Ham radio operators meet and greet set

Okmulgee County Emergency Management invites amateur radio operators to a meet and greet at 8 a.m. Saturday at the at the county's Emergency Operation Center, 110 N Alabama.

Several ham radio operators already assist emergency management, serving as storm spotters and emergency communicators. Others interested in helping in times of need are invited. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.

The meeting will include a tour of the emergency operations center and its communications room. It is presented in partnership with Amateur Radio Emergency Service-Oklahoma, SKYWARN and Okmulgee County Emergency Management.

Court records show Judge Patrick Pickerill granted the injunction Friday in a lawsuit that alleges that city officials in Broken Arrow didn't have the authority to impose the new restrictions. Among the new regulations approved by the Broken Arrow City Council earlier this month was a $2,500 permit fee for dispensaries and restrictions on growing marijuana indoors.

Tulsa attorney Ron Durbin sued the city on behalf of local resident and prospective grower Austin Miller and Miller's company, Cloudi Mornings LLC.

Oklahoma voters in June approved use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The state health department is accepting applications from potential patients, growers, dispensaries and caregivers.