Articles from the September 26, 2019 edition
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Freedom anniversaries
Happy Anniversary To Oct. 11: Mr. & Mrs. Rod Bradt Oct. 17: Mr. & Mrs. Kenny Smith, Mr. & Mrs. David West Oct. 20: Mr. & Mrs. Ty Ferguson (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 800-305-2111)...
Freedom birthdays
Happy Birthday To Sept. 27: Vanessa Nailon Sept. 28: Donna Smith, Matt Bilyeu, Arlee Hope Reed Sept. 29: Zandi Rankin, Judy Smith Oct. 1: Zachary Craig, Christina Fisher Oct. 2: Nichole Costello, Chris Harris Oct. 3: Tera Darr, Jaden Lloyd Oct. 4:...
Freedom United Methodist Church news
On Sunday, Sept. 22, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Invocation by Pastor Todd Call to Worship: Psalm 122 led by Julie Russell Opening Hymn: “Marching to Zion” Affirmation of Faith...
Rangers Rodeo finds early-season success
ALVA, Okla. – As a freshman two seasons ago, Amber Scales earned her first intercollegiate barrel racing victory at the Colby (Kansas) Community College rodeo. While she didn’t gain the title in the northwest Kansas community this past weekend,...
Elementary XC students compete in Cherokee
For the past two years the Freedom School Cross Country team has been available to students in elementary through high school. Last Saturday some students on the team succeeded in Cherokee. Elementary...
Freshman, sophomore car wash slated
The Freedom sophomore and freshman classes will hold a car wash this Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Freedom School parking lot. Students will wash cars for donations and proceeds will go to their class fund. The students are...
Freedom students succeed at Woods County Fair
The Woods County Fair brought fellowship and fun to the residents of the area. It brought ribbons and success for Freedom students involved in art classes at Freedom, or involved in FACS, 4H, FCCLA...
Fair inspires Freedom students to create horseshoe art
Seniors Myles Nixon and Lance Bolar entered horseshoe figures into the Woods County Fair through FFA. Nixon took home first place and Champion Senior Horseshoe Figure Sweepstakes, Levi Weber took...
ECU's Mora Named GAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – East Central University redshirt senior Anna Mora has been named the Great American Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for Sept. 25. Mora finished 13th and helped the Tigers finish sixth at the 30th Annual...
Abortion rights group challenges proposed Oklahoma law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An abortion rights group is challenging a new law in Oklahoma that would allow doctors who perform medication abortions to face felony charges for not informing women about the possibility of reversing the process. The lawsuit...
RSU's Raquel Flores Shoots School Record to Lead Women's Golf's Record-Setting Day
AXTELL, Neb. – Sophomore Raquel Flores set a new school record with a 6-under par 66 on day two of the MIAA Fall Preview at Awarii Dunes to lead the way for Rogers State, which broke a team record, as both Flores and the Hillcats climbed the...
ATU's Klemm honored as GAC Golfer of the Week
USSELLVILLE, Ark. - After the first event of the 2019-20 season for the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns golf team, sophomore Jacqueline Klemm was honored by the Great American Conference as the league's Golfer of the Week, the conference office announced...
Springfield police arrest suspect in Oklahoma murder
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A man charged with murder in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was arrested in Springfield after a traffic stop. The U.S. Marshals Service sayus Nicholas Gibson was arrested Wednesday without incident in east Springfield after investigators...
Abortion rights group challenges proposed Oklahoma law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An abortion rights group is challenging a new law in Oklahoma that would allow doctors who perform medication abortions to face felony charges for not informing women about the possibility of reversing the process. The lawsuit...
Foul play not suspected in death of Oklahoma County inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Investigators say foul play is not suspected in the death of a 57-year-old female inmate at the Oklahoma County Jail. Officials say Dianne Annette Jones was found unresponsive in her jail cell on Monday night. Jones was taken...
Trial begins for Norman man accused of killing daughter
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A first-degree murder trial is underway in Norman for a man accused of fatally shooting his 22-year-old daughter in the face. The trial of 45-year-old Ronald Lee McMullen resumed Wednesday in Cleveland County District Court....
Oklahoma Army base memo warns of potential theater threat
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — A document prepared at a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma says officials have been alerted to "disturbing" online chatter about a potential mass shooting threat at a theater during next week's release of the movie "Joker," but it...
Oklahoma middle school football player dies following game
LEXINGTON, Okla. (AP) — A middle school football player in Oklahoma has died after competing in a game. Lexington High School football coach Dale Berglan told The Oklahoman that Riley Boatwright died Tuesday after playing a game in Stratford. A...
Stitt demands approval of agency requests for federal grants
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is demanding that all state agencies receive approval from his office before applying for federal grants or other outside funding. The Republican issued an executive order on Tuesday requiring...
Oklahoma couple offers free copies of Mueller report
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma couple has been giving away free copies of the investigative report on Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election to encourage civic engagement among their neighbors. The Department of Justice...
Kansas Rep. Davids backs 'first step' in impeaching Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids is supporting what she is calling a "first step" toward impeaching President Donald Trump. The freshman Democrat issued a statement Wednesday saying the House had "no other option" than to open an...
Sprint accused of taking millions
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — The federal government has accused Sprint Corp. of failing to provide service to low-income subscribers after accepting millions of dollars in subsidies to do so. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said...
Riley County man's trial in child's death ends in hung jury
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The trial of a Kansas man charged in an infant's death ended in a hung jury. The jury on Tuesday could not reach a unanimous verdict in the first-degree murder and child abuse trial of D'Khari Lyons of Manhattan. Lyons was...
2 middle school girls charged with racist attack on bus
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) — Two middle-school students face charges after the mother of a 10-year-old girl reported her daughter was beaten and subjected to racist taunts on a school bus in northern New York. Gouverneur village police charged two...
Judge: Teen should be tried for Colorado school shooting
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors have enough evidence for a Colorado teenager to be tried for a school shooting in a Denver suburb that killed one of his classmates and injured eight others, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Theresa Slade found...