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Happy Anniversary To Apr. 30: Mr. & Mrs. Dale Sample May 3: Mr. & Mrs. Jim London May 5: Mr. & Mrs. Larry Powers May 12: Mr. & Mrs. Loran Morris, Mr. & Mrs. Chad Grimes (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 800-305-2111)...
Happy Birthday To April 19: Cari Farrow April 20: Sheena Howland April 22: Josh Neese April 23: Dawni Rae Rader, Lonnie Bolar April 24: Robert Russell, Leih Armantrout, Abigail Olson, Michele Harmon April 25: Rod Ferguson, Gary Earnest, Ruth McCracken, David West, Wilene Welty April 26: Kelli Packwood, Mikala Pierce April 27: Steven Darr April 28: Matt Page, Billye Kniffin, Vic Burnham, Shila Wood, Cameron Page, Keely Summers April 29: Brandy Stewart, Christi Ferguson April 30: Christopher melkus, Vaughn Rader, Darla Harper May 3: Ethan...
On Sunday, April 14, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Easter Sunrise Service is April 21. Services are held south of Freedom on the bluffs. Watch for signs where to turn off Highway 50. Breakfast will be served at UMC after the Sunrise Service. Easter Church Service starts at 11 a.m. No Sunday school class on April 21. Invocation by Pastor Todd Finley Call to Worship: Psalm 16:5-11 led by Shirley Wagner Opening hymn: “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus” led by Debra Brown Affirmation: The...
The Woods County 4-H Fashion Revue and Impressive Dress Contest was held Sunday, April 7, 2019, at the Waynoka Multipurpose Building. Parents, grandparents and siblings of 4-H participants were present to watch as 4-H members modeled their garments. The judges for the event were Mary and Sherry Shklar. Special thanks to Waynoka Schools for hosting the event. The Fashion Revue Contest consisted of garments sewn by the Intermediate level 4-H member. The Impressive Dress portion of the contest... Full story
Blake Lee was named All-Star player for the Northern Conference at the Oklahoma North West Academic Conference (ONWAC) banquet on April 2. This is Lee's second time to earn this honor for Freedom Public School and to receive a letterman's patch. All stars are picked for the percentage of questions answered correctly throughout the seasons. Lee has acted as captain for FPS Academic High School Team for two years. Freedom ended the season tied for fourth place with Aline-Cleo. Other All-Stars in... Full story
About 30 Freedom High School students went to this year's prom. The theme this year was Grease, a reference to the popular 1978 teen movie. The junior class hosted the event and decorated the legion with old records, Coca Cola bottles, and a juke box. The dinner included hamburgers, fries and milkshakes.... Full story
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 17, 2019) – Oklahoma Christian thrower Maia Zeno was named Wednesday as the Great American Conference's women's field athlete of the week. Zeno, a senior from Heath, Texas, shined for the Eagles during Wichita State's K.T. Woodman Classic on Saturday in Wichita, Kan. Zeno finished second among 31 throwers in the hammer with a mark of 157 feet, 10 inches (48.12 meters), the second-best throw of her career. She beat six throwers from NCAA Division I schools. The GAC weekly award is the first of Zeno's career. She's the o...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech (11-5, 4-1 Great American Conference) battled for a valuable conference victory today against Oklahoma Baptist (8-13, 4-2 GAC), winning by a score of 4-3. NEXT UP The Golden Suns are back in action Friday, April 19, as they host Harding. Match time is 2 p.m. HOW IT HAPPENED Tech's No. 3 doubles Daniela Baez and Teresa Sanchez got the first doubles win, 6-1. Megan Bell and Katharina Drebka sealed the doubles point for Tech with their 6-3 win in the No. 2 spot. Sanchez earned the first singles point for Tech wit...
SEARCY – Harding won for the fourth time in its last five games with a 4-2 victory at home against Christian Brothers Tuesday night at Jerry Moore Field. Harding improved to 27-16 overall and awaits the arrival of Henderson State Friday for the beginning of a Great American Conference weekend series. The Bisons will enter the series in fourth place in the conference standings with the Reddies just back in fifth. The top six teams reach the GAC Tournament with each team having six games left to play. Christian Brothers dropped to 8-30 o...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed his first bill, rejecting a proposal sent to him by fellow Republicans to create a new 14-member panel meant to study home-based services. Stitt late Tuesday issued a veto message for the bill to create the Oklahoma Home- and Community-Based Services Ombudsman Task Force. The bill directed the group to study the issue, compile data and make recommendations to the governor and Legislature. Stitt says he supports the concept of helping recipients of this kind of care but wants to a...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The dancers are seated in a large circle as the music begins, one in a wheelchair. Their movements are slow at first — deep breathing, stretching, reaching. As the dance class progresses, so does the energy in the room. Torsos twist; toes tap. "I want to feel good. Express it," instructor Kathleen Redwine encourages the group. "Now, give my good feeling to everyone," she says, extending her arms into the circle. "Then bring it back." The University of Oklahoma School of Dance offers a free dance class for people with Par...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More people have moved out of Oklahoma in recent years than have moved in from other states, an indication of better job prospects in other parts of the country. The troubling shift has been noted especially among people of prime working age and with college educations, according to Chad Wilkerson, an economist and vice president at the Oklahoma City branch of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City. Wilkerson and research assistant Courtney Shupert reported on the trend in the latest issue of Oklahoma Economist. They f...
ENID, Okla. (AP) — A pair of Enid natives are preparing for a five-week, nine-country expedition through Europe to create an educational and interactive TV series tailor-made for Enid Public Schools students. "The Ancillary Explorers: Enid Escapes to the EU," is a planned 10-part series following the upcoming travels of creators Abby Grey and April Morrow, as they dive into unfamiliar cultures and customs, and seek to answer the burning questions posed by K-12 students keeping tabs back home. "They can't physically be there with us, but b...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has announced an increase in the reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man in Langston. The OSBI said Wednesday that a $10,000 reward is now being offered for information about the shooting that killed Brandon DuPree of Tulsa. The agency had previously announced a $1,000 reward for information about the October shooting. The OSBI says DuPree died after being shot Oct. 20, 2018, during a party near the Langston U...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A grand jury will assist state investigators looking into allegations of sexual misconduct by former University of Oklahoma President David Boren, the Oklahoma attorney general's office confirmed on Wednesday. The office said former U.S. Attorney Pat Ryan, who prosecuted the Oklahoma City bombing case, was appointed special counsel to its multicounty grand jury unit. Attorney General Mike Hunter stepped back from the investigation so his office could continue to represent the university in other matters, according to his s...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's attorney general is renewing his request that President Trump pardon for a former U.S. solider from Oklahoma convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner. Attorney General Mike Hunter supports a pardon for former Army Lt. Michael Behenna, first requesting one in February 2018. Behenna was convicted in 2009 of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone after killing a suspected al-Qaida terrorist. He was paroled in 2014 and remains on parole until 2024. In letters dated Monday to Trump and U.S. Attorney General William B...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Families of the victims of a mass shooting at a central Kansas lawn equipment factory in 2016 have won a $2 million legal settlement from a now-defunct pawnshop that sold the firearms to the shooter's girlfriend. The settlement of three lawsuits in Harvey County District Court was announced Wednesday by Brady, a national center against gun violence. It represented the wife and young son of one of three people who died in February 2016 at Excel Industries in Hesston, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Wichita. F...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new law gives Kansas counties the legal option of letting voters cast ballots at any polling site within their county, but spotty internet service and aging voting equipment is expected to curtail its availability in many places, election officials say. The legislation signed this week by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly aims to expand and improve voting opportunities in Kansas by giving local election officials the discretion to allow all registered voters on Election Day to cast their ballot at any polling place in their c...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Laura Kelly cannot file a brief in support of a law that would add about $90 million annually to public school funding. The governor on Monday asked the court for permission to file the brief in support of a bill she signed April 5. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the court said on Wednesday that such motions, called amicus briefs, must be filed 30 days before oral arguments in a case. The arguments on the latest effort to address school finance litigation are scheduled for M...
PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say three suspects in the destruction of a Kansas high school's band room are ages 8, 10 and 11. Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder said Wednesday any case against the children would be sealed because of their age. The Wichita Eagle reports a child under 10 cannot be charged and could instead be a child in need of care case. They are suspected of trashing the band room at Pretty Prairie High School during the weekend. Principal Kevin Hedrick said paint was thrown around, many of the i...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly has signed a bill that protects the identities of Kansas National Guard members who undergo counseling. The legislation signed by the governor on Wednesday is designed to encourage service members to seek help if needed. It will exempt counseling-related notes and records from open records requests and court proceedings. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the bill, which passed the House and Senate with nearly unanimous approval, comes after the Guard experienced three suicides in the last 18 months and n...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 42-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay about $384,000 restitution for stealing copper from his employer. District Attorney Marc Bennett said in a news release Tuesday that Matthew Belshe, of Wichita, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft. Belshe was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution to Kruse Corporation, Belshe's former employer, and Traveler's Insurance. Investigators say Belshe bought the copper pipe on company accounts and for four years, sold it to scrap d...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of "tactical guided weapon," in what may be an attempt to register displeasure with a deadlock in nuclear talks with the United States without causing those coveted negotiations to collapse. Leader Kim Jong Un observed the unspecified weapon being fired Wednesday by the Academy of Defense Science, the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency said. Kim was reported to have said "the development of the weapon system serves as an event of very weighty s...
