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Happy Birthday To 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 Nov. 12: Ron Bliss, Reagan Wilson, Rayna Burkhart, Cody McMurphy, Logan Rader, Bubba Jones Nov. 13: Ginger Nickel, Robert Williams, Anthony Stewart, Huck Murray Nov. 14: Jared Wise, Kay Scates, Don Reutlinger, Barrett Bradt Nov. 15: Danny Whittet,...
The Oklahoma Independent Stockgrowers Association will hold their Fourth Annual Convention from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Frisco Center in Clinton, Oklahoma. The keynote speaker will be Bill Bullard, CEO, R CALF, Billings, Montana. The cattle industry is in a significant state of change with many cattlemen experiencing financial stress. R CALF (Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund) has been providing national leadership supported by Independent Stockgrowers Associations in almost every state. Bullard said, “Our only hope is t... Full story
Happy Anniversary To Nov. 6: Mr. & Mrs. Monte Hepner Nov. 15: Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reutlinger Nov. 23: Mr. & Mrs. Terry Welty Nov. 30: Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Walker...
The Freedom School library was the place to be twice in the last couple weeks. On two different occasions the library was the venue for inspirational speakers. On Oct. 22 Brandon Baumgarten had the students up and working together. Teamwork was a theme and also the word "affect." Affect is a verb – "to affect" – meaning to influence or have an impact on something. He really wanted the students 7-12 to remember that their actions affect somebody in some way all the time. Another speaker dur...
On Sunday, Oct. 31, the order of services at Freedom United Methodist Church was: Announcements: 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 71:1-12 led by Debbie Brown Opening Hymn – “His Name Is Wonderful” led by Debra Brown Affirmation of Faith led by Pastor Todd Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace – “Be Thou My Vision” Offertory Prayer Presenting our Tithes and Gifts – Usher Arly and Jan Eden Doxology Holy Scripture – Jeremiah 17:9-10...
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 meeting, 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11: Veterans meal and program Thursday, Nov. 11: Junior high basketball at Dover Tournament Friday, Nov. 12: High school basketball vs Cimarron at Aline, 6:30 p.m....
Freedom locals gathered out on the edge of town to cheer the grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration at JS Auto and Detailing. The business, run by Justin and Stephanie Swirin, has been operating for a year already; finally, the time was right to celebrate the life-changing decision to start the business with free food and fun folks. Justin Swirin has found joy in working with cars, whether that was when he worked at area dealerships or during his ongoing automotive technician classes at... Full story
With much regret, I made the difficult decision to stop publishing The Freedom Call. Like other businesses, our resources have been strained in recent years, first through the death of Publisher Lynn Martin in 2019. Then came the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. Now prices for everything are skyrocketing. Happily, Valerie Brown of Freedom contacted me about purchasing the newspaper. She actually worked on the Freedom Call years ago. After a time away pursuing other career interests, she is back to... Full story
On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Freedom robotics team, the Iron Talons, drove to Bridge Creek to participate in their first robotics meet. The six students attending were Jaci Weber, Ally Nusser, Katy Matheny, Tegan Cook, Andy Townsend and Landon Cook. During a robotics meet, the students must have an autonomous game that has to be pre-programmed. For the first 30 seconds the robot must execute the pre-programmed movement to score as many points as possible. At the end of those 30 seconds the... Full story
ALVA, Okla. – Sometimes competitors just need to make a call for help. Kerry Duvall did that after struggling at the first three rodeos of the 2021-22 Central Plains Region season, and the freshman tie-down roper at Northwestern Oklahoma State University has already seen the benefits. He made two solid runs to win the overall title at the Northwestern rodeo at the Alva Dome this past weekend. His 9.9-second run was good enough for fourth in the opening round; he followed that with a 1...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials said Wednesday they are prepared to begin COVID-19 vaccinations to children aged 5-11 as soon as the vaccines arrive. Child-sized doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine cleared two final hurdles Tuesday — a recommendation from Centers for Disease Control advisers and approval by CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Interim Health Commissioner Keith Reed said Wednesday that the Oklahoma State Department of Health had expected Tuesday's federal approval of the children's vaccine. "OSDH is prepared to st...
The NCAA on Wednesday denied an appeal by Oklahoma State in an infractions case, meaning the Cowboys will be banned from the postseason next spring — a decision that prompted a tearful coach Mike Boynton to declare there is no point in cooperating with the the organization. Last year, an NCAA infractions committee hit the Cowboys with a one-year postseason ban and other penalties after former assistant coach Lamont Evans accepted up to $22,000 so he could help steer athletes to certain financial advisers. Evans was arrested as part of a federal...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two Tulsa police officers have been charged with helping conceal evidence of a shooting involving the brother of the boyfriend of a former officer who pleaded guilty earlier this year to illegally purchasing a gun for her boyfriend. Lt. Marcus Harper and Officer Ananias Carson III were charged Tuesday as accessories after the fact, said Rogers County District Attorney Matt Ballard, who was appointed to the case when the Tulsa County district attorney recused himself from the case. Harper declined comment to KTUL-TV. Court d...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma revenue collections in October were down slightly from September but 16% higher than one year ago, state Treasurer Randy McDaniel said Wednesday. The state collected $1.27 billion in October, compared to $1.38 billion the previous month, according to data from the treasurer's office. October collections were $175.8 million more than October 2020. "The growth we are seeing reflects true economic expansion even when inflationary factors are taken into consideration," McDaniel said in a statement. Sales and use t...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The deaths of two of three people whose bodies were found in separate apartments in the same high-rise building are being investigated as homicides, the Kansas City, Kansas, police department said Wednesday. Authorities said the third person died from natural causes. Police announced that one man was found dead Monday at the Wyandotte Towers Apartments in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. A man and a woman were found dead in other apartments on Tuesday. The body of Damon Irvin, 35, was found Monday inside his apartment. H...
A Kansas woman who used a 134-year-old state law to convene a citizen grand jury after a prosecutor declined to file rape charges against a man she accused of attacking her said Wednesday she was angry but not surprised that jurors didn't bring charges in the case. Madison Smith, 23, of McPherson, gathered hundreds of signatures to empanel the grand jury after she said a fellow student at Bethany College slapped and strangled her during a sexual encounter in his dorm room in February 2018. The student, Jared Stolzenburg, was sentenced to two...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas labor leader apologized Wednesday for remarks he made during a legislative hearing comparing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the Holocaust that killed millions of Jews. Cornell Beard said the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has "a long, proud tradition of welcoming everyone into the labor movement." Beard is president of the union's Wichita district. Beard said his remarks were taken out of context but added, "I wholeheartedly apologize to the Jewish community." "Although it was not my i...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police officials and the AAA auto club are urging drivers to be especially cautious this time of year as collisions with deer become more frequent. The Kansas City Star reports that cooler weather and shorter daylight hours mean it's breeding season for deer. Kansas City, Missouri, police said on Twitter that "lusty deer" are on the move "and won't let your car get in the way of their quest for loving." AAA's Nick Chabarria said deer-related crashes rise sharply in the mid-autumn. In 2020, the Missouri State Highway P...
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former inmate at the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, claims in a lawsuit that he was left untreated for days after suffering a paralyzing injury. The Kansas City Star reports that the lawsuit filed last week on behalf of 58-year-old Brent Kehler names several prison officers and medical staff. Kehler pleaded guilty to a methamphetamine distribution charge in 2018 and was sentenced to nine years in prison. The lawsuit says he fell in November 2019 after his cell in Leavenworth was flooded with wastewater. The l...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — With necks craned and eyes shielded from the sun, dozens of people gathered Wednesday around a towering eucalyptus tree in the heart of Puerto Rico's bustling capital for a most unusual sight: a rhesus macaque monkey on the loose. It was first spotted clinging to the tree's branches Tuesday morning. Firefighters and other officials struggled to coax the monkey off the tree as the crowd offered suggestions. "Give it some lunch to make it come down!" one man yelled. "It's too fat to come down!" retorted a woman n...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A ranked choice ballot where numbers were crunched by a computer ended in a tie in a City Council race, so the contest will be decided with a low-tech solution — basically, drawing straws. The election will be settled in public, in front of Portland City Hall, when lots — something such as random straws — are drawn on Thursday. Officials had not decided by Wednesday afternoon what would serve as the lots. Portland is one of a handful of cities that uses ranked voting for local races. The method allows voters to priorit...
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that he'll seat one Black juror and 11 whites to decide the trial of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, despite prosecutors' objections that several Black potential jurors were cut because of their race. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley acknowledged that "intentional discrimination" by attorneys for the three white defendants charged in the death of the Black man appeared to have shaped jury selection. But he said Georgia law limited his authority to intervene. Race is a central i...
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The dramatic drop in carbon dioxide emissions from the pandemic lockdown has pretty much disappeared in a puff of coal-fired smoke, much of it from China, a new scientific study found. A group of scientists who track heat-trapping gases that cause climate change said the first nine months of this year put emissions a tad under 2019 levels. They estimate that in 2021 the world will have spewed 36.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, compared to 36.7 billion metric tons two years ago. At the height of the pandemic l...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors working to convict Kyle Rittenhouse in the shootings of three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin have introduced as evidence surveillance video taken from an FBI airplane circling thousands of feet above the chaos. Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz during the demonstration in Kenosha in August 2020. His trial began Monday. Rittenhouse argues that he fired in self-defense after the men attacked him; prosecutors say he inserted himself i...
