Articles from the March 23, 2017 edition

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Freedom birthdays and anniversaries

Happy Birthday To March 23: Arly Eden, Hilda Craig March 24: Jena Daughhetee, Kale Pierce, Channing Joy Ferguson March 25: Mabel Schroeder is 100 today! Dawn Schwartz, Jariah Fisher March 26: Roger Wagner, Les Kamas, Travis Bradt March 27: Teresa...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    March 23, 2017

Most of Woods County in severe drought

As if the recent wildfires in northwest Oklahoma weren't enough, the U.S. Drought Monitor says most of Woods County is under a severe drought. That's two notches under the highest drought indicator. O...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    March 23, 2017

Freedom Buzzard Rally is April 15

Just before Easter, Freedom will offer the chance to get down and dirty at the 2017 Buzzard Rally. The mud run is set for Saturday, April 15, the day before Easter. Events begin at 11 a.m. and continue “till it’s over.” Kids’ events begin at 11 a.m....

 

Freedom United Methodist Church news

Sunday, March 19, was the third Sunday of Lent. The order of services was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Opening Prayer given by Pastor Woody Hamon Call to Worship Psalm 82:1-8 led by Debbie Brown Opening Hymn “Are Ye Able” Affirmation of Faith led...

 

Freedom school calendar

Saturday, April 1: Junior-Senior Prom Friday, April 7: Snow Day, no school Wednesday, April 12: 3:30 p.m. 4-H meeting Wednesday, April 12: 8 a.m. to noon, 8th grade to tour Northwest Technology Center, Alva Thursday, April 13: High School Track Meet...

 

Annual art show provides learning lessons for Northwestern students

Students in two different humanities classes at Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently received some in-person lessons in the critique and appreciation of art by viewing pieces entered in...

 

Northwestern Foundation receives gift from local Sonic Drive-In

Gary Adams, owner and operator of Alva's Sonic Drive-In, continues to support education with the Alva Sonic Scholarship. Adams recently presented a $5,000 gift to the Northwestern Foundation & Alumni...

 

Hardaway presentation part of Cherokee Strip Heritage Center's outreach for Black History Month

Dr. Roger Hardaway, professor of history at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, recently presented "The History of African American Cowboys" at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid...

 

Meet America's first jet setting president

The Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) Department of Social Sciences and Institute for Citizenship Studies proudly announce the annual Presidential Lecture Series for 2017. This year’s focus will be on John Quincy Adams. The program w...

 

Enrollment opens for Northwestern's fall 2017 session

Enrollment for the fall session at Northwestern Oklahoma State University opened Tuesday, March 21.Summer enrollment is underway. Classes for the summer semester begin on June 5, and the fall semester on Aug. 21. Northwestern’s course schedule can b...

 
 By Ray Fink    Sports    March 23, 2017

Bison Comminute Oklahoma Wesleyan

SHAWNEE - No. 46 OBU men's tennis stayed unchallenged on Wednesday, defeating Oklahoma Wesleyan 9-0. No match went further that two sets as all Bison players swept their opponents. OBU now stands 11-4 on the season and will take on Midwestern State...

 

Bison Crunch Southwest Christian

SHAWNEE – Bison tennis dominated Southwestern Christian Wednesday morning, sweeping SCU 9-0 on Bison Hill. No match was forced into three sets as Kevin Andrusch, Lucas Castelo Branco, Matias Le Fort, Gianluca Galdi and Ian Sims routed the Eagles i...

 
 By Ray Fink    Sports    March 23, 2017

Lions Defeat Bison

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist dropped an 11-1 contest to Arkansas-Fort Smith Tuesday. The Bison scored in the eighth when Bob English lined a single into left to score Josh Timms. OBU had six hits, including two by Timms. AJ Merkel (2-2) took the l...

 

Women's Tennis Up to No. 41 Nationally

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern's women's tennis team leapt up six spots to No. 41 in the most recent Oracle/ITA Division II Collegiate Tennis rankings released this week. The Savage Storm are 8-2 on the season and just picked up its first Great A...

 

Men's Tennis No. 19 in Latest Poll

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern's men's tennis team slipped slightly in the most recent Oracle/ITA Division II Collegiate Tennis rankings, but remain a top-20 program at No. 19. The Savage Storm are 7-3 on the season, with the two losses they have s...

 

Women's Tennis Opens GAC Play with Win

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern picked up its third-straight win and opened Great American Conference play with a win by downing Southern Nazarene on Tuesday by an 8-1 score at the Southeastern Tennis Complex. The win lifts the Savage Storm to 8-2 overa...

 

SNU Takes Loss at Southeastern

DURANT, Okla. — Anna Garcia was the only Southern Nazarene player to pick up a win as Southern Nazarene fell 8-1 at Southeastern Oklahoma State Tuesday afternoon. The Savage Storm (8-1, 1-0 GAC) swept doubles as Polina Chala and Noelia Gomez lost 8...

 

Lady Eagles rebound to split with Texas Woman's, win season series

OKLAHOMA CITY (March 21, 2017) – If Oklahoma Christian is to make the NCAA Division II postseason, the Lady Eagles must beat out several softball teams from the powerful Lone Star Conference in the process. They took a step toward that end on T...

 

Eagles pounce on Southeastern early, roll to road win

DURANT, Okla. (March 21, 2017) – Oklahoma Christian sent 15 batters to the plate and scored nine runs in the second inning, propelling the Eagles to a 15-9 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Tuesday afternoon at The Ballpark in Durant. Ten E...

 
 By Scott Goode    Sports    March 23, 2017

Harding Men's Tennis Defeats Regional Foe Emporia State

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Harding men's tennis team posted its first victory over a regionally ranked Tuesday with a 5-1 win over Emporia State, the 10th-ranked team in the Central Region. The match occurred at the Cooper Tennis Center. Harding, r...

 
 By Scott Goode    Sports    March 23, 2017

Harding Bullpen Powers Baseball Bisons Past No. 27 Union

JACKSON, Tenn. – A three-run second inning and solid relief efforts from three pitchers were enough to lift the Harding baseball team to a 5-3 victory over 27th-ranked Union on Tuesday in non-conference action. Harding (8-17) had five hits in the s...

 
 By Scott Goode    Sports    March 23, 2017

Harding Women's Basketball Defeats Queens, Takes On Undefeated Ashland Wednesday in National Semifinal

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Harding sophomore Sydnie Jones had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and senior A'ndrea Haney had 15 including a key fourth-quarter 3-pointer to send the No. 4-seeded Lady Bisons into the Final Four with a 73-69 victory over Queens (NY) o...

 

Magnitude 4.0 quake, 3 smaller temblors rattle Oklahoma

STROUD, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.0 earthquake and three smaller temblors have struck Oklahoma. The 4.0 magnitude quake was recorded Wednesday near Stroud, about 60 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The three s...

 
 By Sean Murphy    Regional    March 23, 2017

Oklahoma lawmaker charged with child prostitution resigns

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma legislator charged with hiring a 17-year-old boy for sex resigned on Wednesday, saying he didn't want to be a distraction to his fellow lawmakers. Republican Sen. Ralph Shortey was arrested last week on charges of e...

 

Oklahoma Senate passes bill to move veterans center

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Senate has passed legislation that would allow for the relocation of the veterans center in Talihina. The bill was approved Tuesday and comes after two high-profile deaths at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in T...

 

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