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In his first epistle, the Apostle John has a lot to say about our relationship with God, which he describes as a relationship based on love, specifically God’s love for us. He writes that “we love him because he first loved us.” Our love for God is merely a response to his love for us, because, as John says, he loved us first. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul tells us that God loved us while we were sinners, highlighting the fact that his love for us, and our relationship with him, is not based on our actions or performance, but solely upon his l...
Happy Anniversary To Oct. 28: Mr. & Mrs. Don Lenhart Oct. 29: Mr. & Mrs. Roger Mitchell Nov. 6: Mr. & Mrs. Monte Hepner Nov. 15: Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reutlinger (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 580-327-2200)...
Happy Birthday To Oct. 21: Steve Pierce Oct. 22: LeRoy Burks, Nancy Harger, Charles McIver, Reia Lenhart, Peyton Hughes Oct. 23: Raye Lynn Hughes Oct. 24: Dolores Holbrook Oct. 25: Sabrina Bowers Oct. 26: Tommy Bradt, Maxine Tinker Oct. 27: Allyson Wimmer Oct. 28: Dennis Schroeder, Deb London, Matthew Bixler, Betsy Williams Oct. 30: Monte Wilson, Cindy Reed Oct. 31: Gene Vogt, Jack Bowers, Megan Walker Nov. 1: Eric Smith, Donna Hurt, Maria Murray Nov. 2: Deano Farrow, Rose Blunk Nov. 3: Brenda Daughhetee Nov. 4: Tori Beth Wise Nov. 5: Adele...
The Woods County commissioners have named five people to the 522 EMS Board. Ambulance directors from Alva, Freedom and Waynoka participated in selecting the five from those who submitted applications. Monday the county commissioners voted to approve Brett Smith, Matt Sutter, Arden Chaffee, Linda Hutchison and Joe Phillips to the board. Once a meeting is set, the board members will decide where and how often to meet, probably quarterly. Commission Chairman Randy McMurphy said the board meetings w...
On Sunday, Oct. 17, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Announcement: We are on Facebook live at 11 a.m. Our Facebook page is Freedom United Methodist Church. Invocation by Pastor Todd Call to Worship – Psalm 43 led by Debbie Brown Opening Hymn – “I Love to Tell the Story” led by Debra Brown Affirmation of Faith led by Pastor Todd Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace – “Rescue the Perishing” Offertory Prayer Presenting our Tithes and Gifts – Usher Arly and Jan Eden Doxology Children’s Moment Holy Scripture: M...
Friday, Oct. 22: High school football with Fairview at Mooreland, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23: Freedom Public School Carnival Friday, Oct. 29: High school football at Hooker, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1: Elementary/junior high basketball vs. Taloga at Aline, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3: Iron Talons robotics meeting, 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4: Elementary/junior high basketball vs Burlington at Aline, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5: High school football at Sayre, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5: Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) Monday, Nov. 8: Junior high...
Funeral services for Johnnie Sue Olson will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Freedom High School Auditorium. Johnnie Sue joined the Forbes Family (with sisters Billie and Jerrie, and brothers Tom and Joe) on May 23, 1936. She became an older sister to brother Bob a few years later. The Forbes Family matriarch was a single mother – Beulah "Toots." Times were tough for the Forbes in the late '30s and most of the '40s. Johnnie Sue attended Buffalo schools where she e...
The Town of Freedom held its regular monthly meeting of the board of trustees Wednesday, Oct. 13. New board member Michelle Shelite was there, as was Mayor Kama Luddington. Trustee Matt Bixler was absent. County Clerk Cindy Reed and attorney Drew Cunningham were also at the table. There were no public comments. After some discussion identifying the purpose of various accounts and what 522 referred to in the past meeting minutes (the number identifies ambulance funds), the meeting minutes were approved, as were purchase orders for the general,... Full story
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A Seminole man who was a member of a Native American prison gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges connected to separate homicides, federal prosecutors announced. Matthew Onesimo Armstrong, 32, a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and to using a firearm during a crime of violence in connection with the May 2015 killing of Scotty Candler. Another man, John Douglas Knight, has been charged with killing Candler, and a jury trial in that case is set for January. A...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Audubon of Kansas over water rights at the Quivira Wildlife Refuge in central Kansas. Audubon sued the U.S. Department of Interior and other federal and state agencies in January, alleging they had not protected senior water rights at the 22,135-acre refuge near the town of Stafford. U.S. District Judge Holly Teeter ruled Audubon did not have proven it had jurisdiction to file the claim against state entities in federal court. She also ruled Audubon had not i...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman who collided with two vehicles while trying to elude police pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder. Mia Collins was accused of causing the crash that killed Maria Wood, 70, and her 12-year-old granddaughter, Rosemary McElroy, in downtown Wichita in May 2019. The crash injured Jenny Wood, a well-known Wichita musician, and a 65-year-old man in another vehicle. Collins and a passenger in her car were also injured. Prosecutors said Collins was fleeing from police in a stolen SUV when the c...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has been charged in a drive-by shooting that injured an 11-year-old girl inside a home. Byron Purcell, 25, was charged Tuesday in a shooting on Oct. 12. Police said someone shot at a house and one of the bullets struck a girl lying in bed. Her injuries were not life threatening. Purcell was charged with aggravated battery, criminal discharge of a firearm and possession of a weapon by a felon. He is jailed on $250,000 bond. His next court date was scheduled for Nov. 1. Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said i...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Potential human remains were found Wednesday in a Florida wilderness area along with items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie, whose girlfriend, Gabby Petito, was found slain after he returned home alone from their cross-country road trip, according to the FBI. Michael McPherson, chief of the Tampa FBI office, said at a news conference that it will take time to identify the remains, which forensic teams were examining. McPherson said they were found near a backpack and a notebook linked to Laundrie. "We are w...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool. Police shared audio of the call on social media this week along with a photo of the smiling boy sitting on the hood of a patrol cruiser, noting that while they don't encourage children to call the emergency number, the incident was "too cute not to share." The call begins all business: "This is police, whe...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix employees who walked out Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle's special and its anti-transgender comments were joined by allies who chanted "Trans lives matter," getting pushback from counterprotesters who also showed up. A pre-noon rally at a Netflix office-studio complex drew about 100 people, most on the side of an estimated 30 workers at the streaming giant that joined in afterward. Some were willing to identify themselves as Netflix employees, but all declined to provide their names. Joey Soloway, creator of t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food and Drug Administration's decisions mark a big step toward expanding the U.S. booster campaign, which began with extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine last month. But before more people roll up their sleeves, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will consult an expert panel T...
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Teachers, auto mechanics and retirees summoned to jury duty in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery are being questioned about their thoughts on racism, their social media habits and whether they own guns, while hundreds more await their turn. Finding an impartial jury won't be quick or easy in this coastal community of 85,000 people. The 25-year-old Black man was chased by three white men and fatally shot on Feb. 23, 2020, as he ran in their neighborhood. His death stunned people across the U.S. after graphic cellphone video o...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is expected to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. It's up to the Justice Department, and the courts, to determine what happens next. As lawmakers ready a Thursday vote to send a contempt referral to the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, there's considerable uncertainty about whether the Justice Department will prosecute Bannon for refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection, despite Democratic demands for action. The outcome could determine not only the effectiveness o...
Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the medical journal Lancet tracked 44 global health indicators connected to climate change, including heat deaths, infectious diseases and hunger. All of them are getting grimmer, said Lancet Countdown project research director Marina Romanello, a biochemist. "Rising temperatures are having consequences," said University of Washington environmental health professor Kristie Ebi, a report co-author. This...
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to his birthplace Wednesday for the first time since taking office, declaring his multitrillion-dollar safety net and infrastructure packages would restore an America starving for investments in its workers, families and the environment. The president scolded doubters who focus on divides among Democratic lawmakers that could jeopardize the cornerstone policies of his administration, and he acknowledged he has scaled back his ambitions in order to garner support. But his legislative efforts ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time on Wednesday, riding a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency's rise. One Bitcoin was valued at $66,096, as of 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, after earlier climbing as high as $66,974.77. The digital currency has roared back after sinking below $30,000 during the summer to top its prior record set in April. That previous all-time high was nearly $64,889, according to CoinDesk. The surge has come as more businesses, p...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for elementary school youngsters in a matter of weeks. Federal regulators will meet over the next two weeks to weigh the safety and effectiveness of giving low-dose shots to the roughly 28 million children in that age group. Within hours of formal approval, which is expected after t...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving a jury to decide whether he will be executed for one of the nation's deadliest school shootings. Relatives of the victims who sat in the courtroom and watched the hearing via Zoom broke down in tears and held hands across families as Cruz entered his pleas and later apologized for his crimes. "Today we saw a cold and calculating killer confess to the murder of my daughter Gina and 1...
