Articles from the April 12, 2020 edition
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Newton, Murdock unopposed in election filings
State legislators for Woods County were unopposed in election filings held Wednesday through Friday, April 8-10. Representative Carl Newton of Cherokee, a Republican, was the only candidate filing for District 58. Senator Casey Murdock of Felt, also...
Situation Update: COVID-19
As of this advisory at 7 a.m. on April 11, there are 1,868 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. There are an additional six deaths: Three in Cleveland County, two females and a male in the 65 and older age group. Two in Oklahoma County,...
No races in Woods County offices
The Woods County Election Board reported Friday that only one person filed for each of the county offices up for election. All filed for offices they currently occupy....
FLAGS FOR EASTER?
The local American Legion usually places flags in downtown Alva for the patriotic holidays like Veteran's Day or the 4th of July. Post 92 Commander Scotty Cox made the executive decision to place the...
Swimming Pool Survey
The Alva Swimming Pool Task Force is working to determine the fate of the Alva swimming pool. They are asking people to fill out an online survey by April 20. The survey is located at...
Deserted icons: Oklahoma City loses NCAA softball WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Last spring, Brandon Baker seized a rare chance to break out his rain playlist in front of nearly 10,000 people. Storms near USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium had knocked out the right field lights during the May 31 evening...
Average US gas price drops 14 cents over 2 weeks to $2.01
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline fell 14 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.01 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that gas prices have dropped 52 cents over...
Nebraska man stuck overnight in ditch after motorcycle crash
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A motorcyclist spent the night injured in a Nebraska ditch before first responders found him Sunday morning and took him to an Omaha hospital. Police and paramedics found the man, whose name has not been released, in a ditch...
Teachers share how they cope, miss students
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana students and teachers learned suddenly before dismissal on a Friday afternoon that schools would shut down for a month. It was jarring news, and on top of all the questions — Would there be distance learning? What...
Oklahoma coronavirus death toll rises to 96
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 approached 100 Sunday in Oklahoma as the state reported mores positive tests for the disease. Two more coronavirus deaths were reported Sunday by health officials, bringing the state death toll to...
Kansas unemployment numbers don't show the full picture
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — When Denise Romero was laid off four weeks ago from her job as a waitress at a family-owned restaurant in Wichita, she had little choice but to scramble to find some other way to put food on the table amid the coronavirus...
Exchange: Phoenix Zoo animals lonely due to lack of visitors
Phoenix (AP) — There's a lot less foot traffic at the Phoenix Zoo since it closed to the public last month due the new coronavirus outbreak, and its animals are feeling the impact. Zoo employees told the Arizona Republic that some of the animals...
Easter services limited in Kansas amid virus outbreak
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state Supreme Court ruling means Kansas religious services were limited to 10 people or fewer on Easter, typically the busiest day for Christian church attendance. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Sunday said she was "forced"...
Stores try to stay relevant while their doors are closed
NEW YORK (AP) — Long before there was a global coronavirus pandemic, brick-and-mortar retailers struggled to get people to walk through their doors instead of shopping online. Now those retailers are faced with an even more Herculean task: how to...
Smithfield closes South Dakota pork plant due to coronavirus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus — a step the head of the...
From people and firms desperate for aid, one question: When?
BALTIMORE (AP) — It's been two weeks since President Donald Trump signed into law a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will distribute money to struggling individuals and businesses. It feels like a lot longer than that to James Stearns of...
Milwaukee election officials' Zoom meeting briefly hacked
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An unidentified user briefly hacked into the Milwaukee Election Commission's Zoom meeting on Sunday and took over the screen to share graphic images, including vulgar words and pornography. The meeting, to discuss missing...
CDC: Mardi Gras may figure in count of Louisiana virus cases
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an influx of tourists for Mardi Gras in February may have been a reason why Louisiana experienced a higher rate of COVID-19 cases than other Southern states. In a report posted...
'SNL' returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks
NEW YORK (AP) — "Saturday Night Live" tried its first "quarantine version" of the comedy show, with Tom Hanks, one of the first celebrities to disclose he had the coronavirus, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show's entire cast phoning...
Police: Crash victim stole car of person who stopped to help
SHELTON, Conn. (AP) — The driver of a vehicle involved in a rollover crash early Saturday allegedly stole the car of a good Samaritan who stopped to help and was involved in a second crash, authorities said. Connecticut State Police troopers...
Kansas' Devon Dotson announces he's entering NBA draft
Kansas guard Devon Dotson is entering the NBA draft after leading the Big 12 Conference in scoring his sophomore season. "In basketball, this has always been my ultimate dream and my time at KU has prepared me," Dotson said Monday in a news release....
NFL, union approve virtual offseason workout program
The NFL and its players union have agreed to conduct "virtual" offseason workout programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic until every team is permitted to open its facilities. Teams can hold voluntary classroom instruction, workouts and non-football...
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces 1-For-200 Reverse Stock Split And Authorized Shares Reduction
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) (the "Company") today announced that, at a special meeting of shareholders of the Company held on April 13, 2020, its shareholders voted to approve: (i) a...
Federman & Sherwood Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.
OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 13, 2020-- Federman & Sherwood announces that on April 10, 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc...
Bond $1M for Kansas man in killings of girlfriend, her child
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge on Monday set a $1 million bond for a Kansas man charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her 8-year-old daughter, according to the Sedgwick County district attorney's office. Daniel...