Articles from the March 27, 2024 edition

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Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic lands in the Philadelphia area for the first time

SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Willie Nelson 's Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area. The country luminary's mostly annual mega-concert, hosted in his native Texas for most of its 50-year-history, will be held for the...

 
 By MICHAEL MAROT    Sports    March 27, 2024

Mackenzie Holmes spurs late rally that sends Indiana past Oklahoma 75-68 in March Madness

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Approaching the end of her stellar playing career at Indiana, Mackenzie Holmes put together an appropriate finish to her final game at Assembly Hall. In the waning minutes Monday night, Holmes demanded the ball. And the t...

 

Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu

Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds...

 
 By BETH HARRIS    Sports    March 27, 2024

JuJu Watkins' double-double leads top-seeded USC over Kansas 73-55 for trip to women's Sweet 16

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored Southern California's first seven points of the game, giving her team a shot of confidence. The stellar freshman finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and the top-seeded Trojans led all the w...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    March 27, 2024

In the Kansas House, when lobbyists ask for new laws, their names go on the bills

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — For years, pinning down the source of a bill in the Kansas Legislature could be a chore for lawmakers' constituents. Committees sponsor almost 85% of the proposals, so finding the group or lobbyist responsible could require q...

 

Firefighters in New Jersey come to the rescue of a yellow Labrador stuck in a spare tire

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters in southern New Jersey came to the rescue of a dog who got stuck in a spare tire. The Franklinville Volunteer Fire Company crew found Daisy, an 11-month-old yellow Labrador, when they responded to a Franklin To...

 
 By ROB MAADDI    Sports    March 27, 2024

NFL owners approve a radical overhaul to kickoff rules, adopting setup used in XFL

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become "a dead play" and make it an integral part of the game again. "We feel this is a great day for the NF...

 

Biden and Harris team up for health care event in North Carolina

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will promote their health care agenda on Tuesday in North Carolina, a battleground state that Democrats hope to flip in their favor after falling short to Donald Trump in the l...

 

Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion case since conservative justices overturned R...

 

Candidate filing begins April 3 for state, county offices

Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, when the candidate filing period opens, the Secretary of the Woods County Election Board said today. Candidates for state offices file with the Secretary of the State...

 

Alfalfa County real estate transactions

Real Estate Transfers Book 897, page 893: The Danny Lee Nelson and Julianne L. Nelson Revocable Living Trust conveys unto The Forrest H. Nelson Trust. UND half interest in the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 20, Township 27N, Range...

 

Alfalfa County Sheriff phone logs

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 During this day were four traffic stops. 9:11 a.m. – Report of a semi vs. pickup accident on US-64 and County Road 540. No medical transport needed. 3:52 p.m. – Caller advised a male was at her home yelling and screaming in...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    March 27, 2024

Woods County Commissioners approve bridge inspections

There wasn’t much on the agenda for the Woods County Commissioners’ meeting Monday. However, the commissioners had to sign lots of documents. Chairman Randy McMurphy opened the meeting with Com...

 
 By Stacy Sanborn    Local    March 27, 2024

Alfalfa County commissioners handle short agenda

Monday's Alfalfa County commissioner meeting was brief. Garret Johnson was absent, but Mike Roach and Nate Ross handled the short agenda. They removed Justin Lucas as a Cherokee Rescue receiving officer and appointed Darren Lancaster. For Alfalfa...

 
 By Alivia Seaman    Local    March 27, 2024

Waynoka FFA shows at Oklahoma Youth Expo

In the past two weeks, many FFA members showed at the Oklahoma Youth Expo and represented Waynoka well. OYE is the largest youth expo in the world. Every March, more than 7,000 4-H and FFA members bring more than 13,000 head of cattle, sheep, pigs...

 

FORREST EVERETT LeCRONE SR.

Forrest Everett LeCrone Sr. was born May 01, 1928, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, at the family farm to Emery and Beulah LeCrone. He was the first born of seven children. He went to be with his Lord on M...

 

RUTH ANN MAXWELL GATZ

Ruth Ann Maxwell Gatz, "Ruthie," 83, peacefully graduated to Heaven on March 12, 2024, in Richmond, Texas. She was born on December 6, 1940, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Marshall Rhodes Maxwell and Evelyn...

 

VICTORIA A. RHOADES

Funeral services for Vickie Rhoades will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Bible Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Crysel and Rev. John Clapp officiating. Interment will follow at the Alva...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    March 27, 2024

New South Barber Area Chamber of Commerce brings communities together

Leaders in the small communities of Hardtner, Hazelton and Kiowa, Kansas, are in agreement to work together as the newly formed South Barber Area Chamber of Commerce. Gayle McNett, president of the new chamber of commerce, said that Hazelton Mayor...

 

Woods County OSU Extension offers computer basics classes

Woods County OSU Extension, in partnership with Northwest Technology Center in Alva, will be offering a series of Computer Basics courses beginning on Tuesday, April 2. These classes are offered free of charge, but space will be limited....

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    March 27, 2024

South Barber Forensics has seven state qualifiers so far

After hours upon hours of practice and tweaking performance and gaining experience at numerous competitions, South Barber's forensics team has seven students who have qualified so far for the state championship in May. South Barber High School...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    March 27, 2024

Watching whatever and whenever I want

The AARP magazine that arrived in the mail this morning had a front cover headline extolling the joys of living alone from a GenX viewpoint. One of the advantages I’ve found, as a member of the B...

 
 By JOHN HANNA    Regional    March 27, 2024

Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other 'countries of concern'

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas advanced proposals Wednesday aimed at preventing individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries from owning farmland or business property, limiting state investments in foreign c...

 

Lego head mugshots add to California's debate on policing and privacy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media. The Murrieta Police D...

 

Investigation of Baltimore bridge collapse picks up speed as divers recover 2 bodies from water

BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators began collecting evidence from the cargo ship that plowed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, while in the waters below divers searched through twisted metal for six construction w...

 

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