Articles from the November 11, 2020 edition
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MONTY RAY SHELITE
Graveside services for Monty Shelite will be 1 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2020, at the Aline Star Cemetery, with Rev. Dave Jenkins officiating. Interment is under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary...
RUTH EVELYN FERRELL
On the morning of November 7, 2020, Ruth Evelyn Ferrell of Burlington, Oklahoma, moved to her heavenly home and was greeted by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Ruth was born to Edmund and Eva...
TROY NORVAL O'HAIR
Troy Norval O'Hair, the son of Pat and Alice (Hoch) O'Hair, was born on February 15, 1932, in Speermoore, Oklahoma. He passed away at the age of 88, in the Touchmark Senior Living Center, Edmond,...
Lessons learned from sports
Back in my school days, I paid very little attention to sports. My parents weren’t interested and didn’t attend games. My older brother liked basketball, but the fast pace caused him some breathing difficulties. He settled for photographing the g...
Alva, Waynoka in football playoffs Friday
The Alva Goldbugs begin Class 2A football playoffs Friday when they travel to Chandler for a 7 p.m. game. The Chandler Lions are 5-2 in 2A-2 district play with a 7-3 overall record. Alva goes into...
2021 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon postponed to October
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Next year's annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, run in honor of victims of the 1995 bombing that killed 168 and wounded many more, will again be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, race organizers announced Tuesd...
Forecast: Fewer corn bushels to be harvested in Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers are forecast to harvest 759 million bushels of corn this season, down 5% from last year's production, the government said Tuesday. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said in its monthly crop report...
HireRight Ranked Among Top Pre-Employment Screening Providers by HRO Today
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 10, 2020-- HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks, drug testing, education verification and electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify solutions, has been recognized across four of HRO Today's...
Oklahoma-based Wheeler Labs Offers At-Home COVID-19 Test Nationally
OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 10, 2020-- Advancements in COVID-19 testing are now being offered by a Midwest start-up, Wheeler Labs, located in Oklahoma City. The product is an at-home saliva collection kit coupled with PCR testing, which gives...
Former Lawrence banker sentenced to 5 years for loan scheme
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A former Lawrence banker was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison for his role in a loan scheme that forced several Kansas banks to write off millions of dollars in losses. Troy Gregory, 53, of Lawrence was also...
Volunteer firefighter in Kansas dies in crash on way to fire
EASTON, Kan. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter died in a crash while on his way to a fire in far northeastern Kansas over the weekend, authorities there said. The crash happened Sunday in Leavenworth County near Easton, sheriff's officials told the...
Kansas counties, biggest school district set new COVID rules
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' largest public-school district has scrapped plans to allow its middle and high school students to attend some in-person classes and three counties have imposed new restrictions inspired by the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Tulsa's ICUs at capacity as coronavirus surges in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa's hospitals reached capacity for intensive care patients for a time Tuesday, then eased, according to the head of a Tulsa hospital system, while state officials reported a one-day record high in hospitalizations...
Press freedom group launches pro bono initiative in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group that supports freedom of the press by offering free legal services to journalists announced Monday its plans to launch an initiative in Oklahoma to help local investigative and enterprise journalism. The Washington,...
Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles from the San Andreas Fault
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Thomas H. Goebel, University of Memphis (THE CONVERSATION) The way companies drill for oil and gas and dispose of wastewater can trigger...
Oklahoma state senator charged with manslaughter in crash
CHANDLER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma state senator from Tulsa was charged with first-degree manslaughter after authorities say she was speeding and driving recklessly when her vehicle skidded off a rain-slickened road and crashed into a man's...
U.S. bankruptcy court approves sale of J.C. Penney
NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court...
Pompeo brushes aside results of presidential election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is brushing aside results of last week's presidential election showing that President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term. Pompeo told reporters with a grin on Tuesday that the "transition"...
Report: NASA needs more time, money to bring back Mars rocks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is underestimating the amount of time and money it will take to bring Mars rocks back to Earth in the coming decade, an independent panel said Tuesday. The review board suggested that NASA and the European Space...
Colder months can be perfect time to photograph gardens
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has led more people to spend time outdoors, and many find themselves walking the same paths and gazing at the same trees or shrubs day after day. Author and self-taught landscape photographer Larry Lederman suggests...
Veterans' fundraiser to go virtual, with a prince and a Boss
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser is going virtual for the first time and The Boss will once again be there. But so will a real prince. Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Tiffany Haddish and Brad Paisley have all signed up to...
Star-studded benefit concert to honor nurses on Thanksgiving
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan will be among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving. Nurse Heroes announced Tuesday that the concert called Nurse Heroes Live will...
Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe
A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don't travel. If you must gather, do it outdoors. With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S.,...
Freedom anniversaries
Happy Anniversary To Nov. 15: Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reutlinger Nov. 23: Mr. & Mrs. Terry Welty Nov. 30: Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Walker Dec. 10: Mr. & Mrs. Arly Eden (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 800...
Freedom United Methodist Church
Nov. 8 was Veteran’s Sunday at the Freedom United Methodist Church. The order of services was: Prelude – Janell Reutlinger Announcements – We are on Facebook live at 11 a.m. Our Facebook page is Freedom United Methodist Church. Invocation by...