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The members of the Alva Area Authority met on Tuesday and elected officers. With the death of chairman Jim Holder, who was a representative of Share Trust, Darrel Kline was appointed the Share Trust representative. This board member change required an election of officers. Greg Glass was elected chairman, Mike Hood vice-chairman, Janet Cunningham secretary and Todd Holder treasurer. The last two previously held those positions. The board then went into executive session to discuss the financing and design of the arena project. They spent over...
Happy Birthday To May 4: McKinzie Kirkpatrick, Bill Savely, Lonn Luddington May 5: Dennis Carlson, Bekcy Morris May 6: Traci Schwerdtfeger, Elmer Maddux, Vilene Hansen May 7: Wayne Wares, Stephanie Bradt, Dennis Smith May 8: Clint Schultz May 9: Kenneth Scates, Jana Stein May 10: Jacoby Jones, Bradley Benson, Ottie Savely, Michael Vali, Barbara Rankin, Debra Rankin May 12: Jared Richmond, Shana Hodgson May 13: Pam Bradt, Criss Flock, Carrie Schanbacher May 14: Cyndi Welty May 15: Skye Grimes, Kelly Mitchell May 16: Don Murray May 17: Bryan...
Thursday, May 4: 7 p.m. Sports Banquet Friday, May 5: 3:30 p.m. Miss Freedom dress rehearsal Saturday, May 6: 7 p.m. Miss Freedom Pageant in high school auditorium Thursday, May 11: 1:00 p.m. Awards Assembly Friday, May 12: 6:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Friday, May 12: 7:00 p.m. High School and 8th Grade Graduation Sunday, May 14: Senior Trip to Washington and New York Monday, May 15: 3rd-4th Grade and 6th Grade Field Trips Tuesday, May 16: Freedom Little Olympics Friday, May 19: Last Day of School Monday, May 22: Teachers Only Professional...
Republican lawmakers have introduced their first big-ticket revenue bills, with a month remaining in the legislative session. But committee votes and lawmakers’ comments show it will be a tough task to find consensus – even within the Republican Party – on how to raise the nearly $1 billion that is needed to bridge the state’s budget gap and fund a pay raise for teachers. A joint House and Senate budget committee made marginal progress toward that goal Thursday after it advanced 10 revenue bills that are expected to generate $37.5 million...
The May 16 Woods County Mineral Owners Meeting has been canceled and rescheduled for May 30. The meeting will still be at 6 p.m. at Northwest Technology Center, 1801 South 11th St., Alva. Anyone interested in learning more about how OERB can help with restoration of an abandoned well site is invited to attend. Mindy Stitt, executive director of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB), will be the guest speaker for the evening. Stitt will share information about OERB’s ongoing commitment to clean up Oklahoma’s orphaned and abandoned well sit...
Chris Olson, Bob Seivert and Joe Shirley make up the membership of the Woods County Equalization Board and the Woods County Excise Board. Both entities had a meeting Wednesday morning, one after the other. As the excise board, they approved the monthly appropriations for each of the courthouse offices. When they adjourned from that, they re-convened as the equalization board and approved a Freeport Exemption for Baker Petrolite, LLC. This means the firm will not have to pay tax on manufactured products that they build but that are not used by...
A new district superintendent, James Miller, has been approved for the 2017-2018 school year for Freedom Public Schools. Miller was approved during a short, special meeting of the Freedom Board of Education at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 27. Members present during the meeting were Board President Shane Morris, Shan Wilson, Donald Simmons, Robert Babcock, Russell Reed and Minutes Clerk Patricia Dauphin. Miller is currently superintendent of Coleman Public School in Coleman, Oklahoma, and has been S...
On Sunday, April 30, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Opening Prayer given by Pastor Woody Hamon Call to Worship Psalm 23:1-6 led by Linda Carrico Opening Hymn “Amazing Grace” Affirmation of Faith led by Debra Brown Hymn of Justifying Grace “Here Am I, Lord” Offertory by Janell Reutlinger Doxology Offertory prayer given by Pastor Woody Scripture Reading: John 21:1-7 Message “The Reality of the Resurrection” by Pastor Woody Pastoral Prayer Closing Hymn of Invitation “How Great...
Last week marked the deadline for all Senate bills to be heard on the House floor. Any remaining Senate bills not heard are not eligible again until next session. I’m proud to say we passed Senate Bill 765 last week, which makes it illegal for individuals under the age of 18 to use a tanning bed. Several years ago, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer gave indoor tanning beds its highest carcinogen ranking. The American Academy of Dermatology’s statistics show nearly one-third of indoor tanners start...
Caring for yourself when you have a chronic illness like diabetes or heart disease is hard work. When you have more than one such illness, it can sometimes seem overwhelming. Sixty-seven percent of Oklahomans with Medicare have at least two chronic conditions. They often must juggle visits to several doctors, as well as the separate trips for follow-up tests. Then they must make sure they’re taking the right medications at the right times. Managing a number of chronic illnesses all at once can quickly become a full-time job. Unless it’s don...
GUYMON, Okla. – Southeastern closed out the regular season with a solid outing at the Panhandle State Rodeo in Guymon, Okla., with the women finishing second while the men turned in a fifth place finish. The women returned contestants in all three events to the short go, led by Shania Johnston's performance in the goat tying and Cierra Chapman's run in barrel racing. Johnston posted a 9.0 and split 2nd and 3rd place in the first round. She came back with a 9.1 in the finals which was good enough to take the goat tying championship at OPSU w...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After closing out the final regular-season week of her senior season with five straight wins, senior pitcher Jalissa Gum has been honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as its National Pitcher of the Week. It is the second National Pitcher of the Week honor of Gum's career. Gum logged five complete-game victories (three shutouts) for the Golden Suns, which included a pair of wins at then-No. 14 Southern Arkansas to earn a Great American Conference series split. The Red Rock, Oklahoma native struck out 58...
SEARCY – The Harding softball team stayed at No. 1 in the final NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings before the selection show on Monday, May 8th at 9 a.m., CT. The selection show can be found at http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule Through last weekend's games, Harding was 50-6 against in-region opponents. The top eight teams in the region advance to the NCAA Central Region Tournament. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will each host three other teams on May 11-13 in a double elimination format. The winner of each tournament will then advance to t...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – SAU Softball senior first baseman Maddie Dow has been named as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Co-National Player of the Week after helping the Lady Muleriders to a 4-2 week that included a four-game sweep of Southeastern Oklahoma to conclude the regular season. In those six games, Dow hit .636 (7-for-11) and slugged .818 with a pair of doubles and six runs scored. Most impressively, the Bonham, Texas, native walked 11 times (two intentional) and reached base on a hit-by-pitch as she totaled an on-base percentage of...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation aimed at increasing some lottery payouts in Oklahoma, a move that supporters hope will increase funding for schools. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2qEVAAv ) reports the legislation signed Tuesday won't affect multistate lottery games like Powerball, but that people who buy scratch-off tickets should see a change in July. Lottery officials say they hope the move stimulates sales of instant-win scratch tickets and in turn boosts funding for public schools, CareerTech institutions, c...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin is urging state lawmakers to act on revenue-raising legislation and says she will veto next year's state budget if it does not include additional revenue to fund state services. With less than one month left in the 2017 Oklahoma Legislature, Fallin appeared Wednesday with dozens of state agency heads, health care workers and educators. Fallin says the services they provide are in jeopardy without additional revenue. Revenue measures are pending in the House and Senate to help fill a projected $878 m...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has scheduled special elections to fill vacant seats in the state House and Senate. Fallin on Wednesday set elections for Senate District 45 and House District 76. Former Sen. Kyle Loveless of Oklahoma City resigned the Senate seat April 27 as he's being investigated for his use of campaign funds. The House seat is open due to the death of Rep. David Brumbaugh of Broken Arrow. The filing period for both elections is June 5-7. Primary elections for each seat will be Aug. 8 and general elections o...
SAPULPA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma 2nd grade teacher has been arrested at school on drug and embezzlement complaints and police say drugs and syringes were found in her purse. Police in Sapulpa told reporters that officers were called after the teacher left a social media account open on another teacher's computer and the second teacher found a conversation in which the suspect discussed using and selling heroin and pawning school-owned items. Police say officers found syringes in her purse, including one containing suspected heroin, and her p...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has had one of the busiest death chambers in the country for decades, executing more people per capita than any other state since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that death sentences could resume. But after a botched lethal injection in 2014 and drug mix-ups in 2015 that led to one inmate being executed with the wrong drug and another just moments away from being strapped to a gurney before his lethal injection was halted, the state is facing a series of hurdles and long delays before it could resume c...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County authorities say two people are charged in the stabbing death of an 86-year-old man. Court records indicate 28-year-old Boe Wayne Adams and 18-year-old Yvonne Mosqueda were charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and other charges in the death of Otto Meyer. Police say Meyer was found dead Friday at a Wichita house he owned but in which he did not live. The two suspects made their first appearance in Sedgwick County District Court Wednesday. Bond was set at $250,000 each. They are scheduled to be back i...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man and woman have admitted using online ads for sexual services to find victims for armed robberies. Thirty-four-year-old Nicole Covey, of Sugar Creek, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Kansas to conspiracy to commit robbery and five counts of aiding and abetting. And 22-year-old Devon Davis-Aumua, of Independence, pleaded guilty to the same charges. Prosecutors say Covey's picture was posted on Craigslist, Backpage and Skout in ads offering sexual services. Those who responded were confronted b...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the Kansas Legislature's debate on raising taxes to fix the state budget (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Kansas legislators hope to make progress later this week on a measure that would boost spending on public schools. A House committee on school finance on Wednesday discussed a plan to phase in a $750 million increase in aid to schools over five years. Chairman and Olathe Republican Larry Campbell said he hopes the committee can vote Friday. The state spends more than $4 billion a year on aid to its public s...
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A decade ago, the claim to fame in Greensburg, Kansas, was a really big hole in the ground. But these days, the little town that refused to vanish after an EF5 tornado is more than just a stop to see the world's largest hand-dug well. The 2007 tornado that destroyed 95 percent of the town and killed 11 people. Not that The Big Well — which has come a long way in 130 years — isn't a good reason to tour Greensburg, said Stacy Barnes, the city's convention and tourism director. Barnes, who grew up in Greensburg and moved ba...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The mother of a 4-year-old autistic boy says she believes a police officer who rescued her son from a Topeka, Kansas, pond was sent by God. Officer Aaron Bulmer rescued Elijah Hamby from a Central Park pond Sunday. Bulmer was on another call when he saw Elijah walking alone in the park and then lost sight of him. He got out of his car and saw Elijah in the pond, gasping for air. Video from a bodycam worn by Bulmer shows the officer jumping into the pond, pulling the boy out and handing him to another man. Elijah's mother, J...
