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The Freedom Alumni Banquet has been canceled again this year, announced Gary Bradt. "It is with deep regret the alumni committee has decided to cancel the 2021 Alumni Banquet due to concerns of the Covid 19 virus," Bradt said. "We hope this is under control by next year so we can have the banquet. Sorry for the inconvenience. The host classes for next year will be the 'twos' if we can safely have the banquet." The alumni banquet is traditionally held over Easter weekend and has been canceled the past two years due to Covid. The banquet has...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court declined Wednesday to hear the appeal of a former Minneapolis police officer who is trying to block a third-degree murder charge from being reinstated in George Floyd's death. At issue is whether the conviction of another former police officer in an unrelated case established a precedent for prosecutors to restore a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin that the trial judge dismissed earlier. The high court's decision left open the possibility that the judge could add the charge back, l...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two more Oklahomans face charges in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, according to documents filed in federal court in the District of Columbia. An affidavit filed last week allege Anthony Griffith, 56, and Jerry Ryals, 26, illegally entered the Capitol and disrupted congressional business. Both also face charges of disorderly conduct and Ryals faces a count of obstructing an official proceeding. Ryals' attorney declined comment. An attorney for Griffith did not return a phone call to The Associated Press on W...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Five Oklahoma City police officers will be charged with manslaughter in last November's fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy, authorities said Wednesday. Stavian Rodriguez was shot by officers responding to reports of an attempted armed robbery at an Oklahoma City convenience store on Nov. 23. TV news video appears to show Rodriguez outside a gas station, dropping a gun. The boy raises his hands, then lowers them before being shot. On Wednesday, Oklahoma City police announced that five of the responding officers who discharg...
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — The death of a person whose remains were found on land owned by Cameron University in southwest Oklahoma may be linked to a winter storm in the state last month, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said. OSBI spokesperson Brook Arbeitman said Wednesday that authorities are awaiting the findings of the state medical examiner on the unidentified person's exact cause of death. A human skull was found Sunday on land that is not part of the university campus, but is owned by the university in Lawton, about 80 miles (...
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The owners of a former Christian reform school for girls in southwest Missouri are charged with more than 100 counts alleging they sexually, emotionally and physically abused girls for years. Sixteen former residents of the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch in Cedar County say Boyd and Stephanie Householder frequently restrained them with handcuffs, whipped them with belts, taped their mouths shut and struck or punched them for minor offenses such as drinking from a spring or singing. Several of the charges allege Boyd Householder,...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in Kansas outlined a measure Wednesday that would overturn Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's policy of withholding doses of COVID-19 vaccines from counties wanting to move to a new phase of inoculations before the rest of the state. Senate health committee Chair Richard Hilderbrand, of Galena, called the policy "blackmail or extortion." The state Department of Health and Environment calls withholding vaccine doses an "enforcement mechanism" and Kelly says the goal is to "keep the train running as s...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The police bulletin, all in uppercase, carried this headline on Wednesday: MAN ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING AT HALLUCINATIONS. Officers in Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday afternoon responded to reports of a man shooting a gun in the backyard of a residence. The man then drove away. Officers located the vehicle and detained the man, Martin Abrego, 27, of Salem. Police said they noticed the smell of natural gas, cordoned off the area and summoned the fire department. Gas to the home was turned off. It turned out that one of the bullets h...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on everything from climate change to immigration reform to the coronavirus pandemic. On his 50th day in office, on Wednesday, his administration celebrated a milestone: congressional passage of his massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package. The bill includes direct payments to millions of Americans and money to help the White House deliver on a number of Biden's biggest campaign promises, like reopening schools and get...
A benign reading on inflation helped spur stocks on Wall Street broadly higher, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, led by gains in energy and financial stocks. Technology companies fell, giving back some of their gains from a big rally a day earlier. The tech-heavy Nasdaq posted a small loss after an early gain faded. A key measure of inflation at the consumer level came in lower than expected last month, helping to calm investors who had worried that prices could rise too quickly as the...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted a journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest, in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedoms and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. After deliberating for less than two hours, the jury found Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri and her ex-boyfriend Spenser Robnett not guilty on misdemeanor charges of failure to disperse and interference with official acts. The Des Moines verdict is an embarrassing outcome for the o...
CHICAGO (AP) — As Prince Harry and Meghan's TV interview reverberates internationally, it's left the more than 50 million viewers grappling with the couple's claims of racism and lack of support that Meghan says drove her to thoughts of suicide. But for many Black women worldwide, the headlines and social media discussions were painfully familiar. With social media conversations questioning whether racism affected Meghan's treatment by the British press and royal family, many Black women say it is yet another example of a Black woman's e...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Merrick Garland on Wednesday to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the widely-respected, veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden has vowed to restore the Justice Department's reputation for independence. Democrats have praised Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, as a highly qualified and honorable jurist who is uniquely qualified to lead the department after a tumultuous four years u...
Two firefighters loaned to Washington for the day said they were the only medics on the Capitol steps Jan. 6, trying to triage injured officers as they watched the angry mob swell and attack police working to protect Congress. Law enforcement agents were "being pulled into the crowd and trampled, assaulted with scaffolding materials, and/or bear maced by protesters," wrote Arlington County firefighter Taylor Blunt in an after-action memo. Some couldn't walk, and had to be dragged to safety. Even the attackers sought medical help, and Blunt and...
Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance said they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup. That California startup, Verkada, said Wednesday it is investigating the scope of the breach, first reported by Bloomberg, and has notified law enforcement and its customers. Swiss hacker Tillie Kottmann, a member of the group that calls itself APT-69420 Arson Cats, described it in an online chat with The Associated Press...
Happy Birthday To March 11: Gerald Schultz, Janell Darr March 12: Harold Hepner, Hazel Bliss Gage Nailon, Autumn Crane March 13: Denise Harris, Joshua Kirkpatrick, Mae Beth Bird, Bobby Gainer March 14: Katie Plumlee, Cody Wheeler, Clara Williams March 15: J. R. Gregory, Lanora Bradt March 16: Larry Bradt, Braydon Bliss March 17: Kamron Hensley March 18: Michael Horntvedt, Leah Darr, Travis Walker, Even Burkhart, Julie Isenbart, Sandy Pierce March 19: Randy McMurphy March 20: Corby Bradt, Leslie French March 21: Pat Thompson, Dale Rader, Sherry...
Happy Anniversary To March 19: Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gerloff March 21: Mr. & Mrs. Harold Snow March 24: Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Gainer March 25: Mr. & Mrs. George Leist March 26: Mr. & Mrs. Larry Bradt (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 800-305-2111)...
On Sunday, March 7, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude – Janell Reutlinger We are on Facebook live at 11 a.m. Our Facebook page is Freedom United Methodist Church. Invocation by Pastor Todd Finley Moments at the Cross – Shirley Wagner Call to Worship – Psalm 126 led by Johnnie Sue Olson Opening Hymn – “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus” led by Debbie Brown Affirmation of Faith Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace – “O How I Love Jesus” Offertory Prayer by Pastor Todd Doxology Children’s Moment Special Musi...
March 9-19: OYE March 15-19: Spring break March 23-25: FCCLA State Star Events in Stillwater March 26: Seventh, eighth and high school track meet at Hinton (tentative) March 27: Prom March 31: FCCLA State Convention in Oklahoma City April 2: High school track meet at Watonga...
As Freedom gears up for its municipal elections April 6, the Freedom Call begins a series of candidate profiles, one each week, to help ensure Freedom residents have the information they need to make those important decisions. The first in the series focuses on Cindy Reed, the Town of Freedom's current clerk-treasurer who is running for re-election. Experienced in Freedom Government Reed has been the clerk-treasurer for more than 12 years, and has attended training and certification sessions... Full story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death probed potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police, trying to determine whether they're more inclined to believe testimony from law enforcement over evidence from other witnesses to the fatal confrontation. Judge Peter Cahill seated two more jurors to go with the three picked Tuesday for Derek Chauvin's trial on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. It's been a grinding process during which attorneys a...
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger-safety concerns for years. The clearinghouse unveiled Thursday will initially list drivers expelled by the ride-hailing rivals in the U.S. But it will also be open to other companies that deploy workers to perform services such as delivering groceries or take-out orders from restaurants The new safeguard, dubbed the “sharing safety program,"...
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen death, economic hardship and anxiety on an unprecedented scale. But it has also witnessed self-sacrifice, courage and perseverance. In India, Brazil, South Africa and other places around the globe, people are helping others and reinventing themselves. “I’ve been adaptable, like water,” said a woman whose dream of becoming a U.S. boxing champion was dealt a blow by the crisis, though not necessarily a knockout punch. Their voices and images can inspire, even though the future is as uncer...
LONDON (AP) — Prince William insisted Thursday that his family is not racist as he became the first British royal to speak out about accusations of bigotry made by Prince Harry and Meghan, his brother and sister-in-law. William made the comments in response to questions shouted at him by reporters during a visit to an East London school. While members of the royal family often ignore such queries, William used the opportunity to address the explosive allegations that have rocked the monarchy. “We’re very much not a racist family,” William...
