Month: October 2021

LAWRENCE, Kan (AP) — Caleb Williams is the starting quarterback at No. 3 Oklahoma. The freshman hopes to go out and be himself.  Coach Lincoln Riley put Williams in two weeks ago against Texas and…

Chase Riebel gave the Communion Meditation, focusing on 2 Corinthians 5:18-20. We need to take God’s message to a broken, divided world, but as you do, make sure that your actions reflect God’s love.  Pastor…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech has won consecutive Big 12 games just once in the past five years, and not during the tenure of third-year coach Matt Wells. That has been a talking point…

Wilma Jean (Jeannie) Stanley passed away after a short illness on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Prescott, Ariz. Jeannie, the only child of Albert Daugherty and Grace (Hall) Daugherty, was 93.  Jeannie was born and…

At the age of 2, Marlene’s father died in an accident. In 1975, she lost her mother, Opal Ida, at the young age of 54. When Marlene Duke Scoville reached her goal of making it…

CHANUTE — An uncharacteristic off night from Allen Community College’s volleyball team led to a loss to rival Neosho County Wednesday. Neosho swept the three sets 25-20, 25-5, 25-20. “Literally everyone had an off day,”…

Two area teams hosted home games last week while four went on the road.  Area teams went 2-4 in last week’s action. Iola falls to Girard A week after coming up just short against Prairie…

Jerry Dodson, who grew up in Elsmore, was selected to participate in a wreath laying ceremony earlier this month at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Dodson, a command sergeant major in the U.S. Army…

Jessica Quinhones announced this week that she’s closing Around the Corner mainly because of the pushback by patrons that they wear face masks while inside her coffee shop during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three days after…

Bingo! Locals have a chance to make history Friday afternoon when a group attempts to organize a world-record Bingo event.  It’s the first test of a new partnership between Thrive Allen County and Televeda, a…