February 2022

SOONERS ON TOP

NORMAN, Okla. – Tanner Groves had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Oklahoma recovered from squandering a 14-point lead in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 66-62 in overtime on Saturday afternoon.

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Don’t charge phone battery to 100%

I paid more for my latest smartphone than I did for my first car. That is to say, the little everything-devices we’re all glued to these days could very well be among the most valuable of our everyday possessions – give or take a wedding ring or Rolex. Maybe because they feel like an extension of our hands (and sometimes brains) we simply don’t treat them with the respect they deserve. Either way, I beat my smartphone up quite a bit and chances are, you do, too, without meaning to or even realizing it.

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Susan Gayle Johnson

ARDMORE - Susan Gayle Johnson of Ardmore, OK died February 13, 2022 of COPD. Susie was born in Oklahoma City, OK on May 16, 1951 to William Benjamin Johnson II and Katherine Gayle Burton Johnson. She attended Putnam Heights Elementary, Harding Jr and Sr High School, St. Anne’s Academy, Oklahoma City Community College and Oklahoma State University. Susie worked in telecommunications for AT&T and as an independent contractor at Tinker AFB. She began as an operator, was the first female lineman in Oklahoma, was a supervisor, a manager and worked in Technical Support. She also worked for Hertz.

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Maxwell juror case limited

NEW YORK – An inquiry into possible juror misconduct at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial will be limited to his answers to two responses on a jury selection questionairre to prevent an “intrusive fishing expedition” by defense lawyers, a judge said in an opinion released Friday.

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NATION & WORLD WATCH

Authorities seize nearly $3M worth of meth in onion shipment SAN DIEGO – Authorities seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailer’s inspection at federal facility in San Diego, officials announced Friday. A K-9 unit for the U.S.

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