🌱 New Resort Hotel + Art Awakening Event + Missing Girl

Happy Friday, Oklahoma City! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 76 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Oklahoma City:

1. The Chickasaw Nation unveiled plans for a $300 million resort-style development along the Oklahoma River near the First Americans Museum. The resort hotel will feature an 11-story, 404-room hotel and a five-acre outdoor adventure lagoon is also in the works. This development will bring a lot of jobs to the community and a lot of tourism. The resort should be completed in 2024. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. The Art Awakening event in Oklahoma City this week will support the NorthCare mental health clinic. From acrylics to watercolors to glassware, art will be available for purchase at the event and proceeds will be donated to the clinic designed to help children and families recover from mental illness, substance abuse, trauma, or crisis. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
3. An Oklahoma Appeals Court reversed a double-murder conviction on Thursday. (U.S. News & World Report)
4. Oklahoma City Police need help looking for missing 18-year-old Taylor Mosely-Matthews last seen on Oct. 19. (KOKH FOX25)
5. The Free Food Pantry in Oklahoma City asks for help and donations. (News On 6)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• Ghost Stories Facebook after dark virtual tour (12:00 AM)
• Mummy & Son Dance - City of Moore Municipal Events (6:00 PM)
• Pumpkinville After Hours Party - Myriad Botanical Gardens (6:00 PM)
• Halloween in the Park - Oklahoma State Parks (6:30 PM)

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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.