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Several topics were discussed during the Freedom Chamber of Commerce meeting held on Jan. 9. During discussion of the 2017 Freedom Rodeo, members discussed not having a clown for the rodeo. They also talked about the rodeo announcer and attendance....

Sunday, May 14, 2017 – Home/Washington, D.C. • Leave Freedom to Oklahoma City, 1 a.m. Be at school by 12:45 p.m. • Depart airport, 6:55 a.m. Southwest Airlines arrives Houston, Texas, at 8:20 a.m. • Change planes, Southwest Airlines in Houston, Texas...

Happy Birthday To Jan. 19: Guy Rackley Jan. 20: Priscilla Ledford Johnson, Daren Hughes, Lou Wilshire, Patricia Jessup, Shelley Wyckoff, Dansan Gillenwaters Jan. 21: Shelly Lane, Royce Friend Jan. 22: Paula McMurphy, Buddy Dotter, Margene Burnham,...

Thursday, Jan. 19: High School basketball tournament at Buffalo Friday, Jan. 20: High School basketball tournament at Buffalo Saturday, Jan. 21: High School basketball tournament at Buffalo Monday, Jan. 21: 4 p.m. Elementary basketball vs Hillsdale;...

The filing period for positions on the Freedom Town Board will be Feb. 6 – 8, with the election scheduled for April 4 in the event competitive races develop. Interested candidates need to file at the Woods County Election board in Alva. At the W...

Breakfast Menu for Freedom Public School Thursday – Breakfast burrito or cereal, yogurt, fruit, juice Friday – Biscuit and gravy or cereal, yogurt, fruit, juice Monday – French toast sticks or cereal, bacon, yogurt, fruit, juice Tuesday – Ham and...

SHAWNEE – Baseball America this week honored Oklahoma Baptist senior starting pitcher Jinny Parra as a Preseason All-American. Additionally, starting pitcher Carson McPherson and transfer catcher Juan Gonzalez were listed by the publication as 2...

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Kya Barnes was named the NCCAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Week, the NCCAA announced Tuesday. Barnes, a freshman from Edmond, won the 400m at the Wichita State Shocker Prelude with a time of 58.08, the b...

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Southeastern saw its long range shooting go cold in the fourth quarter as its lead evaporated in an 87-79 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in Weatherford, Okla. The loss dropped the Savage Storm to 8-6 on th...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Four alumnus of the SWOSU Rodeo team competed at the International Finals Rodeo (IFR) over the weekend at Jim Norwick Arena in Oklahoma City. Shane Hand won the IPRA World Title in Saddle Bronc after finishing first in three d...

DURANT, Okla. (Jan. 18, 2017) – McKenzie Stanford's magnificent performance last Thursday at Arkansas-Fort Smith continues to draw attention to the Oklahoma Christian women's basketball standout. Stanford's 31-point, 18-rebound outing in the loss a...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kristian Doolittle scored six of his 12 points in overtime and Jordan Woodard's layup with 2.2 seconds left lifted Oklahoma to an 89-87 victory over No. 7 West Virginia on Wednesday night. Woodard scored 18 of his 20 p...

WACO, Texas (AP) — Police say an Oklahoma football player has turned himself in after authorities issued an arrest warrant for aggravated robbery in his Texas hometown of Waco. Waco police Sgt. Patrick Swanton says 19-year-old Parrish Cobb was a...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Investigators say a metal plate in an Oklahoma man's neck saved him from paralysis or worse when he was shot. Robert Thurman told 911 dispatchers Friday that his sister Gretchen Thurman shot him, The Tahlequah Daily Press (...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Public Schools data reveals the district is suspending fewer students for shorter periods of time, but it continues to suspend students of color more often than their white peers. Director of student climate and s...