Area football teams battling for playoff spots in Week 9
The regular season is almost over, but there are still plenty of playoff spots up for grabs.
October 2022
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Walters, Nelson hurl claims of indoctrination, lying in state superintendent debate
In an hour-long debate Tuesday night between the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, Republican Secretary of Education Ryan Walters used much of his time to criticize his Democratic opponent, teacher Jena Nelson, who also took a few shots of her own.
Adidas ends partnership with Ye over antisemitic remarks
LONDON (AP) — Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the latest company to cut ties with Ye and a decision that the German sportwear company said would hit its bottom line.
Esterine Scott
Born: January 1, 1936 Parents: Rufus and Roberta Stevenson Esterine grew up in a small community of Milo, Oklahoma. She was a graduate from Central High School.
Angelica Joyce Roberts
The home going celebration for Angelica Joyce Roberts, 32, will be Friday, October 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church with her father Reverend John Roberts officiating.
2,700-year-old rock carvings discovered in Iraq’s Mosul
BAGHDAD (AP) — Archaeologists in northern Iraq last week unearthed 2,700-yearold rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees from the Assyrian Empire, an archaeologist said Wednesday. The carvings on marble slabs were discovered by a team of experts in Mosul, Iraq’s second- largest city, who have been working to restore the site of the ancient Mashki Gate, which was bulldozed by Islamic State group militants in 2016.
USPS honoring late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with stamp
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as “an icon of American culture” with a stamp in the new year.
Ghosts, goblins and guising
The rush was on. The October 18-19 cold snap had turned into a frost and freeze event. The frigid air mass was pushing down from the north, leaving the Upper Peninsula in Michigan with a record-breaking 6 to 20 inches of snow and near-record breaking cold as it careened southward. This seems to be the weather pattern this year. Record breaking rains, heat, drought and now cold.
Afraid of needles? China using inhalable COVID-19 vaccine
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a world first. The vaccine, a mist that is sucked in through the mouth, is being offered for free as a booster dose for previously vaccinated people, according to an announcement on an official city social media account.
Gas crunch eases in Europe — but the respite might not last
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Natural gas and electricity prices in Europe have plunged from summer peaks thanks to mild weather and a monthslong scramble to fill gas storage ahead of winter and replace Russian supplies during the war in Ukraine.