Articles from the October 20, 2023 edition
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Alva Utility Authority receives $5,835,000 loan from the OWRB for water improvements
OKLAHOMA CITY – Alva Utility Authority (Authority) received approval for a $5,835,000 Financial Assistance Program (FAP) loan Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB). The authority will use these proceeds to replace its ground storage...
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Alva City Council approves gap funding for swimming pool
The Alva City Council meeting was well attended Monday night. All council members were present, and about 20 people were in the audience. A dozen or more of those were gathered to show support for... Full story
Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US's first public religious school
Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would viola...
Kansas is poised to boost legislators' pay by $28,000 in 2025, nearly doubling it
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to nearly double its lawmakers' pay in 2025 in hopes of attracting more diverse members, only months after the Legislature boosted the salaries of other state officials. A commission created by the R...
Stranded on the Eiffel Tower, a couple decide to wed, with an AP reporter there to tell the story
PARIS (AP) — Police arrested a man climbing Thursday on the Eiffel Tower, leading to visitors being temporarily stranded at the summit — including a reporter for The Associated Press and a Washington, D.C., couple who decided during the wait to get...
Egypt's border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off in the wake of Hamas' bloody r...
Evacuees live nomadic life after Maui wildfire as housing shortage intensifies and tourists return
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Charles Nahale spent a restless night trying to sleep in the back seat of his pickup truck after a wildfire destroyed his home and the town of Lahaina. The next two nights weren't much better: The singer and guitarist put h...
AP visual analysis: Rocket from Gaza appeared to go astray, likely caused deadly hospital explosion
Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, a volley of rockets lit up the darkened sky over Gaza. Videos analyzed by The Associated Press show one veering off course, breaking up in the air before crashing to the ground. Seconds later, the videos show a large...
The father of American teenage hostage freed by Hamas says she is 'doing very good'
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan said Friday she's doing well following two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas and held in Gaza. Uri Raanan of Illinois told T...
House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. T...
