Drillers 2016 coaching staff set

By Staff Report

TulsaDrillers2 Yesterday, the Tulsa Drillers announced the coaches who have been assigned to work alongside first-year manager Ryan Garko for the 2016 season.

Joining Garko in the dugout will be two newcomers in pitching coach Bill Simas and hitting coach Terrmel Sledge. They will replace Matt Herges and Shawn Wooten respectively, both of whom were promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers staff to fill the same roles they served in with the Drillers this past season. Returning to the Drillers from the 2015 on-field staff will be coach Leo Garcia.

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Sen. Lankford on President Obama’s last SOTU

By Staff Report

Sen. James Lankford

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) released a statement and video in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.

“Families in Oklahoma have been harmed by the policies and politics of the last seven years. Washington has become more partisan, our economic growth has become more anemic, and federal regulations have dramatically increased, controlling more of our everyday lives,” Lankford said.

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Democrat J.J. Dossett wins Senate Dist. 34

By David Arnett

J.J. Dossett, Democrat for Ok. Senate Dist. 34

J.J. Dossett, wins Ok. Senate Dist. 34

In contest for a seat held by Republicans for 16 years, Democrat J.J. Dossett won in a special election Tuesday night. Dossett, a current coach and son of a longtime Owasso High School principal, rallied support for public education to his campaign.

As a Monday analysis on Tulsa Today noted, Republican David McLain apparently took the overwhelming Republican registration in the North Tulsa County district for granted by not mailing enough to match Dossett’s mail outreach in the general election. Further, Dossett’s cable TV buy and web site video showed a stronger more professional approach to voters in the district.

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Petty’s Fine Foods to close in February

By Staff Report

PettyUtica1 Petty’s Fine Foods, the iconic specialty food store in Tulsa’s Utica Square, will close in February 2016. The midtown store, known for its wide selection of groceries, meats, produce, specialty foods and Catering by Maureen, has been a staple of Tulsa shoppers for more than 70 years.

According to owner Scott Petty, the decision was made after months of careful consideration and recent meetings with Helmerich & Payne, owners of Utica Square.

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Oilers silence the distant Thunder twice

By Rich Lohman, Tulsa Today

Photo: Kevin Pyle

The Tulsa Oilers shared a home-and-home series with their oldest rivals on Friday and Saturday nights as they approach the middle of the 2015-16 ECHL campaign. The Oilers occupy the third place position in the ECHL Central Division while the Thunder have been struggling all season and are bringing up the rear in fourth.

Tulsa traveled to south central Kansas on Friday night to take on the Thunder with the suspension depleted roster courtesy of the brawl in Rapid City on January 2.

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