Independence Day quiz; restaurants adjust to health demands

Independence Day quiz; restaurants adjust to health demands DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 4 Jul, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( Happy Independence Day to everyone. Enjoy your holiday weekend with some warm temperatures across the state. After this morning's showers, expect highs in the 90s today. In today's newsletter we have a quiz to test your Independence Day knowledge. And enjoy the artwork created by our Todd Pendleton. You can find it on the cover of today's Oklahoman as well. What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. Are you a subscriber? View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [A quiz for Independence Day]( JUL 4, 2020 - Many of the activities associated with Independence Day have been canceled this year, including parades, fireworks, and large community and neighborhood barbecues. Latest News/Sports [Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Restaurants continue to adjust to public health demands]( JUL 3, 2020 - If you see your favorite restaurant is closed for the Fourth of July, it's probably because the staff has earned the break. [OSU football: Mike Gundy's contract adjusted following internal investigation]( JUL 3, 2020 - STILLWATER - Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy's contract was altered following an internal review of the program, athletic director Mike Holder confirmed Friday morning. [Langston University suspends athletics for fall semester due to coronavirus pandemic]( JUL 3, 2020 - Langston University, the only historically Black university in Oklahoma, announced Friday that it would not participate in any sport during the fall semester due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Costco adding 459 jobs to future operations center, but average salary is dropping]( JUL 3, 2020 - Costco is pulling back on its promised wages for a new operations center in northwest Oklahoma City, but as part of a requested amendment the retailer is pledging to increase the workforce from 1,044 to 1,503 new hires. The original proposal, approved both by the Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust and the Oklahoma City Council, provides for $3 million in incentives to be paid to Costco in exchange for creating an operations center with average annual wages totaling $60,000 in three years. The amended proposal increases the hiring to 1,503 jobs over five to seven years, with about 1,000 to still be hired within the first three years. [Trooper remains hospitalized; SUV driver not at fault]( JUL 3, 2020 - An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was still in the hospital Friday with internal bleeding, broken bones and a concussion after an accident Thursday involving two other troopers and a civilian, according to law enforcement. [Lawsuit against former OU vice president Tripp Hall settled]( JUL 3, 2020 - NORMAN - A former University of Oklahoma student who accused a vice president of sexual assault and battery has accepted a financial settlement. [11 to be inducted into Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame]( JUL 4, 2020 - Eleven Oklahoma veterans including University of Oklahoma All-American Robert "Bob" Kalsu, the only NFL player to be killed in action in the Vietnam war, will be inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame on Oct. 17 in Norman. [Oklahoma church plans to open center aimed at improving the lives of military men and women]( JUL 4, 2020 - DEL CITY - A local congregation plans to open a center designed to improve the lives of military members and their communities. [Summer fun]( JUL 4, 2020 - [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Opinion: Recruiting OU football coach Lincoln Riley to take a $640,000 pay cut? Easy sell for Joe Castiglione.]( JUL 3, 2020 - Lincoln Riley had an in-home visit last week. He wasn't the one visiting a recruit, though. [Gundy to stay but takes $1M pay cut OSU investigation finds no evidence of racism within program]( JUL 4, 2020 - STILLWATER - Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy's contract was altered following an internal review of the program that found no indications of racism more than two weeks after a near player revolt. [With uncertainty in college sports, Learfield IMG asks several schools to take on more risk]( JUL 3, 2020 - Learfield IMG College, the multimedia conglomerate that spent big over the last decade to buy up radio, marketing and sponsorship rights for top athletics programs, quietly approached several schools this spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic asking for 60-day delays to make scheduled payments before the last fiscal year ended on June 30 and to restructure deals in ways that would reduce or eliminate schools' guaranteed rights fees, according to officials at nine schools that have partnerships with the company. [Gallinari: 'We are fighting for' title]( JUL 4, 2020 - Danilo Gallinari, perhaps more than any of his Thunder teammates, could argue that he has a financial incentive to sit out the NBA's restart. [Energy FC returns to play in scrimmage against Sporting KC II ahead of match with FC Tulsa]( JUL 3, 2020 - Interstate professional sports returned to the state on Friday afternoon, as Energy FC took on Sporting Kansas City II in a scrimmage. [The Oklahoman's Super 30: Owasso's Emaud Triplett aiming to prove he's the state's top linebacker]( JUL 3, 2020 - OWASSO - Players often set high goals for themselves before the start of every season. Business ['Oklahoma Native Plants' earns second award for OKC authors]( JUL 4, 2020 - Landscape architects Connie Scothorn and Brian Patric's book, "Oklahoma Native Plants: a Guide to Designing Landscapes to Attract Birds & Butterflies," has been recognized with a second award from fellow designers. [Gallery of Homes at Rivendell, OKC neighborhood, raising money and awareness for 2 nonprofits]( JUL 4, 2020 - The Gallery of Homes at Rivendell continues with four homebuilders showing new homes to raise money for The Sparrow Project in Moore and Moore Faith Medical Clinic. [July Fourth weekend will test Americans' discipline]( JUL 4, 2020 - The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans' self-control that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak. [More fireworks in Americans' hands for July 4 raises risks]( JUL 4, 2020 - ATLANTA - For many Americans, the Fourth of July will be more intimate this year. It also could be riskier. [Trump signs extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses]( President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus,The legislation extends the June 30 deadline for applying for the program to Aug. 8. Opinion [Oklahoma ScissorTales: Condolences for a fallen police officer]( JUL 4, 2020 - A sentiment this week from Tulsa police Chief Wendell Franklin bears noting amid widespread criticism of police work and calls to defund police departments. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 West Main Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.