Articles from the February 2, 2022 edition
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Clair Bradford and Fifthsister join forces to benefit Waynoka community
The idea began when Clair Bradford contacted Connie Moore about donating to the Fifthsister Gallery fundraiser to benefit the Waynoka Historical Society. The Fifthsister fundraiser was offering a...
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Freezing for a Reason raises funds for Special Olympics
This year the Special Olympics of Oklahoma Polar Plunge team is coming to Alva. Bill Johnson Correctional Center officer Patrick Harris is collecting donations from around the Alva community to reach...
Woods County Courthouse doors now open
The Woods County Courthouse is now open to the public after being closed since the afternoon of Jan. 19. The doors were locked after Covid-19 exposure in the building. Although the doors were closed,...
RAE LYNN McCULLOUGH
Rae Lynn McCullough was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on April 10, 1965, and passed from this life on January 29, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Carmen-Dacoma High School and had a...
CINDY LOU DOMNICK
Cindy Lou Domnick was born January 10, 1945, in Hardtner, Kansas, to Floyd and Doris (Fritz) Domnick. She left this life to go be with Jesus on January 7, 2022, in Dillon, Montana. She grew up on a...
Revenue windfall pushes states to consider range of tax cuts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Soaring tax revenue and billions in pandemic aid from the federal government have left many states with an unusual problem — too much money. The result is one of the most broad-based movements in recent memory toward giving cons...
Winter storm drops heavy snow across Kansas, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A winter storm dropped several inches of snow over much of Kansas and parts of Missouri on Wednesday and forecasters are expecting more snow overnight into Thursday. The National Weather Service said that Columbia received a...
With COVID staffing crunch, who's going to teach the kids?
With teacher absences mounting and substitutes in short supply, parents may be wondering: Who's teaching the kids? The answer around the U.S. could be a local police officer, National Guard soldier, state budget analyst, parent or recent high school...
Sen. Luján to be out at least 4 weeks, Biden agenda at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats' fragile hold on the Senate majority became vividly apparent Wednesday with the sudden illness of New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who won't be back to work for at least four weeks, throwing President Joe Biden's Su...
Biden orders forces to Europe amid stalled Ukraine talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering 2,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland and Germany and shifting 1,000 more from Germany to Romania, demonstrating to both allies and foes America's commitment to NATO's eastern flank amid fears of a Russia...
Leavenworth man acquitted in half-brother's shooting death
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Leavenworth County man of murder in the death of his teenage half brother. Cody S. Huninghake, 25, was found not guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Robert Nelson, who w...
Wichita police say woman hit by car in parking lot has died
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman who was hit by a car in a Wichita parking lot over the weekend has died of her injuries, police there said. The accident happened Saturday afternoon, when a 15-year-old girl backed out of a parking stall in a shopping c...
Wandering hen taken into custody at Pentagon security area
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wandering chicken was caught sneaking around a security area at the Pentagon, a local animal welfare organization said. The loose hen was found early Monday morning near the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters, the Animal W...
Miami agrees to do something about its peacock problem
MIAMI (AP) — Peacocks could be on the outs in some South Florida neighborhoods after the Miami-Dade commission agreed to loosen a law protecting the birds. While the 20-year-old law still protects peacocks from harm, commissioners agreed Tuesday to a...
Biden orders forces to Europe amid stalled Ukraine talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering 2,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland and Germany and shifting 1,000 more from Germany to Romania, demonstrating to both allies and foes America's commitment to NATO's eastern flank amid fears of a Russia...
Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 22% on lower profits
Newly-renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic "metaverse" project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. So when it posted sharply higher costs but gave a weak revenue forecast late Wednesday, investors...
Asian Americans mark Lunar New Year amid ongoing hate crimes
For two years now, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country have endured racist verbal, physical and sometimes deadly attacks fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. With the start of the Lunar New Year, many are looking forward to...
