Last week, a lawmaker requested a study to examine if a nuclear site is now a feasible option in Oklahoma, as state officials look at ways to diversify power sources.
Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz (left), Arkansas Waterways Executive Director Cassandra Caldwell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brig. Gen. Christopher Beck, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority Chair Dewey Bartlett and Sen. Jim Inhofe Chief of Staff Luke Holland attended a 50th anniversary event Friday at the Port of Catoosa.
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Tulsa Ports is marking 50 years since the Port of Catoosa opened.
President Richard Nixon was on hand June 5, 1971, to dedicate it and the 445 mile long McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System that connects northeast Oklahoma to the Mississippi River.