Archive for December, 2009

American maybe in danger in North Korea

HYUNG-JIN KIM The Oklahoman
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Korean-American missionary believed detained in North Korea walked into the country carrying a Bible, intent on preaching Christianity in a country that bans illegal worship — a bold move that may put him at greater risk of harsh punishment.
Determined to bring international [...]

Y2K taught officials about preparedness

By Bryan Painter
“I’ll never forget it.”
Albert Ashwood isn’t referring to the Y2K climax as New Year’s Eve 1999 rolled over at midnight to Jan. 1, 2000.
No, 10 years later, Ashwood recalls the fears of some, or maybe many, people leading up to that nonevent.
Ashwood, the director of the state Emergency Management Department, was vice [...]

Time of year is right for Oklahomans to see moondogs

BY MAC BENTLEY
An Oklahoma City resident called The Oklahoman about 8 p.m. Wednesday and said he’d just seen two moons in the sky.
Wayne Harris-Wyrick, director of Science Museum Oklahoma, said it’s entirely possible.
It’s called a moondog, Harris-Wyrick said.
The caller said he saw the moons side by side, about the same size and about the [...]

College Football: Sooners, Cardinal are set to meet today in Sun Bowl

BY Berry Tramel and Jake Trotter
EL PASO, Texas — Stately met irreverent. Traditional met shameless. Staying between the lines met coloring on the walls.
While the Pride of Oklahoma was waiting to greet the team for a scheduled pep rally, Stanford’s zany band crashed the party and staged an impromptu battle of the bands Wednesday [...]

Grain Summary

OKLAHOMA CITY – Here are the closing prices from the cash grain markets for Wednesday, December 30, 2009, as reported by the USDA.
U.S. No 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT: 2 to 3 cents higher. 3.81-4.54
Davis 3.81, Miami 4.34, Frederick 4.39, Lawton 4.40, Hobart, Temple 4.41,
Buffalo, Shattuck 4.44, Eldorado 4.45, Clinton, Manchester, Medford,
Weatherford 4.46, Perry, Stillwater [...]

Livestock Summary

AMARILLO, Texas — Here is the daily livestock summary for Wednesday, December 30, 2009, as reported by the USDA.
In the direct slaughter cattle trade in the Five Major Marketing Areas,
Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota; Thus far for
Wednesday, negotiated cash steer and heifer trading was active on good demand in
the Texas Panhandle. Compared to last [...]

New Year Eve’s Weather

Today’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of light snow. Highs around 40 with lows around 16.

Frederick area awaits return of clean water

BY JULIE BISBEE
FREDERICK — People in Frederick and surrounding areas have been without water since Monday evening when a waterline between Lake Frederick and a water treatment plant sprang a leak.
Crews worked Tuesday to repair the leak and water was expected to be fully restored by Tuesday night.
Some areas were without water, while others [...]

Oklahoma charity sues ex-chief, claiming porn, bribes

BY NOLAN CLAY The Oklahoman ©Copyright 2009, The Oklahoman
Larry Jones took bribes and hid hard-core porn magazines at the charity, Feed The Children is alleging in a countersuit against its fired president.
The charity also is accusing Jones in the civil case of other misdeeds, including misspending charity funds, pocketing travel money, keeping [...]

Mike Leach, Mark Mangino incidents demonstrate that coaching requires delicate balance

By Berry Tramel
EL PASO, Texas — In football, every day is third-and-one. Every day, coaches push players, seeking their limit. It’s a military mentality; break them down to build them up.
“Football’s an intense game,” said Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables. “Every day’s intense. Energy and intensity is part of the game. I don’t think [...]

Grain Summary

OKLAHOMA CITY – Here are the closing prices from the cash grain markets for Tuesday, December 29, 2009, as reported by the USDA.
U.S. No 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT: 8 cents lower. 3.78-4.51
Davis 3.78, Miami 4.32, Frederick 4.36, Hobart, Lawton, Temple 4.38, Buffalo,
Shattuck 4.41, Clinton, Eldorado, Manchester, Medford, Weatherford 4.43,
Perry, Stillwater 4.45, Alva, Cherokee 4.46, [...]