Articles from the March 10, 2017 edition
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Memory loss
Whenever I spend time with my grandchildren, I am amazed at their sharp response to my questions and some of their problem-solving genius. I guess we’re all afraid of the aging process if it i...
Carl's Capitol Comments
Since the Board of Equalization updated the projected budget hole for fiscal year (FY) 2018 last month, there have been lots of facts and figures thrown around about how the Legislature can fill that...
Random Thoughts
Every community, it seems, has at least one colorful human interest story to tell that is unique to its history. In an area where New York State borders Connecticut, residents have long been...
Rangers close out Aggies in nail biter
GOODWELL, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State traveled to Goodwell to take on the Aggies of Panhandle State in a midweek non-conference game and came away with a tight 7-6 victory. Getting the start on the hill for the Rangers was freshman Tyler Have...
Bowen stays strong in Fort Scott
The only way for Mason Bowen to stay the course he’s on is to continue winning points. He made that happen this past weekend with a second-place finish in tie-down roping at the Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College rodeo. The Northwestern O...
Series preview: Bats must come alive for Rangers to pull off upset
Northwestern Oklahoma State interim head softball coach Jill Webb knows that everyone is overlooking her team after their start to the season, but in her eyes that just gives the Rangers the upper edge they need to start surprising some teams in...
Women's golf opens spring campaign in windy conditions
EDMOND, Okla. — The Northwestern Oklahoma State women's golf team opened their spring semester at the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invite at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond on Monday afternoon. Round One Results The Rangers battled high winds throughout t...
Diffee Ford Lincoln concludes with improved Ranger effort
EDMOND, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State women's golf team showed resilience in their first tournament of the season by improving 13 strokes in the final round of action. That 13-stroke improvement led the Rangers to a 12th place finish as t...
Track Dominates First Outdoor Meet of Season
SHAWNEE – (Results) Oklahoma Baptist opened up the outdoor track and field season Thursday, hosting the OBU Early Outdoor Invitational at the Eddie Hurt Jr. Athletic Complex. Lady Bison athletes compiled 41 NCCAA Outdoor National Championship qualifi...
SE Survives With 5-4 Win over FSU
DURANT, Okla. – No. 17 Southeastern gutted out a marathon contest on Thursday, requiring all nine matches to take down No. 20 Ferris State, 5-4, at the Southeastern Tennis Complex. The win lifts the Savage Storm to 6-1 overall on the year, including...
Hillcat Women Impress in Outdoor Track & Field Season Opener
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Despite treacherous wind conditions the Rogers State women's track & field team set seven personal records, one school record and claimed three wins at the 2017 OBU Early Outdoor Invitational at Eddie Hurt Jr. Memorial Track C...
RSU Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season with Strong Performance
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Rogers State men's track & field won three events, saw a school record and five personal records set despite strong winds at the 2017 OBU Early Outdoor Invitational Thursday at Eddie Hurt Jr. Memorial Track Complex. The RSU 200 m...
Rattlers End Hillcats' Winning Streak with Series-Opening 6-3 Win
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State baseball team fell, 6-3, in the Heartland Conference opener against St. Mary's on Thursday (March 9) at the Diamond Sports Complex. With the loss, the Hillcats' five-game winning streak was snapped. The Rattlers (...
Oklahoma Senate leader: Teacher pay bill gives 'false hope'
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A bill approved overwhelmingly in the House to raise Oklahoma teacher pay by $6,000 over the next three years, but without a funding mechanism, amounts to giving teachers "false hope," a state Senate leader said Thursday. The H...
Slower winds in forecast could aid crews battling wildfires
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The winds fueling deadly wildfires that scorched vast swathes of land in four Plains states finally dropped Thursday, bringing hope to crews trying to contain the blazes. Emergency personnel warned, however, that extremely d...
House narrowly approves rolling back voter-backed drug laws
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of a proposal approved by voters in November to reduce the penalties for simple drug possession are being rolled back under a bill narrowly approved by the Oklahoma House. The House voted 51-38 on Thursday to approve the b...
Oklahoma governor names Droegemeier new science secretary
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has named Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier as Oklahoma's new secretary of science and technology. Droegemeier is currently vice president for research at the University of Oklahoma. He is a regents' professor of m...
U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Self-Storage to Northern Oklahoma Fire Victims
STILLWATER, Okla., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul Company of Oklahoma City is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents of Northern Oklahoma who lost their homes or were affected by the outbreak of fires under...
Arkansas bill expanding concealed gun locations advances
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Concealed handguns would be allowed at Arkansas colleges, some bars, and even the state Capitol under a measure approved without a vote to spare by the Senate Thursday, breaking a deadlock among guns rights supporters over a...
Bill would strengthen Kansas campus carry law
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gun rights advocates in the Kansas Legislature are pushing back against efforts to repeal a law that will allow concealed carry on college campuses starting July 1. Students and faculty have argued that guns don't belong on colleg...
Denver FBI honors youth program partly funded by pot taxes
DENVER (AP) — The Denver FBI honored a youth dropout prevention group Thursday, apparently without realizing it is partially funded with taxes from the marijuana industry. The U.S. Justice Department, the FBI's parent agency, considers the v...
Lawmakers stake positions on oil credits amid news of find
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers used the announcement of a major oil find on the North Slope Thursday to stake out positions in the politically charged debate over oil taxes and credits. Spanish energy company Repsol, which has partnered w...
Bird flu cases revive fear of repeat of major 2015 outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The detection of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu at a Tennessee chicken farm has poultry farmers stepping up security in an attempt to prevent an outbreak like the one in 2015 that required the destruction of millions of chi...
Texas ranchers work to secure feed for 10,000 cattle, horses
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — State agriculture officials and ranchers are scrambling to secure feed and other supplies for approximately 10,000 cattle and horses that fled this week from wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension s...