Grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas allow patrons to pick up bullets along with a gallon of milk.
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Oklahoma public schools leader orders schools to incorporate Bible instruction
The directive sent Thursday to superintendents across the state says adherence to the mandate is compulsory and ‘immediate and strict compliance is expected.’
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At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South
In Texas, about 100 people were injured and more than 200 homes and structures destroyed.
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Oklahoma, not Ohio State, moves into CFP top 4
Oklahoma was No. 5 in the pivotal second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night, ahead of Ohio State heading into championship weekend when the final four will be set. The biggest question facing the selection committee this week was how much to value Ohio State’s 62-39 blowout of Michigan on Saturday. The answer: The […]
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Dora "Dobie" L. Nickless
AUBURN — Dora “Dobie” L. Nickless, 84, a resident of Livermore and former resident of North Jay, passed away Thursday morning, July 19, at The Hospice House in Auburn, with her daughters by her side. She was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Soper, Okla., the daughter of James Alex Lowrance and Mabel (Russell) Lowrance. Dobie graduated […]
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Rose J. Rivers
LIVERMORE FALLS — Rose J. Rivers, 88, of Livermore Falls, passed away on Thursday, March 15. She was born in Auburn, Oct. 26, 1929, to Marguerite and Walter Jasper. She attended schools in Auburn and Canton. She worked a variety of jobs, retiring from the shoe shop in Livermore Falls. She was married to an Army […]
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Chocolate Church presenting 'Oklahoma!'
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center opens its 2017-18 theatrical season with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Performances are: 7:30 p.m. Sept.15-16, 22-23; 2 p.m. Sept. 17 and 24 on the main stage at 804 Washington St. Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, “Oklahoma” features the high-spirited rivalry […]
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Oklahoma police search for motive in killing of airport worker
Later Tuesday, police discovered the suspected shooter dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a pickup truck in a parking garage near where they believe he waited, watching airport employees come and go before shooting and killing Michael Winchester, 52, a Southwest Airlines employee. “We do believe this was a premeditated act against the […]
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Oklahoma tornadoes destroy homes, kill 2 people
At least two people died Monday in weather so violent that forecasters declared a “tornado emergency” for communities in the path of one of the twisters. The Storm Prediction Center said 23 tornadoes were reported across five states. “You are in a life-threatening situation,” forecasters declared while warning the communities of Roff, population 725, and […]
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Lucille Bailey Welch
1922 – 2016 AUBURN — Lucille Bailey Welch, 94, formerly of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Monday, March 21, at the Hospice House, following a long illness. She was born in Yarmouth on Jan. 18, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Fessenden) Bailey. Lucille was educated in Auburn schools, and graduated from Edward Little High […]