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Happy Birthday To Oct. 24: Dolores Holbrook Oct. 25: Phillip Schultz, 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...

Happy Anniversary To Oct. 28: Mr. & Mrs. Don Lenhart Oct. 29: Mr. & Mrs. Roger Mitchell Oct. 30: Mr. & Mrs. Terry Christopher Nov. 6: Mr. & Mrs. Monte Hepner Nov. 15: Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reutlinger (Note: Send corrections, additions to:...

On Sunday, Oct. 20, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Invocation by Pastor Todd Call to Worship: Psalm 132 led by Lori Louthan Opening Hymn: “Go Tell It On the Mountain” led by Debra Bro...

The Freedom Public Schools annual fall carnival will bring food, fun and fellowship for local families. Festivities will begin at the Legion this Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. with a chicken and noodle dinner with mashed potatoes, green beans,...

Freedom community members are invited to attend the “Night at the Museum,” a Halloween party next Wednesday, Oct 30. This event is free of charge for those who wish to attend, and partygoers will have the opportunity to win a chimenea as a door pri...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Former SWOSU Football standout Jim O'Brien has been named to the National Bowl All-Decade Team, which was announced on Wednesday. A defensive end from Lake Arrowhead, Calif., O'Brien played for the Bulldogs from 2011-13 and w...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Earning her 4th title of the semester, freshman Jacqueline Klemm has been named Golfer of the Week. Her latest victory came from winning first individual medalist at the ATU Fall Invitational with a 2 over 74 and an even-par 72...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — After helping lead Henderson State to victory at the Battle for the Belt, Reddies' senior Nick Shapiro was named Great American Conference Golfer of the Week on Wednesday. Shapiro was 2-under for three rounds of play at the m...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas Baseball's Fall World Series continued on Wednesday evening from Walker Stadium at Goodheart Field and those in attendance saw the Blue Team even the series at a game apiece as they used 11 hits to top the Gold Team...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One of the nation's top rating agencies is upgrading the state's economic outlook from "stable" to "positive" due in large part to the 2018 passage of tax hikes that have resulted in budget surpluses and increased reserves. M...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new law that would allow doctors who perform medication abortions to face felony charges for not informing women about the possibility of reversing the process. Oklahoma C...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 1,000 box turtles that were illegally collected in Oklahoma. Court records show 26-year-old William T. Gangemi of Freehold, New Jersey, was a...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rapper Chuck D is this year's winner of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award that recognizes artists who speak out for the less fortunate. Chuck D was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as part of the g...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A member of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents has resigned shortly after being reelected vice chairman of the panel overseeing the OU system that includes Cameron and Rogers State universities. Renzi Stone posted his i...

OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Oklahoma say two people are dead and two others are in custody following a shooting in suburban Tulsa. Rogers County deputies responded to reports of gunfire in an Owasso neighborhood about 10 p.m. T...

ANTHONY, Kan. (AP) — A 3.7 magnitude earthquake centered near the Kansas-Oklahoma border was felt as far as 75 miles away, but no injuries have been reported. The Kansas City Star reports that the temblor happened just after 4 p.m. Tuesday and was c...

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in central Oklahoma say one person has died following a shooting at a suburban Oklahoma City apartment complex in which three other people were injured. Midwest City Assistant Police Chief Sid Porter said W...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A survey of the state of Kansas' 8,000 executive branch employees shows that the biggest concern for most of them is low pay and poor benefits. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that while 65% of respondents from 14 Cabinet a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri cattle farmer charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder shot two brothers from Wisconsin, burned their bodies and dumped the remains on a manure pile on his property, investigators said. Garland N...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Police in Lawrence are investigating after three fossils were stolen from a display case at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the fossils were reported missing Monday but w...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Sometimes the circle of life stings. A coral snake found that out the hard way and a Florida woman caught it all on camera. Evangeline Cummings posted a video on Twitter of what appears to be a wasp stinging a coral snake t...

FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — Why did the tourists cross the road? One south Georgia town hopes it will be to see a giant bushy chicken statue. Fitzgerald Mayor Jim Puckett tells local news outlets that the town is building the world's largest chicken t...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lights went out across large portions of Northern California on Wednesday as the state's largest utility began its second massive blackout in two weeks and hinted that more outages could come this weekend due to the return of dan...