Articles from the November 22, 2018 edition
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Freedom anniversaries
Happy Anniversary To Nov. 23; Mr. & Mrs. Terry Welty Nov. 30: Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Walker Dec. 2: Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wise Dec. 10: Mr. & Mrs. Arly Eden (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 800-305-211...
Freedom birthdays
Happy Birthday To Nov. 22: Jacy Wise, Brian Bowles, Staci Davey, Dwight Hughes Nov. 23: Heather Clausen Nov. 24: Shirley Morris, Terry Hodgson, Eldon Murray Nov. 26: Paula Fuqua, Shalyn Bliss Nov. 27: Gary Wise, Denise Valli, Shellie Reider Nov. 29:...
Freedom United Methodist Church news
On Sunday, Nov. 18, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Announcements: There will be no Bible study this week. In upcoming weeks, Bible study will be on Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. Christmas...
Revamped school report cards have new look, different focus
After a two-year hiatus, school report cards are coming back. The school accountability tool underwent a significant revamp and will now include student test scores, a new way of measuring academic growth and measures of chronic absenteeism and...
School board candidate filing set to begin Monday, Dec. 3
Candidates for the boards of education in four Woods County school districts will file their Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, and continue Tuesday and Wednesday, Woods County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said...
Branching out; will Freedom's town Christmas tree be relocated?
The Town of Freedom held their regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 14 with board members Shad Brackin and Terry Smith present (Rolando Galindo was absent). Town clerk Cindy Reed and maintenance workers Stuart Page and Bonnie Greer attended the meeting,... Full story
Town of Freedom expenditures
General Fund POs Storm Sirens, Inc (tornado siren – transfer from RV) – $2,350 Carolyn Sample (refund cleaning deposit – transfer RV) – $50 District 8 Engineering (signs) – $836.50 Western Equipment (rotary cutter) – $1,288.36 Fire Department POs The...
Irwin caps great year with NFR bid
ROBERTSDALE, Alabama – Kyle Irwin had grand plans to finish out his 2018 season and be home in time for the birth of his daughter. He had to alter them in a big way. “When I first found out Randa was pregnant, I developed my plans to have the (Na...
Buffalo to play in high school football Class C semifinal at Ranger Stadium Nov. 23
The Buffalo Bison will play the Patriots of Southwest Covenant (of Yukon) at Ranger Field in the high school football Class C semifinals Friday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. The winner of that game will play... Full story
Eagles fall at Academic Bowl Regionals
On Nov. 10, the Freedom academic team traveled to Drummond to compete in the OSSAA Regional Tournament. Eleven teams from around northwest Oklahoma came to compete and move on to area competition in...
National Young Readers Week marked at Freedom Schools
The first week of November marked the National Young Reader's Week. Ms. Province, Freedom School's librarian, planed an activity that involved the community. Students were entertained by Freedom... Full story
SWOSU Women's Basketball: Priddy Eclipses Assists Record in Home-Opening Win over Cameron
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Behind a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds from senior Hailey Tucker, the SWOSU Women's Basketball team put away Cameron for a 98-79 victory on Wednesday afternoon at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center. Tucker was one of...
Men's Basketball: Hillcats Hold off SWOSU's Second-Half Push
CLAREMORE, Okla. – After trailing by 16 points at halftime and as many as 22 early in the second half, the SWOSU Men's Basketball made a charge and got within seven points of Rogers State on multiple points before the Hillcats closed out a 100-85 vic...
Women's Basketball: Lady Eagles earn another road win at Northwestern
ALVA, Okla. (Nov. 20, 2018) – Lather, rinse, repeat. For the second time in three days, Oklahoma Christian saw a 16-point third-quarter lead whittled down to a one-possession game by the home team. Addy Clift proved to be the hero for OC on Sunday a...
Women's Basketball: Hillcats Fall 86-73 to Reddies to End 3-Game Home Stretch
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The visiting Henderson State Reddies pulled away in the fourth quarter to earn a 86-73 victory over the Rogers State women's basketball team on Wednesday afternoon at the Claremore Expo Center. The Hillcats (2-3) took a slight 5...
Men's Basketball: Hot-Shooting Hillcats Roll to 100-85 Win over SWOSU
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State men's basketball team shot 65.6 percent in the first half en route to a 100-85 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma on Tuesday (Nov. 20) for head coach Justin Barkley's 100th career win at the Claremore Expo Center....
Women's Basketball: Stackhouse leads Golden Suns past Hendrix
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse turned in a season-high 21-point, five rebound performance, leading a cast of four Arkansas Tech basketball players to reach double figures as the Golden Suns (2-2) rolled to a 90-47 win over Hendrix (...
Women's Basketball: Blossoms' tough road loss against Mississippi College
Blossoms Basketball was on the road last night in Clinton, Mississippi against Mississippi College. Blossoms lost a tough one in the final seconds of the game. The final score was 58-57. Mackenzie Johnson led UAM in last night's game against...
Men's Basketball: Weevils win home opener
Keelin Jackson lead the Weevils in last nights win against Texas College in total points (15). Right behind him is Austin Hardy (14 pts) and Darnell Wright (12pts). The Weevils were 16/21 on free throws against the Steers. #24 Jordan Embry going 8...
Women's Basketball: Strong Fourth Quarter Pushes Henderson Past Rogers State 86-73
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Henderson State got a double-double from Hailey Estes and shot over 70 percent from the field in the fourth quarter to break away from Rogers State on Wednesday afternoon 86-73. Estes had a game-high 22 points and added 10 r...
Women's Basketball: Lions end Lady Tigers Winning Streak
FORT SMITH, Ark. – The Ouachita women's basketball team saw a two game winning streak come to a close on Tuesday evening with a 74-49 loss to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Fort Smith (1-4) led wire-to-wire as Ouachita (2-3) found t...
Men's Basketball: Three double-doubles highlight Muleriders' 68-57 in-region win over Mississippi College
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – In what Mulerider fans hope is the first of many over the next several years, the Brooks Brothers of sophomore DeVante and true freshman Jalen each delivered a double-double as did sophomore Aaron Lucas on Tuesday evening inside t...
A life of adventure, religion for American killed in India
SEATTLE (AP) — John Allen Chau spent summers alone in a California cabin as a wilderness emergency responder, led backpacking expeditions in the Northwest's Cascade Mountains, almost lost his leg to a rattlesnake bite, and coached soccer for poor chi...
Dog that attacked Oklahoma City students may be euthanized
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Animal welfare authorities say a dog that attacked a dozen students at an Oklahoma City elementary school could be euthanized over the weekend. Officials said Wednesday they're seeking the owner of the pit bull mix that a...
Anti-war groups target Lankford in national ad campaign
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Several national anti-war groups are publishing full-page newspaper ads in several states, including Oklahoma, to pressure U.S. senators to end the country's role in the conflict in Yemen. The four groups announced plans W...