Articles from the February 1, 2023 edition
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Burlington School Board has brief special meeting
Burlington's School Board met for a special meeting Feb. 24 that lasted about 15 minutes. The purpose of the meeting was to approve an addendum for Gayle McNett who is the school counselor. She recently earned her master's degree in counseling....
From Model Ts to space ships
Take one look at the birthday girl VernaLee Lawson's beautiful, almost wrinkle-free skin, and you'd never guess she turned 97 this month on Jan. 11. Kiowa's Senior Citizen Center was full of...
Officer Highlight
Breya Beck is currently serving as the 2022-2023 Waynoka FFA chapter reporter. She is the daughter of Britni Beck and has four siblings: Brylee, Briston, Jay and Brexton. She has been in FFA for three years and is a sophomore in high school. Her SAE...
Woods County loses over half million in taxes due to ruling
A new ruling declaring waste water lines for oil and gas as exempt from ad valorem taxes has resulted in the loss of tax money to counties and especially to schools. On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Woods...
DONITA KAY RAGAN
Donita was the first child of late parents Don and Eva Ragan of Kiowa, Kansas, and was preceded in death by her brother, Barry Ragan of St. John, Kansas. She is survived by brothers Jim Ragan of Salina, Kansas; Craig Ragan of Hardtner, Kansas; Phil...
Remembering fun times from childhood
What activities do you remember enjoying when you were young? I don't mean the big things like a trip to Disney World. I'm thinking about the everyday fun stuff. Before I started school (which was age...
US winter storm causes 3rd day of dangerous, icy conditions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A deadly storm system lashed a large swath of the southern U.S. with bands of sleet and snow for a third day on Wednesday, grounding an additional 2,300 flights, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, forcing school c...
Radioactive capsule that fell off truck found in Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Authorities in Western Australia on Wednesday recovered a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off a truck while being transported along a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) Outback highway last month in what an o...
Police: Oregon kidnap suspect killed 2 men before cornered
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon — a man who spent little time behind bars for a similar crime in Nevada — killed two men before being cornered by officers and fatally shooting himself, police said Wednesday. Benja...
Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met face-to-face Wednesday for more than an hour of highly anticipated budget talks — "a good first meeting," the new Republican leader said — but expectations were low for quick...
Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols' funeral
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyre Nichols' family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands o...
Fed lifts rate by quarter-point but says inflation is easing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. And the Fed signaled that even though inflation is easing, it remains high e...
