Volleyball project unites two groups

Local groups are breathing new life into neglected volleyball courts at McLain Rogers Park, marking the start of a broader initiative to revitalize western Oklahoma and retain young residents.

Responded to a report of a suspicious subject knocking on doors and running in the 100 block of Main St., Arapaho.

In 1952, Puerto Rico became a selfgoverning U.S. commonwealth.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.

SWOSU awards scholarship

Brianna Myers of Calumet has been named the Bud and Wanda Smalley Memorial Scholar at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) for the 20242025 academic year.

KENITRA, Morocco (AP) — Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has imperiled the country’s entire agriculture sector, including farmers who grow cereals and grains used to feed humans and livestock.

DO JUST ONE THING

• It looks like good, healthy organic matter, so can’t you just sprinkle used coffee grounds onto your lawn to give it a little nutritional kick? Not exactly. The residual caffeine in those used grinds can be damaging to the micro fauna of your soil. Instead, coffee grinds should be added to a compost bin, where they will naturally break down into elements that will only help, rather than hurt, your soil. The finished compost eventually can be added to your lawn or garden beds.

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