Articles from the March 23, 2022 edition
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Carl's Capitol Comments
Last week, I participated in one of my favorite activities as a lawmaker – the Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) Legislative and Livestock Show held at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City. I showed a g...
Fire burns KALV-AM building
N_KALVfire_KALVoutside.jpg N_KALVfire_KALVinside.jpg N_KALVfire_DomanHome.jpg A fire north of Alva burned the KALV-AM radio building and threatened a home on Sunday. The fire was reported shortly... Full story
Local students complete degrees at Wichita State University
More than 1,030 students completed degrees at Wichita State University in fall 2021. Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55...
South Barber 2021-2022 3rd quarter honor roll
Superintendent's Honor Roll 7th Grade—Joshua MacKinney, Austin Swonger 8th Grade—Cullen Cox, Danielle MacKinney, Lily Schurter 9th Grade—Reagan Grieve 12th Grade—Grace Cantrell, Avery Grieve, Gatlin Jewell, Clare Pollock Principal's Honor Roll 7t...
Krista Pollock named South Barber Elementary Teacher of the Year
In her 25th year of teaching school, Krista Pollock said, "I still love it." Telling her teaching philosophy, Pollock said, "Kids don't care how much I know until they know how much I care." On...
Woods County commissioners approve bridge inspection report
Two of the three Woods County commissioners attended Monday’s meeting. Chairman Randy McMurphy opened the meeting with John Smiley present. David Hamil was absent. Circuit Engineering District 8 (...
6 students killed in Oklahoma crash were in car that seats 4
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Six teenage girls on a high school lunch break were killed when their small car with only four seats collided with a large truck hauling rocks, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Wednesday. The crash occurred shortly after noon Tue...
EXPLAINER: Why the South gets more killer tornadoes at night
Forget "The Wizard of Oz." Tornadoes are causing far more deaths and destruction east and south of Kansas these days. And they're often doing it in the dark of night. Tuesday night's deadly tornado that struck the New Orleans area is the ideal...
GOP push against ballot drop boxes hits rural places, too
LECOMPTON, Kan. (AP) — Holes in the sidewalk outside Lecompton City Hall are a reminder that voters can drop their ballots in a box bolted there during elections. But as Republicans question the security of drop boxes, this small northeast Kansas tow...
Dodge City bishop resumes duties after abuse investigation
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City will resume his duties after church and civil investigations into a sexual abuse allegation did not support charges against him, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann announced W...
Trans athletes ban wins veto-proof majority in Kansas Senate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans in the Kansas Senate have approved a ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports with enough votes to override an expected veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. The 27-12 vote Tuesday sent the meas...
Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women, died Wednesday o...
NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce resistance from the country's defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought. By way of...
Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
One month into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fire rained down on a shopping mall and high-rise buildings in Kyiv, as the outnumbered Ukrainian military waged intense battles to defend the capital and other key cities from falling under Russian...
Taliban break promise on higher education for Afghan girls
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the...
Louisiana digging out after tornadoes plow through homes
ARABI, La. (AP) — Louisiana National Guardsmen and other responders went door-to-door in areas around New Orleans on Wednesday as the region dug out from overnight tornadoes, with Gov. John Bel Edwards declaring a state of emergency and calling t...
