Articles from the July 15, 2020 edition
Sorted by date Results 26 - 37 of 37
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. I...
Biden unveils $2 trillion climate plan with energy revamp
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America's energy industry, with a proposal to achieve entirely carbon pollution-free power by...
Cloud Conventions Launches 365 Program for Virtual Conferences, Trade Shows and Events
Cloud Conventions today announced Cloud Conventions 365 a new service for virtual conferences, trade shows and events that allows show and event sponsors access to an event portal year-round to manage virtual or hybrid events. Trade show operators,...
Jimmy Fallon, 'Tonight' show return to studio, sans audience
NEW YORK (AP) — The studio is largely empty, but Jimmy Fallon is out of his home and back to the "Tonight" show stage. The NBC late-night host returned to NBC's Rockefeller Center headquarters Monday, saying he hoped he could provide his audience w...
Prada headlines Milan's first Digital Fashion Week
MILAN (AP) — Prada headlined Day 1 of Milan's first Digital Fashion Week on Tuesday with a series of out-sourced videos and the apt subtitle ''the show that never happened.'' Luxury fashion is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic by moving runway s...
AAHN's Place foster care facility again discussed at town meeting in Kiowa
An estimated 50 to 60 people attended a town hall meeting at South Barber High School in Kiowa, Kansas, July 8. The subject regarded AAHN's Place, a foster care facility that is two years old in Wellington, Kansas. Now the owner, Derrick Prichard,...
Legion Rider Ronald James gives Fourth of July salute to veterans at Hardtner Parade
A true patriot, Legion Rider from Post 69 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Ronald James stepped off his motorcycle to offer a tribute to veterans as the highlight of Hardtner's Fourth of July Parade....
Two coronavirus cases confirmed in Freedom
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reports two additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Woods County. The two new cases are located in the zip code associated with Freedom. This raises the Woods County count to 11 with seven recovered....
AUGUSTINE 'AUGIE' HORATIO LEDESMA
Augustine was born on August 28, 1934, to Bartolo and Juana (Martinez) Ledesma in Avard, Oklahoma. He passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas, at the...
CECIL DEAN SHAFER
Cecil Dean Shafer, son of Raymond Mitchell and Beulah Estella (Arndt) was born in Alva, Oklahoma, on October 17, 1938. He passed away on July 9, 2020, at the age of 81 years, 8 months and 22 days. Cecil was a graduate of Alva High School. He married...
JEWEL ELAINE BULLARD DAVISON LEDOU, 'THE 'MAYOR'
Jewel was born on March 12, 1936, in Fairview, Oklahoma, to Charles Ambrose Bullard and Sarah Olive (Bays) Bullard, Jewel graduated from the Dacoma School System. While in high school she was...
CORRECTED: Cherokee School Board approves school reopening plan
(Ed note: The story “Cherokee School Board Approves School Opening Plan,” which ran in the July 15 Newsgram, incorrectly reported that the reopening plan as approved by the board included a requirement to wear face masks. That portion of the reo... Full story