Articles from the December 21, 2022 edition
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Florida Gators square off against the Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners (8-3) vs. Florida Gators (7-4) Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida Gators square off in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Gators are 7-4 in non-conference play. Florida...
Oklahoma State takes home win streak into matchup with Texas A&M-CC
Texas A&M-CC Islanders (6-5) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-4) Stillwater, Oklahoma; Tuesday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma State will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Cowboys play Texas A&M-CC. The Cowboys are 4-1 in home...
Suspense builds at border over future of US asylum rules
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers as the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place....
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Female students have been banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan effective immediately and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday in the latest edict cracking down on women's...
Racers, mechanics, tinkerers converting classic cars to EVs
DENVER (AP) — When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is normally the sound of pistons pumping, gas coursing through the carburetor and the low thrum of the exhaust. Even though it's nearly silent, the cl...
Analysis: Musk and Trump, 2 disrupters face reckoning
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk and Donald Trump share bestride-the-colossus egos, an incessant desire to be the center of attention and a platform to showcase their eccentricities and erraticism. Both the Tesla CEO and the former president have used...
Wartime Ukraine erasing Russian past from public spaces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On the streets of Kyiv, Fyodor Dostoevsky is on the way out. Andy Warhol is on the way in. Ukraine is accelerating efforts to erase the vestiges of Soviet and Russian influence from its public spaces by pulling down monuments a... Full story
Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B over consumer law violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges that it harmed customers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and mortgages, as well as incorrectly applying overdraft fees against...
GOP's usual embrace of Trump muted after criminal referral
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party quickly and forcefully rallied behind Donald Trump in the hours after federal agents seized classified documents from his Florida estate this summer. Four months later, that sense of intensity and urgency was mi...
Easy, pull-together appetizer ideas for holiday entertaining
Now's that time of the year when it feels like someone has pressed the time-lapse button and everything is moving at triple speed. Many of us are feeling the pinch: not having enough hours in the day yet also wanting to slow down and spend time with...
Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in Jerusalem's Old City when a chilling text message appeared on his phone. "You have been spotted as having participated in acts of violence in the Al-Aqsa Mosque," it read in Arabic. "We will hold...
Trump's tax returns to be discussed by congressional panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to publicly release years of Donald Trump's tax returns, which the former president has long tried to shield. Committee Chairman Richa...
As climate clock ticks, aviator races to photograph glaciers
VOSS, Norway (AP) — Chunks of ice float in milky blue waters. Clouds drift and hide imposing mountaintops. The closer you descend to the surface, the more the water roars — and the louder the "CRACK" of ice, as pieces fall from the arm of Europe'...
Alfalfa County court filings
According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...
Alfalfa County Sheriff logs
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 1:12 p.m. – Medic needed in the 600 block of Ohio for a male who had been sick for several days. Medic took the patient to St. Mary’s in Enid. 3:05 p.m. – Report of a suspicious person just past Cozy Curve. Deputy...
Alfalfa County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 887 page 473: Duane E. Nulik and Linda K. Nulik convey unto Duane E. Nulik and Linda K. Nulik Revocable Trust. North half of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 27 north, range 9, WIM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma....
Barber County real estate transactions
Real Estate Transfers Book 148 page 60: Anne Elizabeth Burket conveys unto Anne Elizabeth Burket Trust. All of section 7 and the west half of the northwest half of the northwest quarter of section 8, also the northwest quarter, the north half of the...
Alfalfa County officials discuss 911 system
The three commissioners of Alfalfa County – Mike Roach, Jay Hague and Marvin Woodall – took care of business in front of a full house Monday morning. County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger and Administrative Assistant Nancy Lambert joined them at the...
Barber County Cattlemen's Association scholarships
The Barber County Cattlemen’s Association will once again be offering scholarships to local high school seniors and college age youth. Scholarships will be a minimum of $500 each and are available to any Barber County resident, individual...
Freedom school accepts $85,000 bid on large school bus
Freedom held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, Dec. 19. The meeting, as more than one person said at the time, was short and sweet, lasting only about 5 minutes. The board approved the consent agenda (consisting of past meeting minutes; the...
Kiowa City Council increases sewer rates, city employee pay raises
All but one councilmember was present when Kiowa Mayor Bill Watson opened the December city council meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Janet Robison was sick. Members attending were: B.J. Duvall, Brian Hill, Jason Thayer and Tom...
Kiowa's Hometown Market receives two grants to fund new coolers
Shop at Hometown Market in Kiowa, Kansas, and in January or February you will see a new meat cooler and a new deli cooler. You'll find some healthier options as well. Last week Hometown Market received a $30,302.25 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield...
South Barber elementary students visit Santa's House at the North Pole
All bundled up, South Barber Elementary students walked from their school to the corner lot at 7th and Main Street where they found Santa's House in the "North Pole." Kiowa's Chamber of Commerce...
Waynoka FFA Livestock Shows
Waynoka FFA students Rhiata and Rholton Bouziden have been very busy competing at livestock shows. They recently competed in the "Oklahoma State Block and Bridle Winter Bonanza" cattle show. Rholton...
Handling those unexpected disruptions
Do you make plans for your day, week or month? I try to plan, but something unexpected always happens to derail me. I’ve learned to separate my “to do” lists into must do, should do, hope to do...