Articles from the May 3, 2017 edition
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KAREN HOUSTON
Funeral service for Karen Houston of Anthony, Kansas, will be Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Lanman Funeral Home Chapel in Kiowa, Kansas. Burial will be in Hardtner-Elwood Cemetery. At Karen’s request, there will be no viewing. Online c...
NORMA AVALON HUFFORD
Funeral services for Norma Avalon Hufford will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Green Valley Free Methodist Church with Pastor Dave Keller officiating. Interment will be in the Carmen...
RICKIE 'RICK' LYNN FAILES
CLEO SPRINGS – A celebration of life potluck dinner will be Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 4 p.m. at Cleo Springs Camp House. Bring your favorite dish and share your memories of Rick. At his request, Rick’s body was donated to OU for medical res...
XENIA M. 'XIE' GALLAUGHER
Xenia Mae "Xie" Gallaugher, 82, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, died, Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge. She was born on November 22, 1934, in Capron, Oklahoma,...
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Lynn Says
The Alva Kiwanis club had to postpone their annual Little Olympics last Saturday because of the 2–2.5 inches of rain we had in Woods County. The rain date for the event had already been selected, w...
SE Punches Ticket to National Finals With Win
DURANT, Okla. – No. 23 Southeastern women's tennis punched its first ever ticket to the NCAA National Finals Tournament after downing No. 21 Southwest Baptist 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon in the Central Region 2 Final at the Southeastern Tennis Complex....
After loss at Rogers State, Eagles must sit and wait
CLAREMORE, Okla. (May 1, 2017) – Oklahoma Christian's perilous potential postseason hopes became even more so on Monday afternoon at the Diamond Sports Complex. OC closed the regular season with a 15-3 loss to Rogers State, a result that damaged the...
Devon Energy to sell $1 billion in assets
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Devon Energy Corp. plans to sell off $1 billion worth of assets to focus more on drilling in Oklahoma, west Texas and New Mexico. The company said on Tuesday that the sales are expected to be completed during the next 18 m...
Girl wounded in 2007 shooting dies, case now a homicide
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say a girl who was nearly 9-months-old when she was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Oklahoma City more than 10 years ago has died and the case is now considered a homicide. Police said Tuesday that Isjanna McKay James d...
Oklahoma gang member accepts plea in Joplin man's murder
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A man whose original conviction for a Joplin murder was overturned by the Missouri Supreme Court accepted a plea deal that will send him to prison for 20 years. Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Hartman entered Alford pleas Monday to s...
Oklahoma transportation officials suspend highway projects
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma transportation officials have suspended construction on about a dozen highway projects, citing uncertainties with the state's budget. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission voted to defer action Monday on the award of n...
Oklahoma author awarded ownership of microfilm lunar Bibles
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Texas state agency has withdrawn its ownership claim to 10 microfilm Bibles that Apollo astronauts took into space, ceding them to an author who says they were left to her by a NASA chaplain who helped send the tiny books i...
Oklahoma House passes professional sporting event ticket fee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation that imposes a fee on tickets for Oklahoma City Thunder games and other professional sporting events has been approved by the Oklahoma House. The House voted 69-20 for the measure Tuesday and sent it to the Senate f...
Funds raised for Oklahoma official with felony charges
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A special committee has raised $75,500 to help an Oklahoma schools superintendent who was charged in November with four felony counts involving her 2014 campaign. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2pU6wO8 ) reports the Joy H...
Oklahoma House passes standard deduction revenue measure
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House has narrowly approved legislation that would limit the state income tax standard deduction. House members voted 51-44 for the bill Tuesday and sent it to the state Senate for consideration. The bill by R...
10 charged after marijuana is found in child's Easter basket
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in Oklahoma say 10 people have been charged with drug-related offenses after a marijuana cigarette found inside a child's Easter basket at a school led police to a home were marijuana was growing. The Shawnee N...
Desire to boost schools pushes Kansas toward bigger tax hike
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bipartisan support for higher spending on public schools pushed Kansas legislators Tuesday to be more aggressive about the income tax increases they're already considering to fix the state budget. Top Republicans abruptly s...
Path forward uncertain for Kansas concealed carry opponents
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers who want to keep concealed guns out of state hospitals have yet to settle on a path forward, though they've likely ruled out spending $24 million to secure the facilities. Spending committees in the House and S...
Spring blizzard worries many wheat farmers in western Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A recent late-spring blizzard could prove to be disastrous for farmers in far western Kansas. Some western Kansas farmers are reporting that much of their wheat was damaged or killed by the weight of wet snow over the weekend, t...
Kansas college ends journalism classes prematurely
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Some Hutchinson Community College journalism classes have ended prematurely and the student newspaper will not publish its final issue of the semester in the wake of its adviser's suspension. Alan Montgomery, faculty a...
