🌱 Tulsa Girls' Home Approved + Pencil Box Comes To Green County

Rise and shine, Tulsa! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cooler. High: 58 Low: 41.

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Here are the 3 top stories in Tulsa today:

1. The Creek County Adjustment Board unanimously approved the development of a new Tulsa Girls' Home in Sapulpa during a meeting Tuesday evening. The vote came in spite of objections from some people living in the neighborhood who expressed fears about a possible increase in crime from the foster girls who move in. Of the nearly 100 community members who attended the meeting, most were in favor of the development. Now that the plan has been approved, the new Tulsa Girls' Home hopes to open by February 2022. (KRMG)
2. A man has been injured after an argument led to a shooting at an apartment complex near 61st Street and Peoria Avenue. Witnesses report that the victim and another man were arguing late Tuesday evening when one of the men pulled out a gun and shot the other in the leg. The shooter then fled from the scene, according to police. (News On 6)
3. The Pencil Box, an organization dedicated to supplying students and teachers with tools for success, broke ground on a new facility in Green County. The new facility will be located near 25th Street and Southwest Boulevard and is estimated to cost nearly $2 million. The Pencil Box has provided free school supplies to teachers and students in Tulsa County since 2015. (KTUL)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Community Co-Working Day At The HUB (8:00 AM)
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical At Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Philbrook Museum of Art's "Accidentally Wes Anderson" show has been extended through Jan. 30. (Instagram)
• The Oklahoma Policy Institute has named juvenile court debt as a priority for reform. (Facebook)
• Tulsa Public Schools will serve all children ages 18 and under seven days' worth of snack and supper meals free of charge on Friday, Dec. 17. (Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— Katarina Betterton

About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.