Articles from the December 27, 2020 edition
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City of Alva belt-tightening is paying off
Dr. Bo Hannaford, chair of the city’s finance committee, told the Alva City Council Monday, Dec. 21, that efforts to improve the cash balance are paying off. At the end of November, the city had just under $1.2 million in pooled cash accounts and...
DONNA MAE LANDRETH
Donna Mae Landreth, daughter of the late Ray and Mary (Nelson) Burns, was born on March 21, 1930, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away on December 24, 2020, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 90 with her...
COVID-19 Active Cases
COVID-19 Active Cases Dec. 26, 2020 Woods County 185 (4 deaths total) Alva 138 Dacoma 6 Freedom 10 Waynoka 26 Alfalfa County 76 (4 death total) State of Oklahoma 36,048 BJCC (Alva) 0, JCCC (Helena) 15...
Utah Jazz to square off against the Oklahoma City Thunder in division play
Utah Jazz (1-1, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0, fifth in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City faces Utah in a matchup of Northwest Division teams. Oklahoma City went...
Teen pilots airlift pets from crowding New Mexico shelters
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Teenage pilots are airlifting animals from shelters in New Mexico to places out of state where they have a better chance of being adopted. The program is a collaboration between the Barkhouse animal shelter in Las Cruces...
Officers give harrowing account of Nashville RV bombing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police officers on Sunday provided harrowing details of responding to a Christmas morning explosion in downtown Nashville, at times getting choked up reliving the moments that led up to the blast and offering gratitude that...
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam's Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of toilet paper and canned goods. Native American seniors couldn't move fast enough, and Harvey saw their faces fall when they...
Oklahoma sees 2,631 coronavirus cases 13 deaths in two days
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health authorities have reported more than 2,600 news cases of COVID-19 over the last two days as well as 13 more deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Oklahoma State Department of Health said th...
Jonny Weir among three elected to skating Hall of Fame
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir has been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Also elected to the Class of 2021 are Sandy Schwomeyer Lamb and Gale Tanger. Due to the COVD-19 pandemic, their...
Backcountry skier killed in avalanche in Colorado
WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) — A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche in Colorado on Saturday, becoming the fourth person to die in a slide in the state in just over a week. The man was found buried in an avalanche near Berthoud Pass after...
Outgoing Texas House speaker tests positive for coronavirus
DALLAS (AP) — Dennis Bonnen, the outgoing speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, said Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, as coronavirus hospitalizations in the state hovered just below their summer peak. Bonnen, 48, wrote on...
AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant
LONDON (AP) — The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the vi...
Holiday sales tick up as shoppers invest in their homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry, according to figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all...
Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expires
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared no closer to signing an end-of-year COVID-19 relief and spending bill Sunday as millions lost unemployment aid, the government barreled toward a mid-pandemic shutdown and lawmakers...
Technology gives ice anglers access to 200 lake contour maps
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says new technology is allowing ice fishing enthusiasts to access more than 200 lake contour maps. Anglers have access to two free smartphone mobile apps on the Game and Fish website,...
'Wonder Woman 1984' debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M
NEW YORK (AP) — Despite premiering simultaneously by streaming service, "Wonder Woman 1984" managed the best box office debut of the pandemic, opening with $16.7 million over the Christmas weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That's only...
North Carolina puts Ringling Bros. train cars up for auction
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The state of North Carolina is selling nine railroad cars that once belonged to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus which they bought in hopes of refurbishing them for passenger service. The N.C. Department of...
No. 18 Miami, Oklahoma State meet in Cheez-It Bowl
Cheez-It Bowl: Oklahoma State (7-3, 6-3 Big 12) against Miami (8-2, 7-2 ACC), Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. EST (ESPN). Line: Miami by 2. Series record: Miami leads 1-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE No. 18 Miami is looking to rebound after getting routed 62-26 by North...
2020 AP All-America Team
The 2020 AP All-America team: FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Mac Jones, junior, Alabama. Running backs — Najee Harris, senior, Alabama; Breece Hall, sophomore, Iowa State. Tackles — Brady Christensen, junior, BYU; Alex Leatherwood, senior,...
Nortek Data Center Cooling™ Hosts Job Fair
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nortek Data Center Cooling™ is adding 60, second-shift positions during the first quarter of 2021. To help fill these positions, ResourceMFG, manufacturing workforce specialists, is partnering with...
Wichita police identify man killed in Saturday accident
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police have identified the victim of a fatal weekend accident. Police said Monday that 27-year-old Derrick Pruett of Wichita died in the wreck Saturday night. Officers called to the scene found a 2004 GMC Envoy...
Five people homeless after Shawnee fire
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Fire officials in the Kansas City suburb of Shawnee, Kansas, are continuing to investigate a fire that left five adults homeless. The fire broke out around noon Sunday. By the time firefighters arrived smoke was coming from...
Some New Mexico students go to Texas for in-person education
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico schools have ranked at the bottom for years and parents, lawmakers and others are concerned the state is worse off now with no in-person learning due to the pandemic. Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart during a re...
Kansas governor to receive COVID-19 vaccine shot Wednesday
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday as part of a larger plan to give shots to selected Kansas officials so that state government can continue to operate during the pandemic. The Democratic governor...
Kansas House creates new water, redistricting committees
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A newly created Kansas House committee will focus on water issues, and the chamber's Republican leaders have taken their first step toward redrawing the state's political boundaries. House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., an Olathe...