Category Archives: Local

How Shawna Myers Leveraged Osage Co.

By Dustin Reed Terry

Analysis: In Osage County, Oklahoma, the path to public office is supposed to run through the voters. But a detailed timeline of documents, meeting minutes, internal communications, and public records reviewed by this writer first on EastOklahoma.com and now on Tulsa Today; raises serious questions about whether Shawna Myers — a Republican Party insider and current county employee — has been using taxpayer resources, a county-created job, and the political machinery of Commissioner Steve Talburt to campaign for the Osage County Treasurer position from inside government.

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The 2026 Parade of Homes!

By Staff Report

The 2026 Greater Tulsa Parade of Homes, happening June 13-21, is your chance to explore the latest in home building, design, and innovation—right here in the Tulsa area. This free, week-long event gives home buyers and dreamers a firsthand look at over 100 new homes from the region’s top builders.

This year’s featured homes span 10 cities: Bixby, Broken Arrow, Collinsville, Coweta, Glenpool, Jenks, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, and Tulsa. Whether you’re actively shopping or simply exploring, this is the largest and most diverse showcase of new homes in the region.

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Gov. Stitt Declares Disaster Counties

By Staff Report

Today, Governor Kevin Stitt signed an executive order declaring a disaster emergency for Creek, Okfuskee, and Tulsa counties after flooding caused considerable damage to public and private property in eastern Oklahoma.

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Are Data Centers Betraying Citizens

By David Arnett

Private Fiber Lines Revealed in Public Right-of-ways

Are high speed commercial Fiber Optic Lines being installed illegally in Oklahoma to connect multiple data centers? Are public utility rights-of-way being used for private commercial installations without the knowledge or permitting approval of local and state officials? Are Oklahomans being bamboozled by the monied elite for billions of dollars over decades with no compensation provided to local property owners? Could this be happening within clusters of data centers nationwide?

Phyllis Fallen heard a construction crew approaching her property on 660 Road one mile south of the Mayes County-Wagoner County line in Oklahoma. When she stepped outside and asked what they were doing, the crew said they were laying a fiber optic line. No compensation was offered, and no documentation was initially produced.

Fiber Optic Lines in Wagoner County. Photo by Phyllis Fallen
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Demand Project Releases Impact Report

By David Arnett

Tulsa, OK – The Demand Project has released Monday its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting a year of significant progress in prevention and restoration efforts in the fight against child trafficking while also celebrating a strong start to 2026 marked by expanded facilities and services for survivors.  

In 2025, increased national attention from traditional and social media brought greater national awareness of the dangers children face online and the growing number of arrests by law enforcement. In response, The Demand Project expanded its reach and strengthened its programs to protect children and support survivors.

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