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Good morning, this is Tulsa Local Pulse for Sunday, August thirty-first, twenty twenty-five. We start with breaking news affecting our Muscogee neighbors: the Muscogee Nation will not allow Freedmen descendants to vote in the upcoming tribal elections this fall. Principal Chief David Hill announced this late Friday, issuing an executive order that halts new citizenship cards until laws are revised. The Muscogee Supreme Court previously ruled that the Treaty of 1866 guarantees Freedmen rights, but with legal procedures unfinished, the Nation says it needs more time, meaning hundreds may miss out on voting this year. Leaders promise to keep daily government services operating as usual while these updates are sorted out.

Moving over to City Hall, the Tulsa Council is preparing for next week’s session about property tax adjustments. This could have a direct impact on our monthly payments, so we’ll keep an eye on how council members plan to address both road repairs on Peoria and South Yale and ongoing trash pickup issues.

On the weather front, we’re waking up to a cloudy morning here in Tulsa. Expect scattered showers around Brookside and at River Parks Trail through late afternoon. High temperatures will reach the mid eighties, and the mugginess continues. There’s a short break in the rain forecast for Monday before another system moves in by Tuesday, so keep those umbrellas close if you’re heading out to one of our local Labor Day weekend events.

There’s a wave of excitement on the job front this week as several employers including Frito-Lay and local medical centers are now hiring for more than two hundred full and part-time positions. The real estate market remains steady, averaging about seven hundred homes currently listed in Tulsa county, with prices holding firm after several months of modest increases. Realtors say South Tulsa and Midtown continue to see the hottest activity, with homes under three hundred thousand dollars moving fastest.

In neighborhood news, we have a feel-good community story for this holiday weekend. The Lemon-Aid Project is back, marking thirty years of turning kids’ lemonade stands into fundraisers for Tulsa Changemakers. Dozens of stands are popping up everywhere from Twenty-First Street near Utica Square to South Rockford and even out in Owasso. Not only does this project teach business skills to our youngest entrepreneurs, it also reminds all of us about the joy of giving back. Look for stands from late morning into the afternoon today and Labor Day Monday—stop by and support these kids making a big difference.

Turning to sports, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane women’s soccer team is hosting the Kansas City Roos this afternoon at one o’clock at Hurricane Soccer Stadium. Both teams enter with three wins and two losses on the season. Tulsa is coming off a big four to zero win against Southern Nazarene last Thursday, with standout moments by Presley Boyd and Aniya Facen. Meanwhile, the Tulsa Drillers played the Corpus Christi Hooks last night at ONEOK Field. Fans are hopeful as the Drillers look to finish their season strong.

Earlier this weekend, the Golden Hurricane volleyball team suffered a tough loss to Colorado at the Rumble in the Rockies, falling in three close sets. The next home volleyball match is set for later next week. Local football fans are buzzing after Tulsa’s strong performance against Abilene Christian, where momentum swung in Tulsa’s favor by the second half.

In city business, SCHEELS at Woodland Hills will soon dedicate its Ferris wheel in memory of Sydney Fuller, the young employee remembered for her kindness, who died earlier this year in a motorcycle accident. A public ceremony is set for next Saturday at eleven in the morning, and all are welcome.

For crime and safety, Tulsa police responded to a string of vehicle break-ins overnight in the Cherry Street area. Officers urge everyone to keep v