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Happy Birthday To Nov. 2: Deano Farro, Rose Blunk Nov. 3: Brenda Daughhetee Nov. 4: Tori Beth Wise Nov. 5; Teddy Smith, Ben Lastly, Laurie Watson Nov. 6: Adele Wilson Nov. 7: Steve Walker, Quincy Hudson Nov. 8: Sophie Means, Cortney Gainer, Pam Rogers, Coburn Wagner Nov. 9: Mark Nixon Nov. 10: Marlo Smith, Stuart Page Nov. 11: John Noble, Jordan Russell, Lola Thompson, Jerad Bradt, Nicholas Bradt Nov. 12: Ron Bliss, Rayna Burkhart, Cody McMurphy, Logan Rader, Bubba Jones, Reagan Wilson Nov. 13: Ginger Nickel, Robert Williams, Anthony Stewart, H...
The Freedom Carnival was a success for the junior and senior classes. The fundraiser brought in over $2,000 for the seniors and the funds will be used toward their senior trip in May. The junior class raised over $800 that will be used to fund this year's prom in April. The 6 through 12 grades hosted two to three booths. Cora Vaughn and Casey Luddington of the junior class were crowned the 2017 Carnival Couple. Each class elected a couple to walk around and solicited donations toward their...
A supper for veterans will be held on Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Building at 507 Eagle Pass in Freedom. Attendees are asked to please bring a vegetable, salad or dessert. Everyone is welcome....
The flu is nothing to sneeze at, especially if you’re an older adult. Anywhere from 140,000 to 710,000 Americans are projected to land in the hospital this year as a result of the flu and its complications, and 12,000 to 56,000 are expected to die from flu-related illnesses. Adults 65 and older will account for as many as 70 percent of the hospital stays and 85 percent of the deaths. As people age, their immune system typically weakens and their ability to ward off diseases declines. That puts older adults at increased risk of the flu. M...
The annual Native American Heritage Program will bring in diverse speakers for a day of discussion and lecture on historical events and the Native American perspective on Monday, Nov. 13, from Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Woodward location with broadcasts on ITV to Alva and Enid locations. Sydney Stover, park ranger at the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, will present a lecture on starting at noon for the U.S. History to 1877 course taught by Ken Kelsey, instructor of history and fine arts. Stover’s lecture will be broadc...
ALVA, Okla. – Stockton Graves likes what he sees in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team. “Both the men and the women are doing outstanding,” said Graves, who witnessed the Rangers men dominate their hometown rodeo this past weekend to win the championship and move into first place in the Central Plains Region. “We consistently have had quite a few kids make the short round all season long and have done well across the board.” The men’s team score 805 points, the most it’s earned through four rodeos this season. They were led...
Macie Malone of Valley Center, Kansas, was named Miss Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2018 during the annual Miss Northwestern Pageant on Sunday, Oct. 29. Carli Seabolt of Perry was crowned Miss Northwestern's Outstanding Teen 2018. Malone, a senior biology major, performed the vocal solo with piano accompaniment "Only Hope," and her platform is "From Pregnancy to Pap Smears: The Importance of Women's Health." Seabolt performed the vocal solo "Reflections" for the pageant, and her...
BETHANY, OKLA. – The East Central University volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (25-17, 24-26, 25-27, 25-14) decision to Southern Nazarene in Great American Conference road action. The Tigers (7-21, 2-11 GAC) were led by senior Taylor Turner, who earned her first double-double of the season with 30 assists and 10 digs. Junior Karina Erreguin led the offense with 11 kills and three blocks, while senior Lily Porsagarnered 27 digs. The Crimson Storm (12-15, 7-6 GAC) jumped out to an early 6-2 advantage in the opening set, but the Tigers fought back t...
SHAWNEE – (HTML Box Score) Oklahoma Baptist defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State in straight sets 3-0 (25-0, 25-18, 25-21) Tuesday night in a Great American Conference volleyball match at the Noble Complex. The Lady Bison (16-12, 10-3 GAC) evened the season series with the Bulldogs (11-18, 6-7 GAC) after falling in Weatherford earlier this year. An OBU win paired with a Northwestern Oklahoma State loss tonight kept the Lady Bison in third place in the conference standings. Oklahoma Baptist is two games clear of Northwestern in the loss c...
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern stretched its winning streak to five matches on Tuesday night with a 3-0 defeat of Northwestern Oklahoma State in Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium. The win is the fifth in-a-row and the sixth in the last seven matches, and lifts the Savage Storm to 11-17 overall on the year and 6-7 in Great American Conference play heading into Thursday night's 7 p.m. home matchup against Southern Nazarene. "We have been practicing that every day," said head coach Brianna barry, "To maintain our momentum in these really key matches toward...
BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene took one step closer to clinching its fourth straight berth to the Great American Conference Championships with a 3-1 (25-17, 24-26, 27-25, 25-00) win over East Central. The Crimson Storm (12-15, 7-6 GAC) snapped a five-match skid and swept the season series with the Tigers (7-21, 2-11). With a win, or a Henderson State loss Thursday, SNU would clinch a spot in the GAC Championships. Bailee Turang had a match-high 16 kills and 18 digs for her 12th double-double of the year with 17 kills and 19 digs while K...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Men's Basketball opened up their 2017-18 slate of games with a 83-77 exhibition victory over Mid-America Christian. Four players ended in double-figure scoring led by Charles Beauregard, Jr. with 21 points. In a close game throughout, the Dawgs found themselves trailing by one at the break 35-34. SWOSU opened up to a 21-12 lead at the midway point of the first half, but MACU settled in and would go on a run to get back in the mix. SWOSU shot 37.9% through the first 20 minutes, compared to 42.9% from their c...
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Bulldog Volleyball came up short in their attempt to earn a season-sweep of Oklahoma Baptist, falling in straight sets to the Bison on Tuesday evening at the Noble Complex in Shawnee. OBU won the match by set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-21. The Bison led wire-to-wire in the first and second sets but SWOSU got going in the third set and had a pair of leads in the early going before OBU regained control. SWOSU was held to a .128 hitting percentage, committing 18 attack errors with 34 kills while OBU had 46 kills against 17 errors...
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Allie Anderson and Hunter Eshnaureach recorded 12 kills, and Tabitha Spray added 11 kills, as No. 10 Arkansas Tech defeated Arkansas-Monticello, 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-20), on Tuesday to reach 29 consecutive wins. UP NEXT Arkansas Tech (29-0, 13-0 GAC) will host Southern Arkansas on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. in Tucker Coliseum. HOW IT HAPPENED The Golden Suns took the first four points of the match and cruised to a win in the first set. Tech posted a match-high .538 attack percentage in the first set, compiling 17 kills on 2...
MONTICELLO - The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team was taken down by #10 ranked Arkansas Tech Tuesday evening inside Steelman Field House, by a final score of 3-0. MATCH NOTES Final set scores from the match were 17-25, 21-25, and 20-25 in favor of the Golden Suns. Arkansas-Monticello drops to 10-18 (2-11 GAC) on the year. Arkansas Tech remains undefeated this season at 29-0 (13-0 GAC). SET ONE The Golden Suns jumped out in front to begin this match-up as ATU held a 5-1 lead over UAM in the opening set. Arkansas Tech managed...
SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team swept Southern Arkansas 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-14) Tuesday in Great American Conference action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. Harding improves to 24-3 overall and 12-1 in the GAC. Southern Arkansas falls to 8-20 overall and 1-12 in the GAC. The Lady Bisons have already sealed their spot in the GAC Tournament November 16-18 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. With four GAC matches remaining, Harding will be fighting for seeding. FIRST SET With the first set tied at 13, Harding went on a 7-0 run on four kills by Taylo...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — In another classic battle between crosstown rivals, Henderson State gave Ouachita Baptist all it could handle on Tuesday night in the Duke Wells Center, but fell in a five-set heartbreaker, 3-2 (25-17, 17-25, 25-18, 21-25, 14-16). SET ONE: With the score knotted at 7-7, Henderson State put together a 12-5 run to grab a 19-12 lead. The Tigers cut the lead down to 19-15 with three straight points, but HSU used two kills from Adrianna Hartmann, a kill from Violet Williams and an OBU error to stretch the lead back to 23-15 a...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Ouachita Baptist volleyball team (16-10, 7-6 GAC) won a thriller Halloween night at Henderson State (11-14, 4-8 GAC), downing its rival in five sets – 17-25, 25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 16-14. Kori Bullard capped off the night with a match-winning ace in the fifth frame. The senior also led the Tigers with 16 kills. Paige Williams and Anna Lee Drennan both closed out the match with 12 kills apiece. Stormi Leonard and Nikki Clay led all players with 51 assists and 33 digs, respectively, while Adrianna Nolly finished with a team...
SEARCY, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Lady Mulerider Volleyball team suffered a straight sets defeat (16-25, 16-25, 14-25) on Tuesday night at Harding as the Great American Conference's second-best team used an efficient offensive attack to pick up its seventh-straight win. SAU (8-20, 1-12 GAC) saw six players register at least three kills led by Alexia Southern's team-high seven kills. Alli O'Banion followed with six kills and she is now just 18 kills from 1,000 for her career with three regular season games remaining. Seven Powers and Bailey C...
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Wednesday against the Uzbek immigrant accused in the truck rampage that left eight people dead, saying he carried out the attack in response to the Islamic State group's online calls to action. Meanwhile, the FBI said another person is wanted for questioning in connection with the bloodshed. Authorities said the driver of the rented Home Depot truck, 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, watched ISIS videos on his cellphone and picked Halloween for the attack on a bike lane in lower M...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first attempt at gene therapy for a disease that leaves babies unable to move, swallow and, eventually, breathe has extended the tots' lives, and some began to roll over, sit and stand on their own, researchers reported Wednesday. Only 15 babies with spinal muscular atrophy received the experimental gene therapy, but researchers in Ohio credited the preliminary and promising results to replacing the infants' defective gene early — in the first few months of life, before the neuromuscular disease destroyed too many key ner...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday scrambled to finalize the first major tax overhaul in three decades amid opposition from GOP lawmakers fearful about constituents losing a cherished deduction for state and local taxes. Top Republicans vowed to release the measure on Thursday after missing a self-imposed Wednesday deadline and dismissed rumors that the unveiling might be further delayed. The ambitious timetable calls for passing the measure in the House by Thanksgiving. "Failure is not an option," said Rep. Chris Collins, R...
