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Demi Gastouniotis, 25, has various titles but they all boil down to the same thing: she's the boots on the ground for getting the Sundance Wind Energy Center up and running. The center, and the turbines that link to it, will be located between Waynoka and Aline, and along the Aline Road. Gastouniotis is a project developer with Invenergy, a fast-growing renewable energy company based in Chicago with wind, solar and natural gas projects all over the world. As a project developer, "we prospect...
On Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Freedom United Methodist Church, the order of services was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Freedom UMC’s annual Ground Hog Supper will be Feb. 1, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Shirley Wagner has once again donated a beautiful afghan to be raffled. Invocation by Pastor Todd Call to Worship: Psalm 146 led by Julie Russell Opening Hymn: “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” Affirmation of Faith Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace: “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” Offertory – Janell Reutlinger Ushers: Arly and Cooper Eden Doxology Of...
Happy Birthday To Jan. 23: Evan Reed Ferguson, Lana Darr, Alan Dean Sample, Beau Wilson Jan. 24: Sonny Wagner, Linda Gray, Landon Brady Jan. 26: Margie Waldrop, Ashley Ferguson, Tammy Honer Jan. 27: Jason Kornele, Ranae Murrow, Ronda Williams Jan. 28: Rita Maddux, Foy Wardrop, Donna Jo Harris, Jeff Darr Jan. 29: Tracy Walker Jan. 30: Staci Bliss, Tenesha Bookstore Jan. 31: Chad Grimes, Bill Bishop, Bret Burnham Feb. 1: Tricia Coday, Dean Welty, Jeffery Melkus Feb. 2: Dylan Moore, Lisa Welty, Jerry Cell, Deric Wagner Feb. 3: Bobby Gerloff,...
Happy Anniversary To Jan. 24: Mr. & Mrs. Albert Williams Feb. 2: Mr. & Mrs. Bill Wardrop Feb. 9: Mr. & Mrs. Shane Justice Feb. 12: Mr. & Mrs. Steve Brady (Note: Send corrections, additions to: freedomcallnews@gmail.com or call 800-305-2111)...
Jan. 23: High school basketball at Billings tournament 7 p.m. Freedom girls vs Mid Moore 8:15 p.m. Freedom boys vs Mid Moore Jan. 24: High school basketball at Billings tournament Jan. 25: High school basketball at Billings tournament Jan. 25: District “4-H Has Talent” at Fairview Jan. 27: 2-6 p.m. Blood drive with bloodmobile sponsored by FCCLA Jan. 27: 6:30 p.m. High school basketball vs. Sharon-Mutual Jan. 28: 6:30 p.m. High school basketball at Balko Jan. 29: 4-H District Livestock Judging Contest in Enid Jan. 31: 4 p.m. Junior high bas...
Freedom basketball teams will be playing in the Billings tournament Thursday through Saturday. Other teams in the tournament are Mid Moore, Liberty, Taloga, Blackwell and Aline-Cleo. The Freedom Lady Eagles will take on Mid Moore at 7 p.m. tonight. The Freedom Eagles will play at 8:15 p.m. tonight against Mid Moore....
Welcome to the wild west of weed. Eighteen months after Oklahoma voters approved medical marijuana, the state is awash in cannabis retail shops. One in 13 adult Oklahomans has a patient card. With no qualifying medical conditions required, patients are finding it easy to get approval, with consultations sometimes just a video call away. A price war has broken out on the retail side, with intense competition among more than 2,200 licensed dispensaries across the state. Some sit on the same block...
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers on Wednesday shot and killed a suspected car thief who crashed the truck he was driving during a pursuit, authorities said. The troopers were responding to a report of a stolen vehicle shortly before noon when they spotted a man driving it northbound on Interstate 35 and initiated a pursuit, said Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sarah Stewart. The man exited the interstate in Moore, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a median, a light pole and several trees, Stewart said. "...
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper and one-time candidate for governor was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. A federal judge in Oklahoma City sentenced 56-year-old Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage — who is also known as "Joe Exotic" — for trying to arrange the killing of a Florida animal sanctuary founder who criticized his treatment of animals. The woman, Carole Baskin, wasn't harmed. Maldonado -Passage, who maint...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt named an executive from his former company on Wednesday to head up the state's budget and technology office. Stitt announced the appointment of Steven Harpe as director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The state agency functions as Oklahoma's human resources department, handling duties like state finance, employee benefits and information technology. Harpe previously worked as chief information officer at Gateway Mortgage Group, the Jenks-based company Stitt founded, before j...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring the top 25 brands of wine and spirits to be sold to all Oklahoma alcohol wholesalers is unconstitutional. The 5-4 ruling means alcohol manufacturers can designate a single wholesaler in the state to distribute their products. A spokesman for the state attorney general's office, Alex Gerszewski, declined comment on the ruling. The law, sought by small alcohol wholesalers that did not merge with larger out-of-state distributors, was passed by the L...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma-based Indian tribe unanimously approved a $500,000 supplemental appropriation for expenses related to the lawsuit against Gov. Kevin Stitt over his claim that the state's gaming compacts have expired. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is the fourth tribe that appears to join the suit, according to Tulsa World. "The National Council's approval of the budget request once again solidifies the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's unified support of the legal action taken by our fellow Nations," Principal Chief David Hill said in a...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) JD Swerzenski, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Eric Hoyt, University of Massachusetts Amherst (THE CONVERSATION) Many organizations have prioritized workplace equality and access to high-paying, executive level jobs for minority groups in recent years. Several 2020 presidential candidates are putting forward plans to increase minority executive positions by di...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion rights backers grappled with how to derail a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution as abortion foes marked Wednesday's anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision by advancing two versions of the proposal in the Republican-controlled Legislature. Top GOP lawmakers want to amend the state constitution to overturn a Kansas Supreme Court decision last year declaring access to abortion a "fundamental" right under the state constitution. The amendment would declare that the Kansas Co...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Provisions in a Kansas law that ban the secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities unconstitutionally criminalize free speech, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil mostly sided with a coalition of animal rights and consumer protection groups which had challenged the state's "Ag-Gag" law, which was enacted in 1990. The law makes it a crime for anyone to take a picture or video at animal facilities without the owner's consent or to enter them under false pretenses. The r...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Big 12 suspended four players from Kansas and Kansas State a combined 24 games Wednesday for their roles in a melee that spilled off the court and into a section of disabled seating in Allen Fieldhouse near the end of the third-ranked Jayhawks' win over the Wildcats. Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa, who already was suspended indefinitely by Jayhawks coach Bill Self, was given a 12-game suspension by the league office. His teammate, David McCormack, was suspended two games while Kansas State forward James Love r...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of his 2-month-old son. Marlin Williams, 23, made his first court appearance in the death of Marrell Williams. He was also charged with three counts of aggravated battery. Williams was arrested Jan. 10 after officers went to his home on a report that a child was not breathing, police said. Hospital personnel discovered the boy had critical internal injuries and also had suffered previous injuries. His twin sister was hospitalized with a healing broken...
DIGHTON, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a fleeing motorist after he attempted to carjack another vehicle when two of his tires were flattened, authorities say. A Ness County Sheriff's deputy attempted to stop the motorist Tuesday morning east of Ness City because he was driving a pickup truck that matched the description of one used in an armed robbery of a Dollar General store about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) away in Dighton, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release. The driver was i...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An Air National Guard brigadier general has been chosen to be the new Kansas Adjutant General, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday. David Weishaar, who commands the Air Guard in Kansas as assistant adjutant general, will replace Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli, who plans to resign March 31. Weishaar has served in the military for 39 years, after entering the Air Force in 1981. He served the past 15 years in the Air Guard at McConnell Air Force Base. As adjutant general, Weishaar will be the top military adviser to the g...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An insurance company must reimburse a Kansas man for the personal care his wife provided after he was injured in an automobile accident, the state Supreme Court ruled in rejecting that spouses are required to provide such support without compensation. The decision handed down Tuesday overturns a Court of Appeals panel ruling that GEICO General Insurance Co. did not have to pay insured customer Royce Williams because the wife's obligation to help her husband "was incurred as a result of the marital relationship itself." T...
NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — A man originally charged with capital murder for the deaths of three people in central Kansas in 2016 has avoided the death penalty by agreeing to plead guilty to four felonies. Jereme Nelson, 39, pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to intentional second-degree murder, reckless second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery, Harvey County Attorney David Yoder said Tuesday. The plea deal calls for 39 years in prison. Prosecutors met with the families of Nelson's three victims before finalizing the deal or announcing i...
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Shawnee woman has pleaded guilty to her role in the starvation of a 5-year-old boy. Elizabeth Marie Francis, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated criminal sodomy and child abuse, the Johnson County District Attorney's office said. She and her boyfriend, John Carter, 36, were charged after the child was taken to Children's Mercy Hospital in December 2018. Doctors reported he was bruised and malnourished from starvation, prosecutors said. The hospital staff said the boy had lost 10 pounds since he was taken to the h...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Lawrence mayor is calling the vandalism of her home during a commission meeting that focused on homelessness politically motivated. Mayor Jennifer Ananda said Tuesday that someone threw a brick through one of her home's windows last week in the midst of an at times tense discussion about funding for the local shelter. She said the brick contained a message related to the homeless issue, the Lawrence Journal-World reports. Speaking at the start of this week's meeting, Ananda said that though she understands and a...
MIAMI (AP) — The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents Tuesday about falling iguanas. "This isn't something we usually forecast, but don't be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s. Brrrr!" NWS Miami tweeted. The low temperatures stun the invasive reptiles, but the iguanas won't necessarily die. That means many will wake up as temperatures rise Wednesday. I...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominence with two Super Bowl titles. Manning, who set almost every Giants passing record in career solely based in New Jersey's Meadowlands, has retired, the Giants said Wednesday. He will formally announce his retirement on Friday and there is little doubt the team will retire his No. 10 jersey. "For 16 seasons, Eli Manning defined what it is to b...
