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On Sunday, Jan. 12, the order of services at Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Freedom UMC’s annual Ground Hog Supper will Feb. 1 from 5 pm. to 7 p.m. Shirley Wagner has once again donated a beautiful afghan to be raffled. We will be starting our Bible study next Sunday. Bible Study will be incorporated into our Sunday School which starts at 10 a.m. We are studying the book of Daniel. Everyone is invited to attend. Pastor Todd was sick today, so the service was conducted by the congregation. Invocation by Arly E...
Happy Anniversary To 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. 16: Laryn Luddington, Steve Brady Jan. 17: Stephanie Gillenwaters Jan. 18: Linn Melkus, Lance Bradt, Andrea Haney Jan. 19: Guy Rackley Jan. 20: Priscilla Ledford Johnson, Darren Hughes, Lou Wilshire, Patricia Jessup, Shelley Wyckoff, Dasan Gillenwaters Jan. 21: Shelly Lane, Royce Friend Jan. 22: Paula McMurphy, Buddy Dotter, Margene Burnham, Stephanie Moss, Reese Grimes Jan. 23: Evan Reed Ferguson, Lana Darr, Alan Dean Sample, Beau Wilson Jan. 24: Sonny Wagner, Linda Gray, Landon Brady Jan. 26: Margie Waldrop, Ashley...
Jan. 17: 4 p.m. Junior high basketball at Hardesty Jan. 17: 6:30 p.m. High school basketball at Hardesty Jan. 20: No school Jan. 20: 6 p.m. Freedom Livestock Trophy Auction Jan. 21: 6:30 p.m. High school basketball at Waynoka Jan. 22: NOC Interscholastics at Tonkawa Jan. 23: High school basketball at Billings tournament Jan. 24: High school basketball at Billings tournament Jan. 25: High school basketball at Billings tournament Jan. 25: District 4-H Has Talent at Fairview Jan. 27: 2-6 p.m. Blood Drive with Bloodmobile sponsored by FCCLA Jan....
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? If your goal is to get in shape or quit smoking, you might be able to get some help from your health plan and the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). OID is partnering with healthcare organizations across the state to raise awareness on the benefits of quitting smoking and the free resources available to those who want to quit. Join us for Quit Week in Oklahoma, Jan. 15–22, to encourage and remind people that it is OK to Quit and it is OK to ask for help. Check out our OK to Quit campaign for mor...
The Woods County Excise Board held a regular meeting Monday, Jan. 15, at the courthouse. Chairman Bob Seivert, Vice-Chairman Chris Olson and member Joe Shirley were present along with County Clerk Shelley Reed. After approving minutes of the December meeting, the board approved and signed monthly appropriations including: District #1 Highway Cash, $116,395.57 District #2 Highway Cash, $169,133.04 District #3 Highway Cash, $112,457.83 CBRI Fund-105 – D#1, $13,260.11 CBRI Fund-105 – D#2, $13,260.08 CBRI Fund-105 – D#3, $13,260.10 Enhanced 911, $2...
Twelve from Freedom participated in the annual Freedom Hoop Shoot. The six winners advanced to the Lodge 1184 Hoop Shoot Contest last Saturday at the Alva Middle School Gym. Third graders Bode Smith and Reagan Wilson won the age 8-9 contest. Fourth graders Trenton Welty and Lily Kirkpatrick won the age 10-11 contest and Ally Nusser and Gavin Rhodes won the age 12-13 contest. The Elks Lodge National Hoop Shoot contest is a free throw program for youth ages 8-13. All public and private schools... Full story
Freedom has received a $50,000 REAP grant to purchase new gas meters with a telemetry function. The town board discussed the issue at its meeting Jan. 8. Present were Shad Brackin and Randy Rhodes; Rolando Galindo was absent. Dawn Ware sat in for Town Clerk Cindy Reed. The telemetry function allows Stuart Page, who's in charge of maintenance for the town, to simply drive by a house and a gadget automatically reads the meter. "So now our water and gas will be on the same system," said Brackin.... Full story
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Courtney Ramey was pulled from the starting lineup for several games, and while his minutes remained about the same, he still didn't like it. But instead of sulking, he worked harder, played better and has returned to his role of starting guard. Ramey had 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while Kamaka Hepa scored 13 of his career-high 15 points in the second half, to help lead Texas to a 76-64 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. Texas coach Shaka Smart is impressed with the way Ramey responded, inclu...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lauren Cox and Nalyssa Smith each scored 13 points and No. 2 Baylor used a 50-point first half to rout Kansas 90-47 on Wednesday night. The Lady Bears (13-1, 3-0 Big 12) moved into first place in the conference after a loss by West Virginia earlier in the evening to Oklahoma. The Jayhawks (11-4, 0-4) entered the matchup looking to pull off an upset but struggled from the floor, shooting 35% led by 13 points from Aniya Thomas. The Lady Bears shot 52% from the floor and had 22 assists. Te'a Cooper led the Lady Bears with fiv...
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — A southwest Oklahoma man has been charged with murder and arson for a fire that killed his mother and sister. The Lawton Constitution reports that Carl Albert Johnson Jr., 36, of Lawton was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree murder and arson in the November fire that led to the deaths of Carole Johnson, 59, and Cathy Johnson, 37. Jail records show Carl Johnson is jailed on $750,000 bond. Neither jail and court records list an attorney who could speak on his behalf. Prosecutors allege Johnson used gasoline to s...
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — The wrongful death trial against a oilfield equipment contractor in connection with a January 2018 explosion and fire that killed five men in southeastern Oklahoma is underway. The McAlester News-Capital reports that attorneys for the families of Parker Waldridge of Crescent; Matt Smith of McAlester; Roger Cunningham from Seminole; Josh Ray of Fort Worth, Texas; and Cody Risk of Wellington, Colorado, said in opening statements Tuesday that National Oilwell Varco in primarily to blame for the men's deaths when the rig e...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former manager at an Oklahoma Arby's restaurant who was charged with fatally shooting a customer she said spit on her has been sentenced to two decades in prison. Deionna Young, 26, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter Monday, the Tulsa World reported. Young will serve 20 years in prison, with the remaining five years of her 25-year sentence suspended, for killing Desean Tallent, according to court records. Young, reported to police that Tallent, 25, cursed and spit on her, so she asked him to leave. About an h...
NEW YORK (AP) — Payless ShoeSource has emerged from bankruptcy for the second time, with a focus on international markets. The Topeka, Kansas-based said Thursday it wants to reinvigorate Latin America, its largest business unit. It will also relaunch its U.S. e-commerce site and open some stores in the U.S. , but no details were offered. Payless filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2019 and shuttered the remaining 2,000-plus stores in North America. The latest bankruptcy filing didn't affect its 710 franchises or stores in L...
HONOLULU (AP) — Reports of a "ghost net" floating off the coast of Hawaii have mariners, pilots and residents on the lookout for the large array of netting that poses a threat to sea life. The U.S. Coast Guard, state Department of Land and Natural Resources and local boating companies have all been alerted, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday. The net with a yellow floater bucket was spotted west of Molokini islet Dec. 29 and a handful of nonprofit groups began planning its recovery. Poor weather has impeded searches for the d...
CANTON, N.C. (AP) — The Avengers may have gained a canine sidekick after a North Carolina family's dog gave birth to a bright green puppy named "Hulk." Gypsy, a white shepherd owned by Haywood County resident Shana Stamey, delivered eight puppies Friday morning. Gypsy's three-hour labor was going smoothly until the fourth puppy came out as a small, but mighty tuft of lime green fur, Stamey said. "I started freaking out," Stamey told news outlets. "But everybody was healthy." Experts said there's a normal explanation for the puppy's c...
JACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Five California mountain lions were seen together on home surveillance video in a rare gathering of the notoriously solitary big cats. The footage was recorded at a rural residence at the edge of the El Dorado National Forest east of Sacramento, KTXL-TV reported Wednesday. "We shared the videos and photos with several of our wildlife biologists, and none of them could recall ever seeing five mountain lions together," said Peter Tira, spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. He called the images "...
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A social media prankster appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday charged in relation to driving a car full of water to a liquor store during a heat wave and buying beer. Michael Alexander Philippou, 28, who operates the RackaRacka YouTube channel with his twin brother Danny, faced the Christies Beach Magistrates Court in Adelaide on charges including driving in a reckless or dangerous manner, driving an unregistered vehicle and failing to wear a seat belt. He posted video online of him and his companion Jackson O...
TOMALI, Malawi (AP) — A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against malaria, one of history's deadliest and most stubborn of diseases. The southern African nation is rolling out the shots in an unusual pilot program along with Kenya and Ghana. Unlike established vaccines that offer near-complete protection, this new one is only about 40% effective. But experts say it's worth a try as progress against malaria stalls: Resistance to treatment is growing and t...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police said Thursday they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before she was recalled from her post in May. The announcement came two days after Democratic lawmakers in the United States released a trove of documents that showed Lev Parnas, an associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, communicating about the removal of Marie Yovanovitch as the ambassador to Ukraine. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry, which runs t...
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice for new prime minister. Speaking to a working group created to draft constitutional changes, Putin cast his proposals as a way to strengthen parliament and to bolster democracy. Kremlin critics described the proposed changes as an attempt by Putin to secure his rule for life. The Russian leader proposed a set of sweeping amendments to the c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is claiming Trump was directly involved in the effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. Lev Parnas says he delivered an ultimatum in May, at Giuliani's behest, to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials would attend his inauguration and vital American security aid would be withheld if an investigation into Biden wasn't announced. He said Trump was aware of Giuliani's efforts to secure an i...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Specialist firefighters have saved the world's last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said Thursday. Firefighters winched from helicopters to reach the cluster of fewer than 200 Wollemi Pines in a remote gorge in the Blue Mountains a week before a massive wildlife bore down, National Parks and Wildlife Service Director David Crust said. The firefighters set up an irrigation system to keep the so-called dinosaur trees moist and pumped water daily f...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway's lesser known legacies — the invasion of hundreds of non-native species, including toxic jellyfish and aggressive lionfish. The canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, revolutionized maritime travel by creating a direct shipping route between the East and the West. But over the years, the invasive species have driven native marine life toward extinction and altered the del...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats carried the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, setting the stage for only the third trial to remove a president in American history. Trump complained anew Wednesday that it was all a "hoax," even as fresh details emerged about his efforts in Ukraine. The ceremonial pomp and protocol by the lawmakers prosecuting the case against Trump moved the impeachment out of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democratic-run House to the R...
