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 By Marione Martin    Local    April 21, 2019

Alva man charged with sexual battery

An Alva man has been charged with sexual battery involving an 18-year-old who was cleaning his house. Robert Scott Baker, 60, of Alva, is charged with felony sexual battery. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years. Court records... Full story

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 21, 2019

'It's got a heavy price tag'

Three people spoke to the Alva City Council during a hearing on the municipal swimming pool Monday. Mayor Kelly Parker gave some background on the closing of the pool and asked for public input. "The... Full story

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 21, 2019

Legislators discuss issues at Alva Chamber coffee

The Alva Chamber Coffee was held Friday morning at Share Medical Center in Alva. Guests were treated to a delicious breakfast buffet while they settled in to listen to local legislators discuss the... Full story

 

Alva celebrates Easter on the Square

Alva Easter egg hunt started at 10 a.m. Saturday, where hundreds of kids of all ages raced to grab the prized eggs. On the other side of the square was the egg drop, in which people lined up to try... Full story

 

OBU Sweeps East Central in Weekend Series

Shawnee – Oklahoma Baptist sweeps series with East Central with high offense on senior day. The Bison run-ruled the first game with a 14-4 victory. OBU then put up 16 in a wild game two, defeating ECU 16-8. In game one OBU came out strong o...

 

Track: Bison Capture First GAC Outdoor Title

SHAWNEE – The OBU men's track and field team claimed its first Great American Conference outdoor championship Saturday on its home turf. The Bison scored 201 total points to overtake defending champion Southern Arkansas for the league crown. OBU's t...

 

Slow Start Dooms SNU in Loss to SWOSU

BETHANY - An eight run first inning put the Southern Nazarene in a hole they could not climb out of as they dropped the series finale to the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs by the score of 17-6 (7) on Saturday afternoon at Feland Field. The...

 

SWOSU Softball Picks up Split on Senior Day

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Bulldog Softball bounced back from a run-rule defeat and claimed a x-x victory on Saturday to pick up a split against Southern Nazarene in a four-game conference series. With the outcome, SWOSU improves to 21-29 on the year w...

 

Wonder Boys drop doubleheader to Boll Weevils

MONTICELLO, Ark. – Jonathon Arrieta had a three home run game with eight RBIs and a grand slam and Zack Kesterson turned in a four-hit day but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (27-18, 19-10 GAC) came up short against No. 13 A...

 

Golden Suns finish series sweep of UAM

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.– Megan Goodnight and Tymber Riley both collected four hits on the afternoon, as the No. 24 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team's offense exploded in a pair of run-rule wins over Arkansas-Monticello (23-23, 16-22 Great A...

 

Harding Women Win GAC Track and Field Championship

SHAWNEE, Okla. – Harding claimed the Great American Conference Women's Track & Field Championship title for the third time in four years as they edged Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday at Eddie Hurt Jr. Memorial Track to reclaim the top spot. Chelsea H...

 

Myers' Blast Lifts HSU to Series Win at Harding

SEARCY, Ark. — Needing a win to keep pace in an ever-tightening race to the Great American Conference Tournament, Henderson State picked up one of its biggest of the season in the finale on Saturday, as the Reddies held off a late Harding charge to c...

 

Reddies Defeat Harding 4-1 on Senior Day

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – In the last game of the last home series of the season, Henderson State was led by seniors Michelle Sorensen and Nadia Ballarin, and defeated the Harding Lady Bisons 4-1 to split the four-game set. Celebrating senior weekend, Sore...

 
 By Nick Bushart    Sports    April 21, 2019

Bo Sutton Highlights Series Finale with SAU

MAGNOLIA, Ark. - Tiger Baseball took the early lead in game one, but fell in the end 7-4. The Tigers then forfeited their lead late in game two losing 4-3 to the Muleriders. Bo Sutton led the Tigers from the plate as he went 4-8 including a double...

 
 By Josh Salim    Sports    April 21, 2019

Moyer Shines in Final Day Against SAU

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Kyndal Moyer went 2 for 5 at the plate and scored the lone run in the final two games against Southern Arkansas University. Game Three: In game three of the series, the Muleriders plated nine runs between the second through fourth...

 

Muleriders take both ends of Saturday's twin bill with Ouachita; win seventh GAC series

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – After losing a two-run lead late to drop Friday evening's series opener with Ouachita, the Southern Arkansas Baseball team bounced back on Saturday as the Muleriders took both ends of the afternoon's twin bill to win their seventh G...

 
 By Nick Rackley    Sports    April 21, 2019

#11 SAU Softball hits six home runs en route to sweep of Tigers

Arkadelphia, Ark. – The SAU Softball team took care of business on Saturday, not falling victim to a lack of offense that saw them eke out a game one 1-0 win over Marisa Butler and Ouachita despite being no-hit. The Muleriders got to Butler early i...

 

Oklahoma woman accused of starving kids, feeding them feces

JAY, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma mother has been charged with child neglect, accused of starving her children and feeding them dog feces. The Tulsa World reports that 34-year-old Mary Elizabeth Moore was charged in Delaware County court this month. T...

 

2 people, including child, killed in Oklahoma police pursuit

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma City say a police pursuit has ended in the deaths of two people, including a child. Authorities say the victims died Friday when their vehicle was struck by a stolen pickup truck being pursued by police on t...

 

Oklahoma lawmakers concerned over nomination to OU regents

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointment of an Oklahoma businessman to fill a vacant seat on the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents has raised concerns among some members of the state Senate. Stitt has nominated Oklahoma b...

 

Oklahoma governor signs bill hiking turnpike, highway speeds

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation that increases speed limits on Oklahoma turnpikes and some state highways has been signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt. The bill signed by Stitt Thursday increases turnpike speed limits from 75 to 80 mph and from 7...

 

Zookeeper hospitalized after tiger attack at Topeka Zoo

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in northeastern Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, when a Sumatran tiger named Sanjiv tackled the worker i...

 

Kansas couple designs covered wagons for 'glamping'

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas couple is turning the concept of covered wagons that pioneers once used to journey west into a luxury experience for campers who want to enjoy nature without sacrificing the comforts of electricity and spacious beds. D...

 

5-year-old Michigan boy calls 911 to ask for McDonalds

WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — A 5-year-old Michigan boy had a craving for McDonald's but his grandmother was sleeping so he called 911 and made a request. WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids reports Iziah Hall of Wyoming asked the dispatcher: "Can you bring me M...

 

Armed civilian border group member arrested in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man belonging to an armed group that has detained Central American families near the U.S.-Mexico border was arrested Saturday in a border community on a criminal complaint accusing him of being a felon in p...

 

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