Articles from the March 31, 2021 edition
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Biden rolls out diverse first slate of judicial nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated a racially diverse and overwhelmingly female group to federal and other judgeships, including three Black women for the U.S. courts of appeals, one pathway to the Supreme Court. Biden...
Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks
MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand (AP) — Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, deepened Tuesday with new air attacks by the military that se...
Burlington extends early administrative contract to incoming superintendent
Burlington's Board of Education held a brief special meeting in March. The item of business regarded the newly hired superintendent Kevin Brown who is to start this summer with the retirement of Dr. Stacey Croft, effective at the end of June. The...
Fire Chief Rieger honored, earns financial gift for Amorita/Byron Fire and Rescue
Amorita/Byron Fire and Rescue Chief Brad Rieger had a nice surprise recently. He received the Enable Midstream Safety Partner Award through the OKC Thunder. This meant he'll receive a Thunder prize...
SB Drama Class to present a murder/mystery April 10 and 11
Usually the South Barber Drama Class brings the public a play performance that has everyone dying laughing. Not this time; the audience will be dying to know who the killer is. Director Meagan Henry...
Cherokee School Board hears sobering financial news; sets date for staff reductions hearing
The Cherokee School Board held a special meeting Thursday, March 25, to set the date and time for a public hearing about the six positions Superintendent Bryce Schanbacher and his team have identified as those that will have to be eliminated. Before...
Municipal elections next Tuesday
The April 6 election in Oklahoma is less than a week away. There are races in three Woods County municipalities. For a look at what will be on the ballot in your area, go to the Oklahoma Election Board website and click on the Next Election for...
ELIZABETH ELLEN WARWICK GRICE
Funeral service for Elizabeth Ellen Warwick Grice will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hardtner, Kansas. A private family farewell will be held at...
DIANA RUTH HUNT
Diana was born on January 5, 1951 in Ft. Worth, Texas, and passed away at her home in Alva, Oklahoma, on March 29, 2021, at the age of 70. Services will be at a later date. Online condolences may be made at whartonfuneralchapel.co...
Freedom birthdays
Happy Birthday To April 1: Monte Hepner, Travis Olson April 2: Kameron Wilson, Eileen Gay, Colleen McGinley, Lisa Hepner April 3: Joshua Shreeve, Chuck Armantrout, Kaylin Ledford, Sherrie Kornele, Erin Ledford April 5: Darla Wise, Kevin Harris April...
Freedom anniversaries
Happy Anniversary To April 4: Mr. & Mrs. Ron Isenbart April 7: Mr. & Mrs. Pat McGinley, Mr. & Mrs. Dean Welty, Mr. & Mrs. Mark Nixon April 13: Mr. & Mrs. Travis Bradt April 30: Mr. & Mrs. Dale Sample (Note: Send corrections, additions to:...
Freedom United Methodist Church news
On Sunday, March 28, the sixth Sunday of Lent, 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. Easter Sunrise Ser...
Freedom candidate profile: Concha Herrera
Concha Herrera's expansive understanding of the culture and economic situation throughout northwest Oklahoma, she believes, makes her an asset to the town on the board of trustees. Herrera grew up in Freedom and attended school there (she spoke of...
Munsell collects 1st college title
ALVA, Okla. – The surname Munsell is almost as popular in Alva as it is in Arnett, Oklahoma. Over the years, the same Munsell clan has made a second home in this town of 5,100 while attending...
Oklahoma governor signs 2 education bills despite opposition
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday quickly signed into law two public education measures that were approved by the Legislature despite bipartisan opposition. Stitt signed a Senate bill that makes it easier for students to...
GOP lawmakers advance measure to tighten Kansas voting laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are joining GOP colleagues nationwide in trying to tighten voting laws, advancing a measure Wednesday that would make it harder for churches, civic groups, neighbors and candidates to collect and r...
Wichita police say officer shot woman after she pointed gun
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman was shot by a Wichita police officer Wednesday after she pointed a handgun at the officer's partner, authorities said. Officers were investigating a report of a stolen vehicle at a Red Roof Inn in east Wichita when the...
GOP says pandemic justifies special tracing rules in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers argue that a pandemic justifies special rules in Kansas for protecting the privacy of people exposed to COVID-19 and on Wednesday advanced a proposal to preserve those rules over public health groups' object...
Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, 'probably on something'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the Black man's neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Floyd was "a sizable guy" and "probably on something," according to...
'Cool but weird.' Macy's store transformed into school
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Students who once shopped at a downtown mall in Burlington, Vermont, are now attending high school in the former Macy's department store, with gleaming white tile floors and escalators whisking them to and from classes. The D...
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check
A batch of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can't be used, the drug giant said Wednesday. The drugmaker didn't say how many doses were lost, and it wasn't clear how the problem would impact future deliveries. A...
Gaetz staying on Judiciary panel, despite investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent, outspoken conservative and a close ally of former President Donald Trump who has been under federal investigation for a former relationship, would lose his House seat if convicted of a...
Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to 'win the future'
PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden outlined a huge $2.3 trillion plan Wednesday to reengineer the nation's infrastructure in what he billed as "a once-in-a-generation investment in America" that would undo his predecessor's signature...