🌱1 Arrested For Pills Laced With Fentanyl + TAW Reopens Shelter

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Tulsa Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Very cold; breezy in the a.m. High: 25 Low: 14.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Tulsa today:

1. A Tulsa woman has been accused of selling thousands of fake oxycodone pills that were laced with fentanyl. Markia Curran was arrested after DEA agents received a tip that she had been selling 300 of the fake pills every week for two years. Investigators say they intercepted one of Curran's packages last week and discovered that it contained one thousand more pills. The agents also warned the public that fentanyl is such a powerful pain killer that people can die from taking just one pill. (News On 6)
2. A Tulsa teacher is in jail following accusations that she engaged in inappropriate relations with a teenager from Sedgwick County. Christin Covel, a math teacher at Edison Preparatory School, was arrested Tuesday morning for the incidents, which the Wichita Police Department says happened between 2018-2109. School officials sent parents a letter following Covel's arrest. (KSN-TV)
3. Tulsa Animal Welfare announced Wednesday that it will reopen its animal shelter today. The reopening will coincide with a free adoption event that will run through Sunday. During the limited promotion, TAW will waive all adoption fees for available dogs, which include microchipping, the cost of spaying and neutering, and age-appropriate vaccinations. (kjrh.com)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Starlite Trivia Night At The Starlite Bar (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• This Friday, on the first Museum Confidential of 2022, the Philbrook Museum of Art travels to Aspen Art Museum for a live episode exploring Why Warhol Persists. (Instagram)
• The Tulsa Oilers will be wearing specialty Autism Awareness Jerseys for this Saturday's game. The jerseys will also be auctioned off after the game. (Instagram)
• Students who will be in 9th grade in the 2022-2023 school year can now apply for a spot in the Early College High School program at Memorial High School and McLain High School. (Facebook)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master's degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.