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SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Willie Nelson 's Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area. The country luminary's mostly annual mega-concert, hosted in his native Texas for most of its 50-year-history, will be held for the first time in the Northeast this July, with a bill that includes Bob Dylan and the duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. The open air amphitheater is just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The lineup also includes Mavis Staples, Maren Mo...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Approaching the end of her stellar playing career at Indiana, Mackenzie Holmes put together an appropriate finish to her final game at Assembly Hall. In the waning minutes Monday night, Holmes demanded the ball. And the two-time All-American delivered. She scored 29 points, including six straight during a crucial stretch late in the game, and No. 4 seed Indiana topped fifth-seeded Oklahoma 75-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Moments after the Hoosiers improved to 17-0 at home this season, Holmes ran i...
Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds and to occasionally infect people. The virus is affecting older dairy cows in those states and in New Mexico, causing decreased lactation and low appetite. It comes a week after officials in Minnesota announced that goats on a farm where there had been an outbreak of bird flu among poultry were diag...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored Southern California's first seven points of the game, giving her team a shot of confidence. The stellar freshman finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and the top-seeded Trojans led all the way in defeating Kansas 73-55 on Monday night to reach the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament. Watkins raced over to the student section at Galen Center and high-fived her way down the front row in celebration, wearing the scratch on her face like a badge of honor. "I really wouldn't want to be a...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — For years, pinning down the source of a bill in the Kansas Legislature could be a chore for lawmakers' constituents. Committees sponsor almost 85% of the proposals, so finding the group or lobbyist responsible could require questioning multiple lawmakers or, in recent years, reviewing YouTube videos of meetings. But this year, the Kansas House is making it a little easier for the state's residents to find out who wants what from its members. Besides a number and official sponsor, each bill now lists who asked for it, be i...
FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters in southern New Jersey came to the rescue of a dog who got stuck in a spare tire. The Franklinville Volunteer Fire Company crew found Daisy, an 11-month-old yellow Labrador, when they responded to a Franklin Township home last Thursday. Her neck was deep in the middle of the tire rim, and the firefighters worked quickly to devise a rescue plan while attempting to keep Daisy calm. Lt. Brandon Volpe told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the crew first used dish soap and water but couldn't free the dog, who wa...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become "a dead play" and make it an integral part of the game again. "We feel this is a great day for the NFL," said Saints special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, who was heavily involved in creating the framework for the new hybrid kickoff. The major overhaul to special teams — which has been in the works for years — takes elements of the kickoff rules used in the XFL and tweaks them for use in the NFL...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will promote their health care agenda on Tuesday in North Carolina, a battleground state that Democrats hope to flip in their favor after falling short to Donald Trump in the last two presidential elections. Fourteen years after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has sometimes found himself on the defensive when it comes to immigration or the economy. R...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. In nearly 90 minutes of arguments, a consensus appeared to emerge that the abortion opponents who challenged the FDA's approval of the medication, mifepristone, and subsequent actions to ease access to it lack the legal right, or standing, to sue. Such a decision would leave t...
Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, when the candidate filing period opens, the Secretary of the Woods County Election Board said today. Candidates for state offices file with the Secretary of the State Election Board. Candidates for county offices file with the Secretary of the County Election Board. Woods County Election Board Secretary Holly Blevins said the following offices are expected to be filled this year: County Commissioners District #2, County Clerk, Court Clerk, County Sheriff. Filing forms...
Real Estate Transfers Book 897, page 893: The Danny Lee Nelson and Julianne L. Nelson Revocable Living Trust conveys unto The Forrest H. Nelson Trust. UND half interest in the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 20, Township 27N, Range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit claim deed. Book 897, page 897: The Diane Kay Miller Revocable Inter Vivos Trust conveys unto the Forrest H. Nelson Trust. UND half interest in the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 20, Township 27N, Range 11, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Quit...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 During this day were four traffic stops. 9:11 a.m. – Report of a semi vs. pickup accident on US-64 and County Road 540. No medical transport needed. 3:52 p.m. – Caller advised a male was at her home yelling and screaming in their friend’s face about her dog coming after him and threatening to kill the dog. Dispatch could hear the male yelling in the background. 5:18 p.m. – Medic needed in the 200 block of 6th Street for a female who was unresponsive. Medic en route. No transport needed. 5:27 p.m. – Caller advised t...
There wasn’t much on the agenda for the Woods County Commissioners’ meeting Monday. However, the commissioners had to sign lots of documents. Chairman Randy McMurphy opened the meeting with Commissioners David Hamil and John Smiley present. County Clerk Shelley Reed also attended. Donnie Head of Circuit Engineering District #8 presented a report on bridge inspections in District 3. He said there was a bunch of channel work but nothing major. The commissioners approved his report and the inv...
Monday's Alfalfa County commissioner meeting was brief. Garret Johnson was absent, but Mike Roach and Nate Ross handled the short agenda. They removed Justin Lucas as a Cherokee Rescue receiving officer and appointed Darren Lancaster. For Alfalfa County's OSU Extension office, they removed Megan Ferrel as a requisitioning officer and designated Erin Metcalf. Roach and Ross signed the $2,500 Quarter 2 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG) for FY 23 and approved a private property access easement in District 2 at the NE½ of...
In the past two weeks, many FFA members showed at the Oklahoma Youth Expo and represented Waynoka well. OYE is the largest youth expo in the world. Every March, more than 7,000 4-H and FFA members bring more than 13,000 head of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats to Oklahoma City. Cattle Heifers: Morris Litzenberger placed second in class with his Simmental heifer. Jake Inman placed first in class with his Shorthorn Plus heifer. Rholton Bouziden placed second in class with both Percentage Simmental heifers. Rhiata Bouziden placed second in class...
Forrest Everett LeCrone Sr. was born May 01, 1928, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, at the family farm to Emery and Beulah LeCrone. He was the first born of seven children. He went to be with his Lord on March 19, 2024, in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 96 years, 10 months, 18 days after battling cancer. He never complained about pain; he would just say "God won't give us more than we can handle." He went to school in Laverne, Oklahoma, then Rosston, Oklahoma. He was saved at age 9, then again at 81 y...
Ruth Ann Maxwell Gatz, "Ruthie," 83, peacefully graduated to Heaven on March 12, 2024, in Richmond, Texas. She was born on December 6, 1940, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Marshall Rhodes Maxwell and Evelyn Florence (Baum) Maxwell. Ruth Ann was the middle sister to Alycen and Lucille Maxwell. They were all three very accomplished musicians and pianists. In addition to being a talented pianist, Ruth Ann also loved to sing, dance, play the flute and perform in theatre. She was very busy as a high school...
Funeral services for Vickie Rhoades will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Bible Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Crysel and Rev. John Clapp officiating. Interment will follow at the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home. There will be a visitation with family present 9-11 a.m. Thursday morning. Vickie Rhoades, daughter of the late Victor Aldof and Edna (Christiansen) Benning, was born July 9, 1943, at Worthington, Minnesota, and passed away surrounded...
Leaders in the small communities of Hardtner, Hazelton and Kiowa, Kansas, are in agreement to work together as the newly formed South Barber Area Chamber of Commerce. Gayle McNett, president of the new chamber of commerce, said that Hazelton Mayor Tom Traylor; Hardtner Mayor Denise Donaldson; and Megan Meyer, a Hardtner citizen who is active with the Hardtner Community Center, all serve on the new chamber of commerce’s current board of directors. Other members of those communities have attended monthly meetings and begun to be involved as w...
Woods County OSU Extension, in partnership with Northwest Technology Center in Alva, will be offering a series of Computer Basics courses beginning on Tuesday, April 2. These classes are offered free of charge, but space will be limited. Participants attending these courses will learn about the basics of computers, internet and email usage, file management, cyber security, and video conferencing. These courses are suitable for beginner-level computer users of any age. Please call Northwest Technology Center at 580-327-0344 to register for...
After hours upon hours of practice and tweaking performance and gaining experience at numerous competitions, South Barber's forensics team has seven students who have qualified so far for the state championship in May. South Barber High School (SBHS) Forensics Coach Meagan Henry said the team is nearing the end of the regular competition season. They host the Heart of the Plains League tournament on Tuesday, April 2, and then compete at the South Central Last Chance meet on Thursday, April 4. At this point, seven students are qualified for the...
The AARP magazine that arrived in the mail this morning had a front cover headline extolling the joys of living alone from a GenX viewpoint. One of the advantages I’ve found, as a member of the Boomer Generation, is sole control of the TV remote. Since my late husband didn’t have much free time to watch TV, I always gave him first option to the remote. This resulted in my watching football games and news shows more frequently than when I’m on my own. Now I find myself with limited time for T...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas advanced proposals Wednesday aimed at preventing individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries from owning farmland or business property, limiting state investments in foreign companies and restricting the use of foreign-made drones. Some GOP conservatives, including state Attorney General Kris Kobach, want the state to enact even tougher restrictions, even as Democratic critics suggest the measures are fueled by xenophobia. Kansas already limits corporate ownership of a...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media. The Murrieta Police Department has been using Lego heads and emojis to cover people's faces in posts on social sites since at least early 2023. But the altered photos went viral last week after the department posted a statement about its policy, prompting several news articles and, later, the request from Lego. "Why the c...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators began collecting evidence from the cargo ship that plowed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, while in the waters below divers searched through twisted metal for six construction workers who plunged into the harbor. The bodies of two were recovered Wednesday, and the others were presumed dead. The bodies of the two men, ages 35 and 26, were located by divers inside a red pickup submerged in about 25 feet of water near the bridge's middle span, Col. Roland L. Butler Jr., s...
