlier version of Omicron. The agency is currently tracking four different versions of Omicron. Most states in the U.S. have confirmed the presence of BA.2, though it's circulating at a low level with 460 cases confirmed so far. It's been reported Johnson & Johnson shut down production in the only plant making usable batches of its vaccine late last year. It's in the Dutch city of Lieden. The stoppage is temporary but should last a few months. It's unclear why the company did it, but the New York Times reports the facility has turned its attention to making another vaccine for an unrelated virus. Turns out it can be done. The Air Force became the second military service to approve religious exemptions to the mandatory vaccine, granting requests from nine airmen to avoid the shots. Don't get excited, that's nine out of more than 6,400 requests. The Marines have granted three religious exemptions so far, while the Army and Navy haven't approved a single one. 32 athletes at the Beijing Olympics are now in isolation facilities after testing positive. They've got to stay there for seven days. Organizers acknowledge isolation is difficult and there is the possibility they'll miss competitions after years of training. So far, there have been 393 positive cases inside the Olympic bubble. If you lay awake at night worrying if Pfizer is making enough money, let us put your mind at ease. It will generate record-high revenue in 2022, expecting to sell $32 billion worth of its COVID shots and $22 billion worth of its COVID pill. And that's just for those two products. And yet, the company missed its fourth quarter revenue target, sending the stock down more than 5.7%. In the United States, cases were down 62%, deaths are up 25%, and hospitalizations are down 27% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, Virginia, Ohio, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. There are 28,795,422 active cases in the United States. The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Wyoming 15%. Montana 13%. Idaho and West Virginia 11%. And Oregon 8%. The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Craig, OK. Tippah, MS. Wayne, MS. Bethel Census Area, AK. Okmulgee, OK. Cherokee, OK. And Scott, TN. There have been 908,816 deaths in the U.S. recorded as COVID-related. The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.6%, Rhode Island at 79.4%, and Maine at 77.7%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.7%, Wyoming at 50%, and Mississippi at 50.3%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 64.1%. Globally, cases were down 22% and deaths up 23% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are 73,928,908 active cases around the world. The five countries with the most new cases: Germany 212,724. The United States 179,169. Brazil 171,483. Russia 165,643. And Turkey 111,096. There have been 5,762,582 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. For the latest updates, subscribe for free to Covid 411 on your podcast app or ask your smart speaker to play the Covid 411 podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A story of mixed metrics. Yes, the Omicron wave has receded significantly in the US over the past few weeks. But more people are dying every day than died during the peak of Delta last summer. 2,400 people have died every day over the past seven days even though cases are a third of what they were three weeks ago. As we've explained before, the reason is the sheer number of people infected with Omicron meeting the unvaccinated population. The CDC says unvaccinated adults have a 68-times-higher risk of dying from Covid than boosted adults.There are claims out on the always reliable Internet that in fact, most of the world is still unvaccinated. But data from the University of Oxford's Our World in Data project show more than 60% of the world's population have gotten at least one dose. 52.1% are fully vaccinated. The UAE and Portugal are most vaccinated at more than 90%, while Chad, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi have less than 1% of people fully vaccinated. The governors of four states announced plans to lift statewide mask requirements in schools by the end of February or March. Those states are Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Oregon. All indicated a need for acceptance that the virus is here to stay and there must be a path back to normalcy for kids. California is keeping its mask mandates for schools in place, but California is not extending its statewide indoor mask mandate. That means people who are vaccinated can show off their mouths starting February 15, the unvaccinated cannot. Los Angeles County, however, has its own stricter mask mandate in place that it will apparently keep in place no matter what the state does.Also in California, lawmakers passed legislation giving most workers up to two weeks of COVID supplemental paid sick leave. The idea is to fix it so infected people don't have to come to work and put everyone else at risk. The policy allows workers at businesses of 26 or more employees to take paid time off not just to recover from COVID, but to care for a sick family member, go get vaccinated, recover from immunization side effects, or care for a child who can't go to school because of closures or quarantines.In the United States, cases were down 57%, deaths are up 18%, and hospitalizations are down 24% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Guam. There are 29,145,580 active cases in the United States.The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Wyoming 25%. Montana and West Virginia 16%. And Idaho and Oregon 11%.The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Craig, OK. Okmulgee, OK. Cherokee, OK. Bethel Census Area, AK. Scott, TN. Mayes, OK. And Imperial, CA.There have been 905,542 deaths in the U.S. recorded as COVID-related.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.6%, Rhode Island at 79.4%, and Maine at 77.7%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.6%, Wyoming at 50%, and Mississippi at 50.3%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 64.1%.Globally, cases were down 13% and deaths up 34% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are 74,687,082 active cases around the world.The five countries with the most new cases: Russia 171,905. The United States 156,487. Germany 138,867. Turkey 96,514. And Japan 92,865. There have been 5,749,275 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. For the latest updates, subscribe for free to Vaccine 411 on your podcast app or ask your smart speaker to play the Vaccine 411 podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Covid 411, the latest on Omicron and other COVID variants, and new hotspots for February 8th, 2022.A story of mixed metrics. Yes, the Omicron wave has receded significantly in the US over the past few weeks. But more people are dying every day than died during the peak of Delta last summer. 2,400 people have died every day over the past seven days even though cases are a third of what they were three weeks ago. As we've explained before, the reason is the sheer number of people infected with Omicron meeting the unvaccinated population. The CDC says unvaccinated adults have a 68-times-higher risk of dying from Covid than boosted adults.There are claims out on the always reliable Internet that in fact, most of the world is still unvaccinated. But data from the University of Oxford's Our World in Data project show more than 60% of the world's population have gotten at least one dose. 52.1% are fully vaccinated. The UAE and Portugal are most vaccinated at more than 90%, while Chad, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi have less than 1% of people fully vaccinated. The governors of four states announced plans to lift statewide mask requirements in schools by the end of February or March. Those states are Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Oregon. All indicated a need for acceptance that the virus is here to stay and there must be a path back to normalcy for kids. A couple of California stories for you. The state is keeping its mask mandates for schools in place, but California is not extending its statewide indoor mask mandate. That means people who are vaccinated can show off their mouths starting February 15, the unvaccinated cannot. Los Angeles County, however, has its own stricter mask mandate in place that it will apparently keep in place no matter what the state does.Also in California, lawmakers passed legislation giving most workers up to two weeks of COVID supplemental paid sick leave. The idea is to fix it so infected people don't have to come to work and put everyone else at risk. The policy allows workers at businesses of 26 or more employees to take paid time off not just to recover from COVID, but to care for a sick family member, go get vaccinated, recover from immunization side effects, or care for a child who can't go to school because of closures or quarantines.In the United States, cases were down 57%, deaths are up 18%, and hospitalizations are down 24% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Guam. There are 29,145,580 active cases in the United States.The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Wyoming 25%. Montana and West Virginia 16%. And Idaho and Oregon 11%.The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Craig, OK. Okmulgee, OK. Cherokee, OK. Bethel Census Area, AK. Scott, TN. Mayes, OK. And Imperial, CA.There have been 905,542 deaths in the U.S. recorded as COVID-related.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.6%, Rhode Island at 79.4%, and Maine at 77.7%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.6%, Wyoming at 50%, and Mississippi at 50.3%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 64.1%.Globally, cases were down 13% and deaths up 34% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are 74,687,082 active cases around the world.The five countries with the most new cases: Russia 171,905. The United States 156,487. Germany 138,867. Turkey 96,514. And Japan... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The adapt as you learn process continues. The CDC is now considering new changes to vaccine guidance that'd lengthen how much time should pass between doses, and they're doing this to lower the risk of heart inflammation for immunocompromised people. They generally don't respond as well to vaccines, and they're the only ones right now advised to get four vaccine shots. What's happening with the pandemic in the US? One way to gauge is to see what's going on in New York City. Over 15 days, they've seen a decline of more than 60% in infection rates and new cases. Citywide transmission is now on the verge of falling below “very high” levels. Even the number of unvaccinated residents getting COVID has fallen significantly in recent weeks. 43.6% of all fully vaccinated city residents have gotten boosted.But there's another way to detect infection rates nationwide to see what's going on and it's the closest thing we have to involuntary mass testing. That, of course, is wastewater testing. And now there's a new online portal where you can check to see how your city is doing. Actually, the map only tracks 232 sites, but you can still tell what areas are trending. For instance, lots of COVID-in-waste levels going up now are in Ohio. You should be able to find the site by searching CDC Covid wastewater surveillance. Sadly, not everyone or everything will survive the pandemic. Among the casualties is the oldest pub in Britain, which has been open since 793 AD. The pub, called Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, tried everything to stay open. The owners and staff are said to be devastated and heartbroken. A statement read, “The past two years have been unprecedented for the hospitality industry and have defeated all of us who've been trying our hardest to ensure this pub could continue into the future."In the United States, cases were down 57%, deaths are up 18%, and hospitalizations are down 23% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Guam. There are 29,093,003 active cases in the United States.The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Wyoming 27%. Montana and West Virginia 17%. And Idaho and Oregon 12%.The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Craig, OK. Okmulgee, OK. Cherokee, OK. Bethel Census Area, AK. Scott, TN. Mayes, OK. And Imperial, CA.There have now been over 900,000 deaths in the U.S. recorded as COVID-related, at 902,624.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.5%, Rhode Island at 79.4%, and Maine at 77.7%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.6%, Wyoming at 50%, and Mississippi at 50.3%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 64.1%.Globally, cases were down 14% and deaths up 32% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are now over 75 million active cases around the world, at 75,380,616.The five countries with the most new cases: Russia 180,071. France 155,439. Germany 114,424. Japan 105,817. And the Netherlands 94,884. There have been 5,738,938 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Covid 411, the latest on Omicron and other COVID variants, and new hotspots for February 7th, 2022.The adapt as you learn process continues. The CDC is now considering new changes to vaccine guidance that'd lengthen how much time should pass between doses, and they're doing this to lower the risk of heart inflammation for immunocompromised people. They generally don't respond as well to vaccines, and they're the only ones right now advised to get four vaccine shots. What's happening with the pandemic in the US? One way to gauge is to see what's going on in New York City. Over 15 days, they've seen a decline of more than 60% in infection rates and new cases. Citywide transmission is now on the verge of falling below “very high” levels. Even the number of unvaccinated residents getting COVID has fallen significantly in recent weeks. 43.6% of all fully vaccinated city residents have gotten boosted.But there's another way to detect infection rates nationwide to see what's going on and it's the closest thing we have to involuntary mass testing. That, of course, is wastewater testing. And now there's a new online portal where you can check to see how your city is doing. Actually, the map only tracks 232 sites, but you can still tell what areas are trending. For instance, lots of COVID-in-waste levels going up now are in Ohio. You should be able to find the site by searching CDC Covid wastewater surveillance. Whether or not China's zero tolerance policy on COVID is the right move remains to be seen, but one thing is pretty certain, some Olympic athletes are having a miserable experience there. Those who test positive are forced to isolate. And team officials from Germany, Belgium, and Russia say their people are enduring poor to no internet connection, bad food, and no training equipment in the quarantine hotels set up by Chinese officials. One biathlon competitor said, "My stomach hurts, I'm very pale and I have huge black circles around my eyes. I cry every day.”Sadly, not everyone or everything will survive the pandemic. Among the casualties is the oldest pub in Britain, which has been open since 793 AD. The pub, called Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, tried everything to stay open. The owners and staff are said to be devastated and heartbroken. A statement read, “The past two years have been unprecedented for the hospitality industry and have defeated all of us who've been trying our hardest to ensure this pub could continue into the future."In the United States, cases were down 57%, deaths are up 18%, and hospitalizations are down 23% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Guam. There are 29,093,003 active cases in the United States.The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Wyoming 27%. Montana and West Virginia 17%. And Idaho and Oregon 12%.The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Craig, OK. Okmulgee, OK. Cherokee, OK. Bethel Census Area, AK. Scott, TN. Mayes, OK. And Imperial, CA.There have now been over 900,000 deaths in the U.S. recorded as COVID-related, at 902,624.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.5%, Rhode Island at 79.4%, and Maine at 77.7%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.6%, Wyoming at 50%, and Mississippi at 50.3%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 64.1%.Globally, cases were down 14% and deaths up 32% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are now over 75 million active cases around the world... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sweden has joined European nations removing coronavirus restrictions. The Prime Minister said, “It's time to open Sweden again.” And apparently that will happen February 9. People can go to restaurants with no limits on occupancy or operating hours, and requirements for vaccine certificates and masks on public transportation will also be gone. Russia is considering loosening some restrictions too, even though they're facing a record-breaking surge of infections.If you're on Medicare Part B, you've got free COVID tests coming, which you'll be able to get over the counter. Medicare will cover up to eight free tests every month, starting in early spring. That actually only now matches what private insurers have been required to provide to people on their plans, so the government is playing a bit of catchup. Again, people you may have been calling whack jobs for two years may have been right. Israeli scientists have gathered the most convincing evidence to date that upping levels of vitamin D does help protect COVID patients from serious illness or death. They say they can even predict how people will do if infected based just on their age and vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is endemic across the Middle East, including in Israel, where nearly four in five people are low on it. The Olympics are putting the spotlight on China, which for two years has been trying to keep the spotlight off of it, at least when it comes to the origins of the novel coronavirus. A group of international scientists is again calling for a "comprehensive international investigation" into COVID's origins. That's 20 scientists from the U.S., U.K., Germany, New Zealand, France, Australia, India, and Japan. They want a new spirit of "openness and mutual trust" as the games commence.It'd be easy to make fun of the Mayor of Los Angeles, except we've all probably done what he did. Or at least thought about it. He posed for pictures at SoFi Stadium during the NFC Championship game without a mask. HIV-positive Magic Johnson is standing there with him. Naturally the criticism started flying and the Mayor's response was that he was holding his breath, so there was zero risk. In the United States, cases were down 49%, deaths are up 35%, and hospitalizations are down 16% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, Arizona, Ohio, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. There are 28,915,847 active cases in the United States.The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Alaska 47%. Wyoming 42%. Idaho 36%. And West Virginia and Montana 30%.The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Franklin, WA. Craig, OK. Santa Cruz, AZ. Clay, KY. Okmulgee, OK. Taylor, FL. And Carbon, WY.There have been at least 896,557 deaths in the U.S. recorded as Covid-related.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.5%, Rhode Island at 79.1%, and Maine at 77.6%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.5%, Wyoming at 49.9%, and Mississippi at 50.2%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 63.9%.Globally, cases were up 2% and deaths up 40% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are 74,925,987 active cases around the world.The five countries with the most new cases: Brazil 286,050. France 274,352. The United States 255,994. Germany 240,218. And Russia 155,768. There have been 5,710,285 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Covid 411, the latest on Omicron and other COVID variants, and new hotspots for February 4th, 2022.Sweden has joined European nations removing coronavirus restrictions. The Prime Minister said, “It's time to open Sweden again.” And apparently that will happen February 9. People can go to restaurants with no limits on occupancy or operating hours, and requirements for vaccine certificates and masks on public transportation will also be gone. Russia is considering loosening some restrictions too, even though they're facing a record-breaking surge of infections.If you're on Medicare Part B, you've got free COVID tests coming, which you'll be able to get over the counter. Medicare will cover up to eight free tests every month, starting in early spring. That actually only now matches what private insurers have been required to provide to people on their plans, so the government is playing a bit of catchup. Again, people you may have been calling whack jobs for two years may have been right. Israeli scientists have gathered the most convincing evidence to date that upping levels of vitamin D does help protect COVID patients from serious illness or death. They say they can even predict how people will do if infected based just on their age and vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is endemic across the Middle East, including in Israel, where nearly four in five people are low on it. The Olympics are putting the spotlight on China, which for two years has been trying to keep the spotlight off of it, at least when it comes to the origins of the novel coronavirus. A group of international scientists is again calling for a "comprehensive international investigation" into COVID's origins. That's 20 scientists from the U.S., U.K., Germany, New Zealand, France, Australia, India, and Japan. They want a new spirit of "openness and mutual trust" as the games commence.It'd be easy to make fun of the Mayor of Los Angeles, except we've all probably done what he did. Or at least thought about it. He posed for pictures at SoFi Stadium during the NFC Championship game without a mask. HIV-positive Magic Johnson is standing there with him. Naturally the criticism started flying and the Mayor's response was that he was holding his breath, so there was zero risk. In the United States, cases were down 49%, deaths are up 35%, and hospitalizations are down 16% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 14. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Mississippi, Arizona, Ohio, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. There are 28,915,847 active cases in the United States.The five areas with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: Alaska 47%. Wyoming 42%. Idaho 36%. And West Virginia and Montana 30%.The top 10 areas with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Nome Census Area, AK. Whitman, WA. Adair, OK. Franklin, WA. Craig, OK. Santa Cruz, AZ. Clay, KY. Okmulgee, OK. Taylor, FL. And Carbon, WY.There have been at least 896,557 deaths in the U.S. recorded as Covid-related.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 79.5%, Rhode Island at 79.1%, and Maine at 77.6%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 49.5%, Wyoming at 49.9%, and Mississippi at 50.2%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 63.9%.Globally, cases were up 2% and deaths up 40% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since January 25. There are 74,925,987 active cases around the world.The five countries with the most new cases: Brazil 286,050. France 274,352. The United States 255,994. Germany 240,218. And Russia 155,768. There have been... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It started at the end of World War II with the one dollar purchase of an Army hospital in Okmulgee.  Since then, the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, or OSUIT has advanced into Oklahoma's only University focusing on applied technology. Maggie Burke talks to OSUIT President Dr. Bill Path as well as alumni and instructor Amanda Cullum about the history and success of OSUIT….

Tomorrow is National Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day, which is great, as long as you clean up after yourself. Bo discusses the generous donation of beloved Jeopardy host Alex Trebek’s wardrobe to a homeless organization, which will provide the clothes for job interviews. The donation includes 58 dress shirts, 14 suits, and 300 neckties. Sorry, actually the correct answer is, “What are 58 dress shirts, 14, suits and 300 neckties?” In Milestone Minute, Linda from Store 1661 in Kinston, North Carolina, and Catherine from Store 3247 in Delavan, Wisconsin, celebrate 30 years! Although Yolanda from Store 121 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, has them both beat at 35 years. But it's not a competition. Congrats to all three of you! For the sleuths out there, our Detective Product asks: Can you guess what item Ariel from The Little Mermaid called “The Dinglehopper?” Here’s a hint, she's way off. Other highlights include a foiled fake ID, a father-daughter wedding dance playlist, and Bo’s Impossible Question of the Day, which asks: What do 50% of us have one of in our vehicle, even though it doesn't work anymore? No, it’s not a CD player. Be sure to tune in!

Pastor Christian Tiews is pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Trinity's website: https://www.trinityokmulgee.org/ Trinity's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trinityokmulgee/ Pastor Tiews' recommended things to check out: Tulsa Gathering Place Park: https://www.gatheringplace.org/ (https://www.gatheringplace.org/) Gutherie Green: https://guthriegreen.com/ (https://guthriegreen.com/) Okmulgee lakes Mentioned resources: Issues Etc: http://issuesetc.org/ Higher Things: https://higherthings.org/ Today's sponsor is The Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum, go to https://lutherancartographer.com/homeschool (https://LutheranCartographer.com/homeschool) to check out a curriculum that will help your children become good citizens of the left hand kingdom. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to rate and review the show on iTunes so that more people will see and listen!

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How can we help?   On today's episode of the Only in OK Show, we talk to Heather Sumner with Okmulgee Main Street about how the small businesses in Okmulgee are helping the community.  Heather is working hard to coordinate charitable activities and keeping the community up to speed on news and procedures to help during the Covid-19 outbreak.   Shout out to Miss Mary's Market.   #TravelOK #onlyinokshow #Oklahoma #OkmulgeeOK  #itunes #podcast #entertainment #DowntownOkmulgee #BetterTogether #SupportLocalEverything #Safely

Is it Chili Season already?  It's Oklahoma, I think Chili season is all year long.   ...but we are not the judge of such things.  If you want to be a Chili judge, maybe you should head over to Okmulgee, Oklahoma for the Harvest Spoon Chili Festival.  You can taste delicious chili, burn your tongue off with the hottest pepper contest, try your luck at the cornhole tournament or witness some pumpkin chunkin.   Okmulgee Main Street Okmulgee Main Street Facebook   Special thanks to our advertiser: Holliday Tax Group

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Michael Knight sits down with Checotah 2020 ATH Jacob Barrett in the latest edition of the OKPreps Verbal Commit. Barrett has committed to Eastern Michigan. Michael and Jacob discuss his move from Okmulgee to Checotah, how it helped his recruitment, Eastern Michigan's gray field and his commitment to EMU. Subscribe to the OKPreps Podcast Series on iTunes for more Verbal Commit episodes!

Paul Compton and “Jackie” Floyd walked to grade school together in 1934. Their mothers, Clara and Ruby, rented rooms in the same boarding house in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Paul Compton was Princess Pennie's father. It was Pennie's grandmother, Clara, that answered the boarding house telephone on October 22, the night the bad news came. Paul Compton's friend, Jackie Dempsey Floyd, was interviewed on television twenty-eight years ago. Jackie was 68 years old at the time: “When I was born, I was born at my aunt's house – my mother's aunt – and it was during the wintertime, and my father went to the mirror with me and held me up to the side of his face and says, ‘Oh, look! He looks just like me!' And you know how kids will do their hands? I was doing my hands like that and he said, ‘Oh look, he's going be a fighter. We're going to call him Jack Dempsey.' But my mother wouldn't go for it. She went for part of the name, but I thought that was kind of nice, that he did that.” Jackie's father was born in 1904, three years before Oklahoma became a state, back when it was still called “Indian Territory.” “My father had a nice sense of humor. He'd always keep people laughing and everything. And in the short time I got to be with him, I got to know him pretty well. And he was always kidding around with my mother and everything, and keeping her laughing, and he'd cook for us. I remember one time he took me fishing. So we went up in the mountains somewhere to a lake, and we couldn't get the fish to bite, but it was a very clear lake and we could see them, and he said, ‘You know what we ought to do? We ought to shoot those fish, if we can't catch them.' So he let me shoot the gun into the water like we were going to shoot a fish, but we didn't get one, but he thought it was something I might like to do.” Jackie Floyd was born not many years and not many miles from where Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. “And my mother was always afraid that I was going to be kidnapped, for some reason or other, but anyhow, these larger boys had a pulley in one tree and it went down to another. And you could get up in this bucket and ride from one tree down to the other. Kind of like a carnival ride or something. It was fascinating fun and I stayed after dark. And I went home and my mother was scared to death. And she told my father, ‘You know, you've never given him a whipping. It's your turn to discipline him.' And it had been raining that day and I had a raincoat on, so he said, ‘Okay, I'll whip him.' So he took me in the bathroom and said, “You take that raincoat off and put it over the toilet stool, and every time I hit it with the belt, you yell.' So he was beating the raincoat and I was yelling and my mother was trying to break the door down. She said, ‘I didn't tell you to kill him, I just told you to give him a spanking!” But he didn't hit me. Never in his life did he ever hit me.” When Paul Compton's mother, Clara, answered that boarding house telephone on October 22, 1934, “the night the bad news came,” she was informed that Jackie's father had been shot and killed by the FBI. “You're constantly running and hiding and you don't know when you're going to get to see anybody. You might have to sleep in the woods. It's just a miserable life. It might look exciting to somebody, but you look at the end, the way it came down and everything: he was constantly on the run. He might have had a lot of money at one time or other, but it never did him any good. And you've no place to go and really relax or have fun, like you should be able to.” But Jackie understood why his father did what he did. “This bank had taken his grandfather's money – which he had in the bank – and his grandfather had asked the banker, the day before the bank went bad, if his money was safe. And he told him it was. And evidently the bank started up again. So my father went to his grandfather and told him, ‘Grandpa, I want you to sit...

Brent and Luvona talked about how Okmulgee's ACE HS is using personalized learning to address the needs of each student.

Brent talks with Rep. Fetgatter about growing up in Okmulgee, his experience representing District 16 and his work on a variety of bills, including some that affect education.

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Mel McDaniel from Okmulgee, Oklahoma was honored with a star in the Country Music Hall of Fame's Walk of Fame, a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Mel is best known for his number one hit, Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On, and top 10 hits, Louisiana Saturday Night, Stand Up, Right in the Palm of your hand, Take me to the Country, Big Ole Brew, I call it Love and Real Good Feel Song.

Hi Friend, Welcome to Episode 39 of Sally’s Performing Arts Lab Podcast. Today you’ll hear my long-awaited talk with the multi-talented founders of LoJoWerkz, Tim Long and Jerome Johnson. I’m Sally Adams, your SallyPAL podcast host. Every week I talk to people like the LojoWERKz team about creating original work for a live audience. We talk about practical matters such as finding a great stage manager, scheduling for a show, and booking the right venue. My guests and I also explore social issues such as "open writing" and inclusion, women's voices, and celebrating "otherness". Check out the show notes on the blog to get links to the things we talk about and see photos of my guests. Send an email anytime to Sally@sallypal.com. Your ideas keep great conversations coming every week. Check out sallypal.com/join for a cool free theatre resource. It’s never too late to sign up and have access to the Creator’s Notebook. I’m interested in knowing what creators need as a performing arts resource. If there are things you want included in the Creator’s Notebook, let me know by sending an email to sally@sallypal.com. I read them all. Be sure and listen until the end of the interview for Concise Advice from the Interview, and Words of Wisdom from George. LoJoWERKz Graphic Arts Version of Jerome and Tim at Work LoJoWERKz Tim Long and Jerome Johnson met in 1991 at Okmulgee High School in Oklahoma when Tim was a young substitute teacher doing music and art on the side and Jerome was a high school kid into street dancing. Today the pair form the foundation of LoJoWERKz productions. The innovative stage and screen entertainment company blends hip-hop culture with traditional genres and has garnered some very high level attention. Tim’s companion art label, TuTchT IMAGING, creates graphic art featuring models of color. Before collaborating on their first full book musical, A Song of Greenwood, in the late 1990s, the two LojoWERKz founders collaborated on projects for the church they both attended. Higher Dimensions Church in Tulsa, led by Carlton Pearson, encouraged the pair’s creative expression and led to a working partnership. The Cast of "Roofless" from the 2016 Table Reading LoJoWERKz' current project, Roofless, started as a dance concert directed by the inimitable Tyrone Wilkerson for American Theatre Company in Tulsa. They worked the Roofless script into a full-blown musical and were awarded a place in 2004 into the ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop. When they were accepted, Michael Kerker, Director of Musical Theatre for ASCAP, told them Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz was really impressed by their work. Tim and Jerome have been mentored by Kerker and Schwartz since 2004. In 2005 they won the Harold Arlen Musical Theatre Award. Since that time the show has been called “groundbreaking”, “genius”, and “the future of the musical” by people who know what they’re talking about. Tim has a background in film. He’s a 1988 graduate of the famously innovative CalArts.  And he and Jerome have been working on a new approach Roofless. They gave SallyPAL an exclusive reveal of what’s next for this amazing show and it’s going to expand the musical form on many levels. Tim and Jerome already have some experience creating a blend of new and old they both love. In the short film HotFoot, Jerome choreographs famous hip-hop dance artist Lil Buck in a silent movie that also features Jerome’s eight-year-old son Sage. I’ve followed Lojowerkz for a few years and it’s really great to see this pair experiencing the success they deserve. They're just good people and there’s more ahead for both of these extraordinarily talented friends. They talk about a lot of exciting new things happening in the worlds of musical theatre, film, and hip-hop, including Lin Manuel Miranda’s works, In the Heights and Hamilton, and the work of artists like Lil Buck. You’ll hear Jerome’s son, Sage, in the background. Also, his wife, Tyff, makes a brief appearance. If you listen to the podcast, be sure and listen until the end of the interview for Concise Advice from the Interview, and Words of Wisdom from George. Concise Advice from the Interview: 9) Being an outsider can be an advantage. Use it. 8) Keep moving forward and surround yourself with smart people, you’ll eventually get where you need to go. 7) Listen to critique for the grain of truth but take advice from people who know what they’re doing. 6) Don’t try to reshape what you have to fit the marketplace, but do get in the system to get to the caliber of advice you need. 5) Submit your work once it’s performance ready. 4) Get into legitimate circles to hone your voice and your craft. 3) A great idea won’t leave you. 2) Know your voice. 1) Keep putting your foot on the gas and go. Check out the blog, SallyPAL.com, for articles and podcast episodes. You, too, can be a SallyPAL. Sign up for a FREE Creator’s Notebook insert at SallyPAL.com/join. Thank you for following, sharing, subscribing, reviewing, joining, & thank you for listening. Thanks to Hannah for emailing me, it was awesome to hear from you! If you’re downloading and listening on your drive to work, or falling asleep to my doobadooba fubar like my sister does, let me know you’re out there. You need to share your stories. Storytelling through plays, dances, music, and other types of performances is the most important thing we do as a culture. I encourage you to share your stories because you’re the only one with your particular point of view. And SallyPAL is here with resources, encouragement, and a growing community of storytellers. All the stories ever expressed once lived only in someone’s imagination. Now, keep putting your foot on the gas and go!

In this episode, Ron and Kristi are joined by special guest Margaret Hess to discuss the phenomenon of "Okmulgee Rising" and how it is transforming this Oklahoma town.

The panelist will focus on Indian Territory Freedmen Family History and resources. Angela Walton-Raji is known nationally for her genealogical and historical research and work on Civil War west of the Mississippi, as well as her work on Oklahoma Native-American records. Her book, “Black Indian Genealogy Research” is the only book of its kind focusing on the unique record set reflecting Freedmen found within the Dawes Records.  She also includes several chapters and documents in her book, focusing on the records that reflect Blended Families, African and Native American families in many households.  Ronald Graham, Sr. was born and raised in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. His father Theodore Graham was an original allottee, roll number Creek Freedmen newborn 671. He's also a direct descendant of: Hutton/Grayson, Corbray and McGilbray. All were Muscogee(Creek) nation citizen's. Terry Ligon is a history and genealogical researcher who has dedicated twenty eight years researching Freedmen of Indian Territory. One area of expertise has been the research what is known as Equity Case 7071- Bettie Ligon et al. vs the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations and the Department of Interior.   Nicka Smith is a professional photographer, speaker, host, and documentarian with more than 18 years of experience as a genealogist. She has extensive experience in African ancestored genealogy, reverse genealogy, and family reunion planning and execution. Her family in the Cherokee Nation is well documented. 

Our first high school coach from Oklahoma represents the state well. With over four decades of coaching and over 900 wins, Dan Morgan is still going strong. Most of those victories were racked up at Okmulgee [...]

LITERACY LEARNING, THE myON READER AND THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION I cannot say enough as to importance of America's Indian Education Programs This project creates access to thousands of digital books so their youngest students learn to read. Our guests are First Lady Frances Tiger  and Dr Wayne Johnson of The Muscogee nation Department of Education , in Okmulgee, OK  

Sandra (Sandi) Golden is running for the upcoming election for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the daughter of Eugene Golden and the late Minnie (Jeffley) Spicer. She has one son, Thomas who attends school in Weleetka. She is running for office because she believes there is still much to do in the development as a sovereign nation. Our offices in Okmulgee seem to get bigger and bigger while the services to the citizens and communities seem to get smaller. It is really scary to think we are becoming the government establishment we used to complain about! It has been said that you cannot correct the problems with the same methods that caused them. Change takes commitment of time and effort with courage to do what is right. She has worked hard during two terms of commitment to the MCN. Working with fellow Okfuskee representatives Mae Jackson and Nancy Watson worked well because they share similar concerns for all Creek citizens. Let’s do it again!