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Paul, Thunder square off against the Spurs

San Antonio Spurs (24-31, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (34-22, sixth in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chris Paul and the Oklahoma City Thunder host DeMar DeRozan and the San...

 

Rainfall sets record for Phoenix as baseball games canceled

PHOENIX (AP) — Rainfall in Phoenix on Saturday set a record for the date as soggy conditions prompted cancellation of some spring training baseball games. The National Weather Service reported 0.9 inch (2.3 centimeters) of rain by late morning S...

 

NASCAR had paramedic in Newman's car 35 seconds after crash

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A paramedic was treating Ryan Newman inside his car 35 seconds after the ruined and flaming vehicle came to rest after a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500. NASCAR gave a brief timeline Saturday of the response to Monday n...

 

Buffett says Wall Street advice usually favors more deals

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Taking advice from Wall Street on deals is a bit like asking "the barber whether you need a haircut," according to billionaire Warren Buffett. Buffett said in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday that t...

 

Wichita police offer reward in case of homeless man killed

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita are now offering a reward for information in the case of a homeless man who was found beaten to death. The body of Bernard Woodard, 59, was found under a Wichita bridge on Feb. 10, and police still have no suspe...

 

Colorado trooper cleared in fatal shooting of Nevada man

AVON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado state trooper will not face criminal charges following an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Nevada man following a traffic stop. Vail Daily reports an official inquiry led by the Colorado Bureau of I...

 

Small fire in cooler at KSU stadium causes $10K in damage

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A small fire in an industrial cooler inside Kansas State University's Bill Snyder Family Stadium caused an estimated $10,000 in damage to food stored there, authorities said. The fire broke out Friday evening and was quickly c...

 

Colorado students lift car car to free girl who was run over

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Students at a Colorado Springs high school lifted a car off the ground to free a girl who had been run over and trapped in the school parking lot. KKTV reports several students rushed to help after the girl was run o...

 

Corps closes Missouri River levee break near Rock Port

ROCK PORT, Mo. (AP) — Work crews have closed the final breach of a Missouri River levee in the far northwest corner of Missouri that broke open during massive flooding last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Omaha District said in a news r...

 

Yellowstone plans upgrades to decades-old employee housing

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park plans to replace dozens of decades-old trailers used by park workers, part of an initiative to upgrade employee housing. About half of the Yellowstone's 800 employees live in park h...

 

Kansas legislation rethink public offender registry rules

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering making changes to the criminal public offender registry system and cutting back on penalties. The expansive system that publicly tracks convicted criminals after they've served their time covers a...

 

Gas prices tick up in New Jersey, around nation

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drivers in New Jersey and around the nation saw prices at the pump go up for the first time in several weeks amid rising domestic wholesale gasoline and global crude oil prices. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a g...

 

AP FACT CHECK: Donald Trump and the audacity of hype

WASHINGTON (AP) — In their boisterous presidential debate, several Democrats sold short the health care plans of rivals or glossed over aspects of their own record. In an audacious league of his own, President Donald Trump celebrated the e...

 

Michigan wants space facility at former military base

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers and aerospace officials are hoping a former military base might become a space facility where public and private industries could launch satellites and tourists into space. Wurtsmith Airport was selected as t...

 

Corps closes Missouri River levee break near Rock Port

ROCK PORT, Mo. (AP) — Work crews have closed the final breach of a Missouri River levee in the far northwest corner of Missouri that broke open during massive flooding last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Omaha District said in a news r...

 

Exchange: Arizona earthquakes reveal a state on shaky ground

PHOENIX (AP) — On May 3, 1887, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Arizona from across the Mexico border just south of Douglas. Newspapers, letters and other documents reveal the Pitaycachi quake shook a 770,000-square-mile area (2 million square km.)...

 

An Appalachian potter's twist on the craft: Digging clay

KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — In rural Preston County, West Virginia, potter Mel Sword's house is located at the end of a gravel road, near a road called "Wildflower Way" and a creek that feeds into the Cheat River. His home nestles rolling fields of g...

 

5-year-old drummer garners attention, college scholarships

GREENSBURG, La. (AP) — When Alcorn State University's band director called Nicole Jackson in the fall hoping to meet and offer her son a college band scholarship, she was in disbelief. It wasn't because he's not good enough, doesn't practice hard e...

 

WILMA JEAN 'Jeanie' YOHN

Graveside services for Wilma Jean "Jeanie" Yohn will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 24, 2020, at the Alva Municipal Cemetery with Rev. Drew Kirtley and Rev. Ron Pingelton officiating. Interment is unde...

 

Piling on kindness; Fundraiser helps girl help others

What started out as a young lady's 4-H service project has quickly turned into a fundraising phenomenon. Kayla Leeper, 11, the founder of Kayla's Kindness Project, just wrapped up her second annual...

 

Two injured in rollover in Woods County

Two teens from Buffalo and Cherokee were injured in a one-vehicle rollover wreck in western Woods County on Friday. The incident occurred at 7:45 p.m. on U.S. Highway 64, two-tenths of a mile east of Jefferson Road. The location is approximately...

 

Act I play, 'The Savannah Sipping Club' to be held Feb. 27-29

Four leading ladies will raise a glass to life as the curtain opens on ACT I Theatre's latest Jones, Hope, Wooten comedy, "The Savannah Sipping Club," Feb . 27, 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. The comedy,...

 

Lady Rangers played against Oklahoma Baptist University Saturday Afternoon

Northwestern's Ariel Forsyth (3) was the pitcher of the second game the Lady Rangers played against Oklahoma Baptist University Saturday afternoon. Northwestern catcher Mesa Gann swings for the ball...

 

Physician coming to Alva in July

Share Medical Center CEO Kandice Allen says Dr. Bryce Galbraith has accepted an offer to move to Alva. She said the family practice physician will be here July 13. Share is working on getting an office set up in the Professional Building, which is...

 

Rangers fall in series opener Friday afternoon to the Bison

SHAWNEE, Okla. – After sweeping the conference opening weekend against Southern Nazarene, Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball dropped the first game of this three game series Friday evening to Oklahoma Baptist 7-1 in Shawnee. The Rangers got the f...

 

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