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Happy Anniversary To Aug. 30: Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Mitchell Sept. 1: Mr. & Mrs. Russ Stewart Sept. 3: Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Wares Sept. 4: Mr. & Mrs. Willie Williams (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call...

Happy Birthday To Aug. 30: Shane Thompson, Jerry Hale Aug. 31: Kendra Dillman, Dorothy McGill, Jack Wilson Sept. 1: Steve Welty, Zachary Bradt Sept. 2: Adam Adair, Crystal Page Sept. 3: Boyd Hughes, Hal Ferguson, Jennifer Kay Sept. 4: Mitchell...

The order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church on Sunday, Aug. 26, was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Invocation by Pastor Todd Finley Call to Worship – Psalm 36:5-10 led by Julie Russell Opening hymn “Nearer My God, To Thee” led by so...

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist women's cross country will begin the season as the No. 21 team in the country according the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) preseason national rankings. It is the first t...

LAWTON, Okla. – The starting middle hitter duo of Sofia Gruden and Elizabeth McVicker combined for 30 kills and seven blocks as they helped the SWOSU Volleyball outlast Cameron for a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night at Aggie Gym in Lawton. SWOSU took a...

FORT SMITH, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team was defeated by the Lions of UAFS Tuesday evening, by a final score of 3-0 . MATCH NOTES Final set scores from the match were 18-25, 18-25, and 20-25 in favor of the Lions...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Six Republican members of the Oklahoma House who opposed hiking taxes to improve teacher salaries lost their jobs in primary runoffs, adding momentum to a pro-education movement that previously ousted two other GOP legislators a...

POTEAU, Okla. (AP) — An independent coal-fired electricity generator and its about 100 employees in eastern Oklahoma face an uncertain future as the power market becomes more competitive. The AES Shady Point plant in Le Flore County could close as s...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions and 40-year prison sentence of a former Oklahoma missionary convicted of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday h...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Organizers of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon say they are changing the race's course to reflect development of new public projects and help unify the city. Race officials said Wednesday the 18-year-old marathon has o...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white Oklahoma law officer who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man says a "critical incident" class that she's been criticized for teaching isn't just about officer-involved shootings. Betty Shelby, a R...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Tulsa mortgage company owner won the GOP nomination in the race to become Oklahoma's next governor, setting up a November contest in which education will undoubtedly be a top issue. Kevin Stitt, a 45-year-old political newcomer...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State will finally unleash Jim Knowles' attacking 4-2-5 defense in the season opener Thursday night against Missouri State. Knowles was the defensive coordinator at Duke for seven years before joining the Cowboys d...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A teachers union has endorsed Democratic Sen. Laura Kelly in her bid for Kansas governor, casting her as an ally to education and warning her opponents will hurt schools. The National Education Association's Kansas chapter r...

ABILENE, Kan. (AP) — A man arrested in June in Pennsylvania on a Dickinson County warrant involving 150 counts of rape is back in Kansas. The Hays Post reports 44-year-old Eric Millsap, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, arrived in Abilene on Monday. D...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge says crews can begin tearing down a 17-story waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated when his raft went airborne. The Kansas City Star reports that Wyandotte County District Court Judge Robert B...

GALESBURG, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a farmer has found human remains while mowing a field in southeast Kansas. Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nichole Hamm said in a news release that the remains haven't been identified. They were f...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A United Nations report released Wednesday on four months of unrest in Nicaragua describes a comprehensive effort of repression by the government that extends from the streets to the courts. The report by the Office of the U.N. H...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A jury ruled Colorado State University did not break the law in its dealings with a former professor who sued the institution, accusing it of retaliation after she complained of sexual harassment. The Coloradoan reports t...