Articles from the February 9, 2020 edition
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Drivers in NJ, around nation still seeing lower gas prices
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drivers in New Jersey and around the nation are still seeing prices at the pump decline amid lower demand and an increase in supplies. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday...
US military says US, Afghan troops fired on in east
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. military said Saturday. U.S. military spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett said in a statemen...
Vermont museums joining together to focus on technology
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Dozens of museums and galleries across Vermont are joining together this year to draw more visitors and show them how technology impacts culture. The Rutland Herald reports 36 organizations will participate in "2020 Vision:...
Numerous fox attacks in Maine push city to try trapping
BATH, Maine (AP) — Maine has been the site of more than a half dozen attacks on people by foxes in the last few months, prompting one city to try trapping the animals. Foxes are common in Maine and are typically skittish around humans, but the...
Annual farm and forest expo adds 'garden' to title
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An annual event celebrating things that grow in New Hampshire is adding the word "Garden" to its title. Now in its 37th year, the New Hampshire Farm, Forest and Garden Expo is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15, at t...
2 friends, 2 food heritages, amazing barbecue spring rolls
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — For almost a decade, Ron Wong and Nick Vergos would gather the day before Super Bowl Sunday to make barbecue spring rolls. The two combined their food heritages to make one heck of a dish. Ron started helping out at a friend's...
Court fight over lost dog survives after dog's owner dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a legal fight over a lost dog could continue in Mississippi, even after the dog's owner has died. The dispute is over a German shepherd named Max who jumped out a window and escaped from...
Rangers swipe road win from Tigers
ALVA, Okla.– Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers showed a team-mentality Saturday afternoon as they faced-off against Great American Conference opponent East Central. The Red and Black showed extreme tenacity as they shut down a team... Full story
Love, joy, friendship and quilts
Most people who doodle while talking on the phone draw things like stick figures or mindless scribbles on a notepad. Carolyn Demaree's doodle is just a bit different. It's a quilt. "Everybody has a do... Full story
TWYLA JEAN LANCASTER
Funeral services for Twyla Jean Lancaster will be at 2 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2020, at the Alva Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Bill Kalfas, Rev. Bob Brown, and Pastor Brady Marston officiating....
Rangers fall to Wasbhurn in Ranger Roundup opener
ALVA, Okla. – The Rangers baseball team opened up the 2020 Ranger Roundup on Thursday afternoon as they took on Washburn. Northwestern came in having Tuesday's game postponed but looked to carry some momentum in from the previous Sunday in their...
Rangers ink 28 on Signing Day
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University football program adds another successful Signing Day in 2020 as 28 prospective student-athletes made their intentions known by signing their National Letter of Intent to play for the Rangers. "I...
Rangers unable to outlast Southern Nazarene
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers had a tough battle Thursday evening as they faced-off against Great American Conference opponent Southern Nazarene. The Rangers showed extreme grit as they fought against one of the most...
King leads with 16, as Lady Rangers fall in Thursday's game
Alva, Okla. – The Lady Rangers were set to take on a tough opponent in Southern Nazarene Thursday evening in Percefull Fieldhouse. Northwestern would drop their second straight game. The Crimson Storm forced 22 turnovers, to use 32 points off those...
No. 1 Baylor beats Oklahoma State 78-70 for 20th win in row
WACO, Texas (AP) — MaCio Teague felt like he was in the quiet of a practice gym when he stood at the free throw line for No. 1 Baylor in the closing seconds. And he kept making them. Teague's 24 points included six consecutive free throws in the...
Young professionals help revitalization Oklahoma small towns
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After spending 10 years as a music professor in Oklahoma City, Cami Engles had grown used to spending time at unique local businesses. Oklahoma City is full of coffee shops, brunch spots, yoga studios, popular breweries and...
Hearing set for man charged in 1999 Oklahoma slayings
VINITA, Okla. (AP) — A March 26 preliminary hearing has been set for a Kansas man charged in the 1999 deaths of an Oklahoma couple and the disappearance and presumed deaths of their teenage daughter and her friend. Craig County Court records show...
Group plans Selma-to-Montgomery bike ride for civil rights
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Bicyclists are planning a ride from the west Alabama city of Selma to Montgomery to commemorate a landmark civil rights event. The Montgomery Bicycle Club will stage a Selma-to-Montgomery bicycle ride later this month along...
Bill would fine people for smoking in cars carrying children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A proposal before Alabama lawmakers would fine people who smoke in a vehicle when a child is present. The bill by Rep. Rolanda Hollis would make it illegal to smoke tobacco in a car when a child aged 14 or younger is...
Watch worth $10K left anonymously in Aspen lost-and-found
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — While the main function of a watch is to keep time, for Barry Gustin, his watches are a symbol of the time he's spent with his wife of 38 years. So when the doctor from Berkeley, California, lost one of his prize possessions...
All 27 Nebraska bridges damaged by 2019 flooding now open
HADAR, Neb. (AP) — All the bridges damaged during last spring's massive flooding in Nebraska have now been reopened. The Nebraska Department of Transportation said the Nebraska 13 bridge near Hadar in northeast Nebraska reopened Friday. The bridge...
Democrats making play for Kansas Senate president's seat
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are making a push to flip the seat of Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle in the November general election. Former Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston has announced that she's running as a Democrat for...
Gas prices down 7 cents per gallon to $2.53 in past 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 7 cents per gallon to $2.53 over the past two weeks. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that gas prices responded to falling crude...
US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, the U.S. military said. Af...
Cuban asylum seeker remains detained by ICE without parole
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Cuban Ariel Guzman waited four months in a Mexican border town for his turn to seek asylum in the U.S., legally. Immigration agents placed Guzman — whose anti-communist views made him a target of the Cuban government — in...