City Hall project to finish March 1
The February meeting of the Alva City Council was held Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Alva Recreation Center. It’s hoped the March meeting will be back in the city council chambers of City Hall. Currently the south end of the building is closed for...
Northwestern's Social Workers Association of Tomorrow give donations
Students in the Social Workers Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) chapter at Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently completed their Compassion in Action Dignity Drive for the fall semester. SWAT...
Random Thoughts
With the 2020 election fast approaching, now seems like a good time to look at the one that took place 100 years ago. The 1920 election was one of those that had a huge impact on American history....
Bullying
It doesn’t take much to make a difference in another person’s life, positively or negatively. It’s also easy to overlook someone who is being bullied, and so difficult to think independently...
Spring enrollment at Northwestern following state trends
Northwestern Oklahoma State University followed the trend of most of the state’s colleges and universities with a slightly smaller enrollment for the spring semester. A total of 1,818 students enrolled in spring classes, which is 39 students or...
Spiritually Speaking
When I count my blessings this week, one that moves toward the top of the list is the fabulous fact that I am not – have never been – do not aspire to be – a school superintendent. On days when the Oklahoma weather turns nasty, they are stuck...
Black ice
Most people in the middle of the country would know exactly what I mean if I said the term, “black ice.” Webster’s Dictionary describes it like this: “a transparent coating of ice, found especially on a road or other paved surface....
BURLINGTON SCHOOL NEWS: Senior physics class builds hovercraft
The seniors this year are in physics class with Mrs. Newlin. They have recently been learning about the coefficient of friction and its impact on objects. They built a hovercraft using plywood,... Full story
Giraffe dies in accident at Kansas City Zoo barn
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Zoo officials say an adult male giraffe died after suffering a spinal cord injury in a zoo barn. The zoo says that on Wednesday the 9-year-old male, named Hamisi, caught his head in an area of the barn that...
Houston company recalls fish products that weren't inspected
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say a Houston-based seafood company is recalling nearly 101,000 pounds (45,810 kilograms) of fish products, specifically wild caught catfish, because they were produced and distributed without being reviewed by federal...
Woman dies in fiery crash after driving wrong way on highway
KECHI, Kan. (AP) — A 24-year-old Wichita woman had died in a crash after she drove the wrong way on a Kansas highway. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash early Friday on Kansas 254 in Kechi. KAKE-TV reports Brooke Spainhower lost control on...
Lawmakers hear from opponents, supporters of wind farm
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Opponents of legislation that would place restrictions on wind farm developments say such a law would hurt an industry that has invested billions of dollars in Kansas and override the rights of property owners who are paid to...
Kansas bomb plotter gets more prison time for child porn
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Kansas militia member convicted of taking part in a foiled plot to massacre Muslims in southwest Kansas has now been sentenced to even more time behind bars for possession of child pornography. A judge...
Bill would require notifications of missing foster children
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Child welfare officials would be required to notify the legislature, the governor and the media when a foster child goes missing under proposed legislation. The Kansas City Star reports that the bill sponsored by Louisburg...
Kansas lawmaker apologizes after LGBTQ daughter decries bill
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A conservative Kansas legislator has apologized and said he has asked that he be removed as a sponsor of a bill calling same-sex marriages a "parody" after his LGBTQ daughter posted a letter to him on Facebook that ended with,...
Kansas judge freezes assets of sect accused of trafficking
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas has frozen the assets of a sect that faced a $7.9 million judgment last year for human trafficking. Public radio station KCUR reported Friday that Judge Julie Robinson found that members of what...
Gov. Kelly issues disaster declaration ahead of winter storm
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly has declared a disaster emergency in anticipation of a winter storm forecast to bring blizzard conditions to parts of the state Saturday. The National Weather Service is forecasting the storm will move into...
Kansas House committee votes to keep death penalty in place
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House committee has narrowly voted to keep the state's death penalty law in place. The Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee voted 7-6 on Friday to reject a bill to repeal the state's 1994 capital punishment law....
- Moove on: No more 'cow-tipping' shirts at Oklahoma airport
- Oklahoma governor reappoints Rhoades as safety commissioner
- Survey: Banks raising farm loan collateral requirements
- New Mexico weighs new authority for oilfield regulators
- New Mexico bill to boost school funding heads to House vote
- Kansas man charged in death of mother who weighed 58 lbs
- Man pleads guilty in attacks at Larned State Hospital
- Affidavit: Former Kansas coach catalogued stolen underwear
- Kansas endowment raises more than $1 million in 1 day
- Girl charged as juvenile in Overland Park teen's death
- Rural Kansas lawmakers push Farm Bureau health coverage plan
- Kansas House panel rejects same-day voter registration bill
- Oklahoma governor appoints Keating, Brurud to cabinet
- Governor-backed raise for Oklahoma teachers clears House
- Oklahoma lawmakers seek to increase state's minimum wage
- 18 members of white supremacist prison gang indicted
- Prosecutors question witnesses in Oklahoma bomb plot case
- Oklahoma GOP leaders to push 'triggered' abortion ban
Alivia Huell Shows Out for Lady Tigers in Alva
ALVA, Okla. – Ouachita Lady Tiger's take Northwestern Oklahoma State to the wire, but they would fall in the end 71-60. The Lady Tigers were led by senior Alivia Huell who put in 17 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Eden Crow...
Team Effort Carries Tigers Past Rangers
ALVA, Okla. – Ouachita Tigers use complete team effort and huge second half to defeat Northwestern Oklahoma State, 67-58. Trey Harris and Kendarious Smith led the way for Ouachita each scoring 11 points and added two rebounds. Mahlon Martin...
Henderson Blitzes SWOSU 104-78, Clinches GAC Tournament Bid
WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Henderson State got down 13-2 in the first five minutes to Southwestern Oklahoma State on the road, but that was about all that went wrong for the Reddies on Thursday evening, as they out-scored the Bulldogs by 37 points the...
- Career Highs From Davis, Joiner Lead Hillcats To Big Win
- RSU Softball Sweeps Central Missouri to Open Home Schedule
- Late rally, big inning give St. Mary's sweep of OC
- Late rally falls just short for Eagles vs. Dallas Baptist
- Second-Quarter Run Lifts Lady Bulldogs Past Henderson State
- SNU ousts Harding 60-55 in crucial GAC game
- No. 15 SNU Clinches a Share of Their Second Straight GAC Title
- SE Clinches Postseason Berth with Win over SAU
- SE Dominant in 24-point Win over SAU
- Women Tripped by Tech in Home Loss
- Bison Bested by ATU's Buzzer-Beating Shot
- ECU Men's Basketball Earns Spot in 2018-19 GAC Tournament
- ECU Women's Basketball Wins Fourth-Straight Home Game
- Ladybugs win in first round of Regionals
- Muleriders' slow third quarter too much to overcome
- Reddies' Rally Falls Short in 86-77 Loss to No. 7 SWOSU
- Harding Drops Defensive Struggle at Southern Nazarene
- Suns rolls at Oklahoma Baptist
- Goldbugs fall to Blackwell in first round of Regionals
- NCBWA names Whitehouse Central Region Player of the Week
- Whitehouse awarded after big weekend as GAC Player of the Week
- Softball conference opener pushed back, Rangers visit OBU Sunday afternoon
- Rangers win K-State women's title
- Weather alters weekend baseball series, Rangers to host OBU Sunday
- Burlington seniors honored on Senior Night
- Burlington girls basketball players named to All-Tournament Team
From Syria, IS slips into Iraq to fight another day
BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State fighters facing defeat in Syria are slipping across the border into Iraq, where they are destabilizing the country's fragile security, U.S. and Iraqi officials say. Hundreds — likely more than 1,000 — IS fighters...
El Chapo wants new trial, hearing to probe jury misconduct
NEW YORK (AP) — The defense team for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman said Friday it will seek a new trial for the notorious drug lord in light of "misconduct" on the part of several jurors who allegedly followed media accounts of the case against the...
Worry about US-SKorea alliance grows before Trump-Kim summit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As President Donald Trump seeks a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week in Vietnam, some in Seoul are wondering if the fate of Washington's decades-long military alliance with South Korea could be...
- Mueller report looming, new attorney general in hot seat
- Dems' choice: Scrap the system or make gradual change?
- NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
- Criminal charges possible in North Carolina's US House fight
- California parents of 13 plead guilty to torture, abuse
- Trump vows veto as Democrats try to block emergency order
- Case against R. Kelly may be stronger this time
- Judge grants citizenship to twin son of gay couple
- Teen girls, ages 14 and 15, charged with robbing bank
- Turtle disaster? 100-pound tortoise missing in New Mexico
- Canada's energy regulator endorses contentious pipeline
- Virgin Galactic: Rocket reaches space again in test flight
- NASA, SpaceX OK 1st test flight of crew capsule next week
- Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
- Microsoft workers protest use of HoloLens headsets for war
- Many shades of meaning behind 'Medicare-for-all'
- Trump sets up abortion obstacles, barring clinic referrals
- Report: Apps give Facebook sensitive health and other data
- US and China extend trade talks; Xi-Trump meeting may follow
- Ground-breaking electric Chevrolet Volt runs out of juice
- Told to leave, IS 'caliphate' holdouts in Syria stay devoted
- Why proposals to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia raise red flags
- 3 experts explain the changes in the Trump tax law
- More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria
- A global look at the Catholic Church's sex abuse problem
- Searing testimony heard at Vatican sex abuse summit
- Feds: El Chapo's sons indicted on drug conspiracy charges
- Trump ally Stone gets gag order after 'crosshairs' post
- IRS employee charged in leak of Trump attorney records
- Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highway
- Amid loss of leaders, unknown militant rises in Philippines
- Judge considers expanding child separation case
- Case against Jussie Smollett resembles detailed movie script
- Official dresses as Mickey to criticize government spending
- Japanese spacecraft touches down on asteroid to get samples
- Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch
- Nestle, AT&T pull YouTube ads over pedophile concerns
- Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to dazzle away flies
- AP FACT CHECK: Senator makes false national emergency claim
- From corn to Apple: What's behind the US-China standoff
- UN says North Korea has asked for help on food shortages
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