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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: freedomcallnews@gmail.com or call 800-305-2111)...
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: Sheli Breshears, Hammons Hepner, Bonnie Wares, Carol Bowers, Darol Wilson, Irene Bush Nov. 30: Lance Province, Shay Wilson Dec. 1: Sharon Harris, Randy Wilson, Shawn James, Connie Wise Dec. 3: Ramona Burkhart, Oren Leon Howland Dec. 4: Lori Sample, Francis Melkus, Lyndon Province, Katie Blunk Dec....
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 Program practice is Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. at the Christian Church. Invocation by Pastor Todd Finley Call to Worship: Psalm 29 led by Debra Brown Opening hymn: “What A Friend We Have In Jesus,” led by Debra Brown Affirmation of Faith Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace: “My Hope Is Built...
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 college readiness. Most states revised their school accountability systems to comply with the 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires certain measurements but also gives states some flexibility. Oklahoma’s new school report cards are expected to be released Dec. 13 at the Board o...
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 today. Koehn said the official filing period ends at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5. All candidate filings will occur at the Woods County Election Board office, 410 4th St, Suite C, in Alva, Koehn said. The board of education positions at stake will be filled at the primary school election scheduled Fe...
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, along with two non-scheduled guests from the Freedom Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber president and vice-president came to share letters they’ve received about the possible movement of the town’s Christmas tree. One letter read by Bryant Weber was sent by a woman in Woodward whose stance was to kee...
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 Fire Place (service call) – $100 Myder Fire Support (install new valve – pump test) – $1,223 Ambulance POs Phillips Healthcard (defibulator) – $2,353.05 Oklahoma EMS Education LLC (EMS Instructor Course) – $600 MTA POs Rural Water District (October) – $2,994.20 Comp Source – $273.69 Harper Sanitati...
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 (National) Finals made by August and be home when the baby comes in mid-September,” said Irwin, a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Robertsdale, now living in Westville, Flaorida, with his wife and their two children, Tripp and Ellie. “I flew home Sept. 30, right after I got done with my run...
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 the winner of a match-up between the Tipton Tigers and the Pond Creek Hunter Panthers, who will be playing at 7 p.m. in at Southwestern Oklahoma States' ASAP Energy Field in Weatherford. Both the Bison and Patriots will arrive at Ranger Field undefeated (both teams having a record of 13-0), which...
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 January. The day started well for the Eagles; they defeated Geary 100 to 40 and they easily defeated Lookeba-Sickles 140 to 80. Things started to take a turn for the worse when Freedom played Leedey, a traditional powerhouse. The Eagles competed with Leedey for a half, as it was tied at 110 at...
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 community members who read their favorite children's book or short story....
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 four players to reach double figures in scoring for the Bulldogs, joined by Tyra Aska and Hayden Priddy with 14 apiece and Bethany Franks with 13. Adding in SWOSU's fifth starter, Taylor Hedrick, the Lady Dawgs got a combined 78 points from the starting lineup in the game, which was one point off of...
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 victory on Tuesday evening at the Claremore Expo Center. Rogers State hit 12-of-22 three-point attempts, including eight in the first half as they build a lead of 55-39 at the intermission. SWOSU shot 48.6% (17-of-35) from the field in the first, but were unable to slow down the Hillcats, who shot bett...
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 at Texas Woman's, and she played the same role Tuesday at Northwestern Oklahoma State. The senior All-America guard scored 14 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Lady Eagles hang on for a 65-61 win over Northwestern at Percefull Fieldhouse. "Any win is a good win when you're on the r...
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 58-57 lead early in the fourth quarter on two free throws by Ke'Aunna Johnson, but the visiting Reddies outscored the navy and red 29-17 in the final stanza to get the 86-73 win. After Lindsey Byfield closed the deficit to two points at 65-63 with a 3-pointer at the 7:06 mark, HSU hit back-to-back t...
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. The Hillcats (3-2) finished at 58.9 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from 3 as they scored 100 points for the first time since Nov. 18, 2017 in a 100-45 victory over Central Christian. RSU pulled out to a 55-39 advantage at halftime after going 21-of-32 shooting from the floor for 65.6 percen...
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 (2-2) on Tuesday night at Tucker Coliseum. HOW IT HAPPENED The Golden Suns never trailed in the game as they jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the opening minutes of the game. Tech grabbed a double-digit lead at the 1:43 mark of the opening quarter and led by ten (20-10) at the end of the quarter. The G...
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 Mississippi College in total points (25). Right behind her is Charlynn Perry (12 pts) and Chari Swift (7 pts). The Blossoms were 14/21 on free throws against the Choctaws. #30 Jaida Harden going 5 for 6 on her free throw attempts. UAM had 36 rebounds ( 13 offensive and 23 defensive). Chari Swift leading...
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 for 8 on his free throw attempts. UAM had 33 rebounds ( 11 offensive and 22 defensive). Darnell Wright leading the Weevils with 9 total rebounds ( 1 offensive and 8 defensive). #3 KJ Lesure had the most assists on the night for the UAM with 8. Right behind him was Marcus Gilbert (5 assists) and...
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 rebounds in 38 minutes, while Karrington Whaley had 13 points, Pink Jones had 11 and Blu Jones had 10. The Reddies (3-1) got out to a quick start on the road and used three early 3-pointers to open up a 17-5 lead in the game's first five minutes. The Hillcats responded, however, and closed the first q...
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 themselves playing catchup the entire night. The Lions went on a 10-0 run from 5:36 mark to the 3:17 mark in the first quarter, extending their lead to 21-6. The Lady Tigers were never able to get the score back under double digits. Senior guard Alivia Huell (Malvern, Ark.) led the Lady Tigers with 13 p...
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 the W.T. Watson Center and the trio helped Southern Arkansas to a 68-57 in-region win over the Gulf South Conference's Mississippi College in the first of two games for SAU over Thanksgiving break. The Muleriders (4-1) have won four straight games and the win on Tuesday night came behind a dominant p...
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 children in Iraq and South Africa. But kayaking to a remote Indian island, home to a tribe known for attacking outsiders with bows and arrows, proved an adventure too far for the avid outdoorsman and Christian missionary. Police said Wednesday that he had been killed , and authorities were working with...
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 attacked students on the Fillmore Elementary School playground. Jon Gary with Animal Welfare says the dog is about a year old, has no tag and is not microchipped, but is likely not a stray. State law requires that the dog be held for at least three business days. Due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the d...
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 Wednesday to run advertisements on Thanksgiving Day in papers in Oklahoma and South Carolina. Similar ads are expected to run Sunday in Nevada and Alabama. In Oklahoma, the group is targeting U.S. Sen. James Lankford, urging him to support a bipartisan bill to end U.S. participation in the war. L...
