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🌱 Patch AM: How new North Peoria traffic lights could change your daily drive

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Tuesday September 8th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hey there, Tulsa! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new North Peoria traffic lights could change your daily drive
  • See how Tulsa Tech students are reviving a historic 9/11 firetruck
  • How Tulsa runners and paddlers are coping with record Labor Day heat

Also on today's calendar: Golden Harvest Half Marathon & 5k/10k - Tulsa and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 102 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Hot, temps: high: 102, low: 75.
  • Thursday: Not as hot with a t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Peoria corridor gets new traffic lights in Vision Tulsa project (kjrh.com) — New traffic lights at East Mohawk and North Peoria are the latest upgrades in a long-running Vision Tulsa project reshaping the North Peoria corridor. Along with safer intersections, the work brings new lighting, landscaping, and cleanups, while residents push for even more investment so North Tulsa looks and feels equal to other parts of the city.
   

• Former FDNY firetruck donated after 9/11 being restored by Tulsa Tech students (fox23.com) — Tulsa Tech students are restoring the Spirit of Oklahoma, a former FDNY firetruck originally funded by Oklahoma schoolchildren after 9/11, to return it to the Tulsa Fire Museum. The hands-on project teaches advanced mechanical and bodywork skills while preserving a powerful story of Oklahoma's support for New York firefighters and the lasting bond between the two communities.
   

• Tulsa residents brave hottest Labor Day since 2012 (newson6.com) — Tulsa residents are sweating through the hottest Labor Day since 2012, with triple-digit temperatures pushing outdoor plans to the limit. Locals are still running, biking, playing disc golf, and paddling, but many are shortening workouts, carrying extra water, and seeking relief on the river and at spots like the Gathering Place bridge.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Lost Rottweiler name is Moscow.
    He slipped out of his collar on Sept 4th. Please if anyone has seen him or has him please reach out!!! He needs his daily medicine and I'm worried he… (Nextdoor Shannon Park West)
  • Anyone know whose baby this is?
    She's young Shepard mix. I'd guess 6-7 months? Found at corner of S Louisville and Route 66 Lost Dog Found! #lostdog #lostdogfound (Nextdoor Turnerpark)
  • Eads Cooling Solutions, LLC posted a job opening for Machine Operator B in Tulsa. Apply here.
  • Bank of Oklahoma - BOK Financial Corporation posted a job opening for Accounting Associate II in Tulsa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tulsa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Broken Arrow

  • 'Many things are happy accidents': Broken Arrow retirees bring theater to assisted living centers (newson6.com)
  • NSU and Regent Bank Amphitheater partner to give students real-world experience (kjrh.com)
  • Friday Night Highlights: OSU Receiver Commits O'Neal, Hooker Had Big Games This Weekend (pistolsfiringblog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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