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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican State Sen. Greg Treat on Wednesday announced changes in GOP leadership positions in the Oklahoma Senate. Sen. Greg McCortney was named majority floor leader, replacing Sen. Kim David, who is term-limited and has announced plans to run for the state Corporation Commission. David was the first female majority floor leader in state history after earlier becoming the first woman to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee. "Kim did a great job as majority floor leader, and this change allows her to focus on other p...
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas sheriff's deputy caught on dashcam video running over a Black man who was fleeing shirtless across a field is now working at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility while under criminal investigation, according to the attorney for the injured man. Lionel Womack, a former police detective from Kansas City, Kansas, alleges in an excessive force lawsuit filed last year that Kiowa County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez intentionally drove over him during the Aug. 15, 2020, incident that was captured on dashcam v...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A cash management company has asked a federal court to return nearly $166,000 in proceeds seized in Kansas from sales at Missouri medical marijuana stores. Dickinson County sheriff's deputies seized the money in May after stopping a driver for Empyreal Logistics as she was taking the proceeds to Colorado. Medical marijuana is legal in Missouri and Colorado, which also allows recreational use. Marijuana use is illegal in Kansas. Federal prosecutors say the money is subject to forfeiture because it violates a federal law a...
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Five family members in southwestern Kansas are fighting for their lives after being sickened by carbon monoxide, Dodge City police said. Police were called Monday to a home in Dodge City, where they encountered thick vehicle exhaust and found five men unconscious and critically ill. All five were quickly removed and taken to hospitals, where they remained Tuesday in critical condition, police said. Investigators believe the poisoning was an accident caused when one of the men left a vehicle running in the home's closed g...
BANGKOK (AP) — A resident of a high-rise condominium in Thailand cut the support rope for two painters, apparently angry she wasn't told they would be doing work, and left them hanging above the 26th floor until a couple rescued them, police said Wednesday. The woman is facing attempted murder and property destruction charges, Pol. Col. Pongjak Preechakarunpong, chief of the Pak Kret police station north of the Thai capital, told The Associated Press. Pongjak did not say what prompted her to cut the rope, but Thai media reported that she was a... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told colleagues Wednesday that Democrats are in "pretty good shape" on President Joe Biden's sweeping domestic plan, but fresh problems emerged as a pivotal Democrat panned a new billionaires' tax to help pay for the $1.75 trillion package. Biden and Democrats are racing to wrap up talks before the president departs this week for overseas global summits, in part to show foreign leaders the U.S. is getting things done under his still-new administration. The president could visit Capitol Hill late i...
DENVER (AP) — The United States has issued its first passport with an "X" gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday. The department did not identify the passport recipient, but Dana Zzyym of Fort Collins, Colorado, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview it was their passport. Zzyym, who prefers a gender-neutral pronoun, has been in a legal battle with t...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Investigators said Wednesday that there was "some complacency" in how weapons were handled on the movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person, but it's too soon to determine whether charges will be filed. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza noted that 500 rounds of ammunition — a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and live rounds — were found while searching the set of the Western "Rust." "Obviously I think the industry has had a record recently of being safe. I think...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The reports of hateful and violent posts on Facebook started pouring in on the night of May 28 last year, soon after then-President Donald Trump sent a warning on social media that looters in Minneapolis would be shot. It had been three days since Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for more than eight minutes until the 46-year-old Black man lost consciousness, showing no signs of life. A video taken by a bystander had been viewed millions of times online. Protests had taken over M...
SEATTLE (AP) — After Bryan Kang's son was born in July, the occupational therapist and his wife, a teacher, started looking for child care in the Los Angeles area. The couple called eight day care centers: Some didn't have spots for months; others stopped taking their calls and some never answered at all. So with no viable options, Kang scrambled to find a new job that would allow him to work remotely. "I told my manager, 'Hey, by the end of the month, I have to transition out,'" Kang said. "They were very supportive and very understanding b...
Happy Birthday To 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 Wilson Nov. 7: Steve Walker, Quincy Hudson Nov. 8: Sophie Moans, Cortney Gainer, Pam Rogers, Coburn Wagner Nov. 9: Mark Nixon Nov. 10: Marlo Smith, Stuart Page Nov. 11: John Noble, Jordan Russel, Lola Thompson, Jerad Bradt, Nicholas Bradt...
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 Nov. 23: Mr. & Mrs. Terry Welty (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 580-327-2200)...
On Sunday, Oct. 24, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Announcements: We are on Facebook live at 11 a.m. Our Facebook page is Freedom United Methodist Church. Prelude – Janell Reutlinger Invocation by Pastor Todd Call to Worship – Psalm 67 led by Dixie Stansberry Opening Hymn – “When We All Get to Heaven” led by Debra Brown Affirmation of Faith led by Pastor Todd Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace – “Blessed Assurance” Offertory Prayer Presenting our Tithes and Gifts – Usher Terry Hodgson Doxology Children’s Mo...
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 basketball at Dover Tournament Tuesday, Nov. 9: OPSU Interscholastics at Goodwell Wednesday, Nov. 10: Iron Talons robotics...
The Woods County Conservation District hosted the county wide Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts speech contest on Oct. 13 at the district office in Freedom. The Division I category consists of students in 8th-10th grades and the Division II category consists of 11th and 12th grades. Each contestant could choose any aspect of natural resources as a topic. Division I Champion is Shay Wilson of Freedom Public Schools, with her speech "Care for Land and Life." Division II Champion is...
Since last week the number of active cases of Covid-19 decreased by nine in Woods County, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). The report released Oct. 27 shows Woods County with 28 cases. Alva cases dropped by seven to 23, Dacoma and Waynoka each have zero cases. Freedom's count went up two to three cases. Bill Johnson Correctional Center in Alva is still showing no Covid-19 cases. On Friday, Oct. 22, Northwestern Oklahoma State University showed eight active cases... Full story
The 6 and 0 Mooreland Bearcats met the 7 and 0 Fairview Yellow Jackets last Friday night in Mooreland. Fairview walked away with another win, and Mooreland is now 6 and 1. The Yellow Jackets scored within the first two minutes after starting their first drive on their 30-yard line. The Bearcats also scored later in the quarter. This happened when Stetson Roper (No. 24) recovered a fumbled punt. The Bearcats moved the ball down field and on first and ten on the three yard line Roper scored 6;... Full story
