March 1, 2021 By David Murray
The Tulsa Port of Catoosa was still in the grip of the polar vortex February 19, but that didn’t stop port and state officials from kicking off the beginning of the year’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) with a (virtual) news conference.
Starting February 22, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) began a series of social media posts called “MKARNS Mondays” on its Facebook and Twitter channels, @OKDOT, which will provide facts and photos of the system.
The February 19 virtual event also marked the resumption of operations at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, after they were suspended by icy conditions caused by the recent arctic blast. Port director David Yarbrough said most vessels in the port were on standby during the deep freeze, but only as a precautionary measure, not because the ice
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Mayor Marlon Coleman highlighted Muskogee s present and future in the annual State of the City address on Wednesday.
Coleman, elected in June as the first African-American mayor of Muskogee, said he felt his election was a testament to the people of Muskogee being rich with the spirit of unity and diversity.
He also went on to say that as mayor he is committed to building bridges that unite us, and together we will tear down the walls that divide us.
Coleman focused his speech, presented virtually by the Greater Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce, on the economic impact to the city of programs in place and those in the planning stage.