🌱 Journalism Career Fair + Rain Barrel Program + Officer Injured

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and warmer. High: 61 Low: 37.

Here are the top three stories in Tulsa today:

1. The Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters is hosting a career fair for college students interested in a career in journalism today. The event will be held at the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa. Members of various media organizations’ hiring teams will be available to provide information to future journalists. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. The City of Tulsa is once again offering its annual rain barrel program. Upcycle products and the city have partnered for the program, which allows anyone across eastern Oklahoma to buy a rain barrel at a discount. Rainfall collected in these barrels can have many uses around the home and prevents pollution from flowing into local watersheds. Reserve yours at the link provided. (KOKI FOX 23 TULSA)
3. A Tulsa police officer injured his hand on Wednesday morning. The officer responded to a call from a local homeowner about a man attempting to break into houses in the area. When officers attempted to arrest the man, he tried to enter the front of a patrol car and during the altercation, the officer’s hand was injured. (News On 6)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Surplus Industrial Asset Auction - Online (1:00 PM)
• Tulsa Youth Symphony Rhapsody Dinner - The Church Studio (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Tulsa Police Department’s Lieutenant Wykoff is volunteering to support Ukrainian refugees. The current Range Master for the Tulsa Police Academy is working to raise funds to provide medicine, children’s toys, and large appliances for a shelter in Ukraine. Read more and donate to the cause at the link. (Facebook)
• The Tulsa Zoo invites you to have a draught for giraffes on Apr. 29. Conservation on Tap will feature live music, samples from local craft beer breweries, and other activities. Proceeds will support Wild Nature Institute’s giraffe conservation project. (Instagram)
• The Philbrook Museum of Art invites interested applicants to their job fair on the afternoon of Mar. 31. The event will be held at the Tulsa Central Library in partnership with Tulsa Area Attractions. To preview what organizations will be at the fair, visit the post at the link. (Instagram)

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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.