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Happy Anniversary To Jan. 7: Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Burks Jan. 15: Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Pierce Jan. 20: Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Schultz, Mr. & Mrs. Mick Ferguson Jan. 24: Mr. & Mrs. Albert Williams (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 800-305-2111)...
Happy Birthday To Jan. 3: Steve Headlee, Rob Daughetee, Jay Lohmann, Steve Kirkpatrick Jan. 4: Janice Wardrop, Jason Fitzgerald, Kalea Jo DeVine, Mae Sample Jan. 5: Larry Wise, Danita Walker, Kobe Gainer, Ariel Pierce Jan. 6: Joe Jessup, Dixie Stansberry, April Walker Jan. 7: Starla Bradley Jan. 8: Dawnell Hughes, Paula Fitzgerald, Shirley Schultz, Barbara Fitzmeyer, Lucy Ilarra Jan. 9: Luanne Boham Jan. 10: Teresa McIver, Janet Snow Jan. 11: Tegan Cook, Gene Burnham Jan. 12; Amanda Isenbart Jan. 13: Darlien Kamas, Alan Burkhart, Ruth Fisher...
On Sunday, Dec. 30, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Lighting of Candles: Shay Wilson Announcements: Invocation by Pastor Todd Finley Call to Worship: Psalm 130, led by Julie Russell Opening hymn: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name,” led by Debra Brown Affirmation of Faith Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace: “Open My Eyes, That I May See” Offertory: Janell Reutlinger Ushers: Arly and Jan Eden Doxology Offertory Prayer by Pastor Todd Finley Children’s Moment Special Music by Je...
God blessed the Freedom community with pleasant weather to welcome a day for young and old to enjoy a Christmas tradition – Santa Days. Thanks to the community teens, who have fond memories of Santa Days when they were young, the youngsters and their families enjoyed yet another year of food, fun and fellowship. In what was a truly community effort, Santa Days offered a free stew and chili lunch with cornbread; games like cake walk, corn-hull toss and bingo; a silent auction and a visit from S... Full story
The Freedom Church Community Christmas Program, "The Road to Bethlehem," under the direction of Sharon Walker and Pastor Mark Kinkle, was presented Dec. 16 at the Freedom Christian Church. A cast of 44 servants, from both the Freedom Christian Church and the Freedom Methodist Church, brought the Christmas story to life. The presentation began with a pre-show where volunteers offered song and speech while those in the program could dress and prepare. The program ended with old-fashioned caroling... Full story
RUSSELLVILLE, ARK. – East Central University women's basketball senior Tia Williams has been named the Great American Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 2. Williams matched her season high as she netted 19 points in the Tigers' 75-56 victory against No. 22 Central Oklahoma. She went 7-for-11 from the field, including 4-for-7 from the 3-point arc. She added three steals as ECU broke a 15-game losing streak to the Bronchos to score its first win against UCO since February 4, 2006. The Tigers return to action, Thursday, Jan. 3 when they h...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in the robbery of a central Arkansas bank has been apprehended in northeastern Oklahoma. Tulsa County Jail records indicate that 21-year-old Kendrick Davenport Jr. was booked Wednesday following his arrested by U.S. marshals. Officials say Davenport is awaiting extradition back to Arkansas. Officials say Davenport is a suspect in the Christmas Eve holdup of a bank in Sherwood, about 6 miles (9 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock. Investigators said at the time that no one was hurt in the i...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has a new state treasurer. Republican former state Rep. Randy McDaniel was sworn in to the statewide office Wednesday during a ceremony at the State Capitol. McDaniel was elected treasurer in November and was appointed by Gov. Mary Fallin to serve out the remaining two weeks of the unexpired term of former Treasurer Ken Miller, who stepped down on New Year's Day to take a job with OGE Energy Corp. following eight years in the office. McDaniel is Oklahoma's 19th treasurer and is the state's top elected financial o...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma City say they are looking for a man who fired a gun into a Taco Bell after he didn't get the sauce he wanted. Authorities say the confrontation happened after 1 a.m. Monday. No one was hurt, but a drive-thru window was shot out. No arrest has been made. Employees told police the man was in a vehicle at the drive-thru when he started yelling about not getting enough hot or taco sauce when he ordered. He then opened fire before going into the restaurant. Workers told police they locked themselves in a b...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Delaware Tribe has abandoned plans to develop an agricultural heritage center northeast of Lawrence. Chief Chester Brooks said the tribe's council decided the proposed center would not produce enough revenue to cover the estimated $500,000 cost of developing it. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the tribe, based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is now trying to lease the 92-acre site to another agricultural user. The property is just northeast of the Kansas Turnpike's interchange in North Lawrence. Brooks says the D...
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Thousands of Arkansas residents with valid medical marijuana licenses can receive a temporary medical marijuana adult license in Oklahoma, authorities said. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has issued more than 33,000 patient licenses since voters overwhelmingly authorized medical cannabis in June. And KFSM reports residents of Arkansas and other states with state-issued medical marijuana licenses can apply for a temporary license in Oklahoma. The temporary license lasts for 30 days. It can be renewed but c...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The number of poultry operators in northeast Oklahoma is dropping but the farms are raising more birds per facility, according to data from the state. The Tulsa World requested 20 years of data on poultry operations from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry. The newspaper reported Wednesday that the number of chicken farms has dropped from an apparent high point in 2001 through 2004. The chicken farms are primarily concentrated in eastern Oklahoma, in Delaware, Adair, LeFlore and McCurtain counties. "The...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University President John Bardo has asked Provost Richard Muma to be acting president while Bardo recovers from lung surgeries. Bardo, who is 70, was hospitalized in November with a chronic lung condition. He was expected to return to campus this month. The university said in a news release Wednesday that Bardo asked that Muma be acting president while Bardo focuses on recovering. It is not clear when Bardo is expected to return to the university. Bardo has been Wichita State's president since 2...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' new Democratic congresswoman is preparing to vote for legislation drafted by her party's leaders for reopening parts of the federal government, and she hopes President Donald Trump will accept the package. Rep.-elect Sharice Davids said during an Associated Press interview Wednesday that the wall Trump wants to build on the U.S.-Mexico border is "not a good use of taxpayer resources." Parts of the federal government have been shut down since Dec. 22 because the dispute over the wall has prevented passage of funding b...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 38-year-old Wichita man who admitted beating his girlfriend to death with a shovel has been sentenced to 35 years in prison before he is eligible for parole. Travis Becker Jr. was sentenced Wednesday for the death of 42-year-old Perla Rodriguez, who was the outreach director for the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center. Becker was sentenced to 25 years for first-degree murder and a consecutive sentence of 15.5 years for aggravated kidnapping. KAKE-TV reports officers found Rodriguez's body in November 2017 in a northwest W...
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A county in western Kansas has paid more than $70,000 so far to a legal firm hired to defend an official who moved Dodge City's only polling place to outside the iconic Wild West town ahead of the November election. Ford County paid the Hinkle Law Firm $71,481 in October and November to defend County Clerk Debbie Cox, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported , based on a document it obtained through an open records request. The American Civil Liberties Union sued Cox in late October after she moved Dodge City's polling p...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly says she's aware the state may need to help higher education institutions but has more pressing issues she needs to focus on during her first legislative session. "We're going to have to deal with situations in the state in a sort of triage approach, where we go after the critical issues first," Kelly said, listing K-12 education funding, Medicaid expansion, infrastructure and the state's foster care program as the main issues. "I'm fully aware of the needs for higher education a...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say text messages show that a woman plotted her ex-boyfriend's death with a friend for more than a month before his body was found inside a burning home near Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that prosecutors want to present the texts at the upcoming trial of 39-year-old Tria Evans. But the defense says allowing them wouldn't be fair. Evans and 38-year-old Christina Towell are charged with first-degree murder in the November 2017 killing of 34-year-old Joel Wales. Evans and Wales had a child t...
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that erupted after a New Year's Eve party has destroyed a Hutchinson commercial building that was being used as a wood hobby shop. The Hutchinson News reports that the party ended around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, and the fire was reported just before 7 a.m. About 40 firefighters battled the blaze. It was brought under control about two hours later, despite a firefight that was hampered by freezing temperatures and a broken hydrant. Hutchinson Fire Chief Steve Beer says the building was in the process o...
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Department of Health is warning of another case of possible hepatitis A exposure, the latest development in an ongoing epidemic in the northeastern part of the state. The agency said in a statement Wednesday that an employee of On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina in Jonesboro tested positive for the virus. Health officials are encouraging diners who ate there from Dec. 13 to 27 to seek vaccination. Authorities in October had warned of possible hepatitis A exposure at another Jonesboro restaurant, M...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is, at once, demanding billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury for a border wall and insisting the wall won't really cost America anything. As he's done before, Trump argued Wednesday that Mexico is footing the bill thanks to a revised trade agreement. That's not true. If the wall is to be built, the money will need to come from Washington's coffers and be approved by Congress. There is no mechanism in the trade agreement or anywhere else for Mexico to pay back the U.S. or for the money to be r...
WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first working day in charge of the Pentagon, Pat Shanahan got a taste of President Donald Trump's scattershot way of looking at the world. As Shanahan sat to Trump's left at a Cabinet meeting at the White House, the president denounced U.S. allies as freeloaders, expressed disgust with U.S. warfighting strategy in Afghanistan, mused about his own potential to be a great general, dismissed Syria as "sand and death," spoke encouragingly of a second North Korea summit, and falsely claimed he had fired former Defense S...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican experts have found the first temple of the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse, authorities said Wednesday. Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said the find was made during recent excavations of Popoloca Indian ruins in the central state of Puebla. The institute said experts found two skull-like stone carvings and a stone trunk depicting the god, Xipe Totec. It had an extra hand dangling off one arm, suggesting the god was wearing the skin of a s...
LAUREL, Md. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft 4 billion miles from Earth yielded its first close-up pictures Wednesday of the most distant celestial object ever explored, depicting what looks like a reddish snowman. Ultima Thule, as the small, icy object has been dubbed, was found to consist of two fused-together spheres, one of them three times bigger than the other, extending about 21 miles (33 kilometers) in length. NASA's New Horizons, the spacecraft that sent back pictures of Pluto 3½ years ago, swept past the ancient, mysterious object early on...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The great museums of the world harbor a secret: They’re home to millions upon millions of natural history specimens that almost never see the light of day. They lie hidden from public view, typically housed behind or above the public exhibit halls, or in off-site buildings. What’s on public display represents only the tiniest fraction of the wealth of knowledge under the stewardship of each museum. Beyond fos...
