Articles from the November 7, 2018 edition
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Annual Veteran's Day to be held at Cherokee High School
Cherokee Public Schools will host its annual Veteran’s Day Assembly on Monday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m. in the Cherokee High School Auditorium. All veterans and community members are invited to attend the event. Kindergarten through senior choirs will p...
Who steals portable toilets? German court renders verdict
BERLIN (AP) — The portable toilets kept on disappearing — and now a German company knows why. Two men in Germany have been convicted of stealing more than 100 portable toilets. The dpa news agency reported that Duesseldorf district court del...
Aline-Cleo October Student of the Month
Zayne Bohnet, senior, was chosen as the October Student of the Month at Aline-Cleo High School. Bohnet feels the uniqueness of school is that we all know each other. His parents, teachers, and...
Cherokee FFA Labor Auction
The members of the Cherokee FFA Chapter Annual Calf Fry and Labor Auction will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds. The meal will consist of calf fries, chicken strips, green beans, salad and a dessert and will...
By Cherokee's BOE approves wellness committee and policy update
Cherokee Schools Board of Education met Monday night with a relatively short agenda and began the meeting with the review of the consent agenda. Members looks over previous meeting minutes and the fund encumbrances, warrants, purchase orders and...
Burlington FFA members place 3rd and 4th in State Quiz Finals
McKenzie Olson and Savannah Granados of the Burlington FFA chapter were the third- and fourth-place overall winners of the State FFA Greenhand Quiz Career Development event. Olson and...
Trump is all the talk among voters as Americans cast ballots
It's Election Day in America, and voters will deliver their first verdict of President Donald Trump's tumultuous tenure in a midterm that's expected to draw historic numbers to the polls. Immigration, the economy, women's issues, partisanship — all w...
Trump views midterms through presidency-defining lens
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump knows he's on the line. The president spent Election Day calling allies, tweeting endorsements and following news coverage, after concluding a six-day rally blitz in Missouri late Monday. Trump packed his c...
A political year dominated by women faces its electoral test
WASHINGTON (AP) — The midterm elections brought a surge of female candidates to ballots across the country. Now, in a year that has been defined by the political awakening and activism of women, Election Day is testing whether those women will r...
Closed bank, mothballed planes: Iran mocks US sanctions list
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The "largest-ever" U.S. sanctions list targeting Iran drew mockery from Iranian officials on Tuesday for including mothballed Boeing 747s, a bank that closed years earlier and a sunken oil tanker that exploded off China months a...
Aid arrives for migrants at Mexico City stadium as US votes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Humanitarian aid converged around a stadium in Mexico City where thousands of Central American migrants winding their way toward the United States were resting Tuesday after an arduous trek that has taken them through three c...
Governors' races feature fight for party control in states
Republicans are in control more often than not in state capitols across the country, but Democrats are trying to pull a little closer in elections Tuesday for governor and state legislature. Among the headliners are closely contested open governor's...
In Texas, Ted Cruz squares off with rising star O'Rourke
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Beto O'Rourke has already used his once-longshot Texas Senate run to become a national Democratic phenomenon, shatter fundraising records and set off whispers that he could be a credible 2020 White House contender. But will i...
Woods County commissioners take care of usual business
All commissioners were present at their regular weekly meeting Monday morning. Hamil, seconded by McMurphy, made a motion to approve the minutes from Oct. 29. Next payroll, warrants and claims were approved by Hamil and Smiley. Hamil and Smiley also...
Waynoka BOE accepts policy on medical marijuana
Short and sweet was the theme in Waynoka Monday night for the school district’s board of education meeting. Superintendent Scott Cline gave his report after board members approved the consent agenda (items of a routine nature like fund reports and e...
Veteran's Day event to be held at Timberlake High School
The Timberlake Student Council will sponsor an all school Veteran’s Day Assembly on Monday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. in the high school auditorium in Helena. Timberlake students would like to invite all veterans as well as the local com...
South Barber's Hughbanks is a Wendy's High School Heisman state finalist
South Barber High School senior Savannah Hughbanks received notification she is a 2018 Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalist in the fast-food chain's annual scholarship competition. She is one of the 967 students graduating with the Class of 2...
KDH purchases equipment, a few changes in personnel titles, yes to gardening project
The Kiowa District Hospital Board met for their regular monthly meeting Oct. 25 with all members present except Jim Parker. President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with members Jeff Miller, Chantae Simpson and Miranda Allen present. CEO...
Kiowa City Council holds special meeting for two items
The Kiowa City Council held a special morning meeting on Nov. 1 that lasted nearly 40 minutes. Two items were on the agenda. One item regarded the D.A.R.E. program the KPD is restarting in South Barber School USD 255. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse...
Lynn Says
When Marione and I first moved to Oklahoma, we made lots of pleasant acquaintances in southwest Kansas and northwest Oklahoma. Many of these came because we performed family photography in a...
Blanton runs all-conference mark; Bell, Gourley pace at GAC Championships
EDMOND, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University cross country teams had a historic Great America Conference Championship meet Saturday morning in Edmond, Oklahoma. The Northwestern women finished the women’s 5K race in eight place, the...
Lady Rangers defeat Tigers to close out regular season
ADA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball win their last match of the regular season in high fashion, taking down the Tigers of East Central University in four sets [25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19]. Northwestern went up early in t...
Lady Rangers Basketball falls in season opener at Tabor College, 77-62
HILLBORO, Kan. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University women’s basketball season tipped off Monday evening as the Lady Rangers fell to the Tabor College (Kansas) Blue Jays 77-62 in Hillsboro, Kansas. Northwestern (0-1) will seek its first vic...
