Archive for October, 2009

Oklahoma churches provide safe, family friendly alternatives for kids Halloween

BY CARLA HINTON
Cornerstone Church’s annual Trunk or Treat event initially began with numerous church members offering candy from the trunks of their decorated cars.
Tonight, visitors to the Midwest City church’s Halloween alternative will see that the event has grown in more ways than one.
Sure, youths may still find treats in car [...]

Treat day tricks can haunt you for years

By John Williams
Happy Saturday.
I was talking with some of fellow reporters the other day about Halloween celebrations when we were younger.
I remember dressing up as a superhero one bitterly cold Halloween night. My mom made me wear a coat on top of my costume.
It defeats the purpose of being a superhero [...]

Panhandle Football scores

CLASS 4A
Douglass 29 Woodward 14
Guymon 14 Piedmont 32
CLASS A
Beaver 53 Pioneer 43
Hooker 0 Okeene 62
Texhoma 16 Turpin 0
CLASS B
Laverne 40 Waukomis 14
CLASS C
Buffalo 12 Boise City 40
Goodwell 14 Shattuck 40

Shattuck sets national eight-man record in win over Goodwell

By Ryan Aber, Staff Writer
SHATTUCK — The outcome was never in question.
It rarely has been for Shattuck for much of the last seven football seasons.
Friday night at home, the Indians beat Goodwell 40-14 to win their 91st straight game and set the national eight-man football record for consecutive wins.
“There’s a sense of relief,” [...]

Saturday’s forecast

Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 30s.

Oklahoma’s swine flu toll rises to 19

BY SUSAN SIMPSON
Five more Oklahomans have died of swine flu, according to the state Health Department’s weekly update on H1N1 activity.
The dead are a Canadian County man and four people from Oklahoma County — an adult male, a female child and two women. Most had underlying medical problems, health officials said.
Nineteen Oklahomans have died of [...]

Panhandle counties reported the lowest unemployment rates

BY DEBBIE BLOSSOM
The Oklahoma City metro area’s September jobless rate of 5.9 percent was the lowest in the nation for large cities with a population of 1 million or more, preliminary Labor Department numbers released Wednesday showed.
That number is down from August’s 6.1 percent, the country’s second lowest rate.
Oklahoma’s Panhandle counties reported the [...]

Halloween festivities

Doors open at 8 P.M. on Friday and Saturday at Panhandle State in Muller Hall.

Business After Hours Nets Ehly Grand Prize

By Laura Hays
Oklahoma Panhandle State University hosted “Business After Hours” on October 13 in the Guymon Classroom.
Roy Ehly won the grand prize – a warm OPSU jacket and a Centennial stein handcrafted by OPSU faculty member Brent Shoulders.
Approximately 50 Guymon Chamber of Commerce members and friends of OPSU attended to socialize and enjoy refreshments [...]

Seniors in Final OPSU Home Volleyball Matches This Weekend

By Scott Puryear
GOODWELL— Three Oklahoma Panhandle State University senior volleyball players will be in their final home matches this weekend.
Krisha Roach, of Lubbock, Texas; Bianca Lopez, of Tatum, New Mexico and Cheryl Coldwell, of Norman will be on the court on today and Saturday against a strong Heartland Conference rival — Newman University.
Today’s contest [...]

The big Texas brush-off

BY BRANDON CHATMON, Staff Writer, bchatmon@opubco.com
STILLWATER — They have been core contributors during the resurgence of Oklahoma State’s football program, they have earned numerous individual honors and their leadership has been one of the main reasons the Cowboys find themselves in a position to compete for a Big 12 South title.
Yet, [...]