🌱 Hilo De Amor In Mother Road Market + Winter Weather Warning

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First, today's weather:

Very cold with sleet. High: 26 Low: 21.

Here are the top three stories today in Tulsa:

1. The Tulsa Community is helping a street vendor open her own shop in Mother Road Market. Esther Wright, owner of Hilo de Amor: Thread of Love, said "I want everyone to see the marvelous things that ... Oaxaca has to offer." Hilo de Amor offers bags that are hand-made by a man or woman in prison in Oaxaca, Mexico. (news9.com KWTV)
2. Forecasters are reporting a winter storm is expected to produce a "significant sleet accumulation" of up to an inch in the Tulsa metro area. Officials are warning residents of travel difficulties and power grid impacts. Most of eastern Oklahoma will be under a winter storm warning from 6 a.m. today until 6 p.m. Thursday. (Tulsa World)
3. A Tulsa County program is providing assistance to people in Tulsa who may be struggling to afford prescriptions they need. Tulsa County and local medical providers repurpose unused and unexpired medication and distribute it to lower-income residents in Tulsa County. Since the Tulsa County Recycled Medication Program began, county leaders say more than $27 million in prescriptions have been filled. (News On 6)

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Today in Tulsa:

Please check with venues for delays/closures due to inclement weather!

• Oklahoma 2022 Summit & Expo - Central Park Hall at Expo Square (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Tulsa Zoo has shared a new picture of Dara the tiger cub! Dara was born last July and is getting older! Check out her transformation! (KOKI FOX 23)
• Check out the latest real estate roundup from Patch and Redfin.com if you're looking for a new home in the Tulsa area! (Tulsa Patch)
• Tulsa SPCA is in need of foster families, especially those interested in helping with bottle-fed kittens and other kittens. Visit this link to learn more and submit an application. (Facebook)

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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.