Kvasnicka, Crosswhite named ‘Students of Today’
Chisholm Elementary School students Tabor Kvasnicka and Brianna Crosswhite were named “Students of Today” by Enid Masonic Lodge 80.
Enid Masonic Lodge 80 supports public education with several awards including Student of Today, Teacher of Today, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year awards and State Superintendent’s Award for Arts Excellence.
Kvasnicka and Crosswhite received the Student of Today awards based on their scholarship, leadership and personal development.
Gottsch named as NWOSU Outstanding Senior
Heather Gottsch was one of eight Northwestern Oklahoma State University graduates honored as Outstanding Seniors at Northwestern Foundation’s special awards presentation on April 25.
Gottsch is a graduate of Medford High School. She graduated magna cum laude in December from Northwestern with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.
She participated in several activities including Student Oklahoma Education Association, serving as vice president.
She is a sixth-grade teacher for Alva Public Schools, teaching science, social studies and physical education.
She is the daughter of Don and Lori Bowman, of Medford, and the granddaughter of Don and LaVon Blubaugh and Barbara Bowman, all of Medford.
To be named an Outstanding Senior, a student must show campus and community involvement, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5, have completed at least 60 hours at Northwestern, show promise of future achievement and never have been subject to academic or disciplinary action. Recipients receive a plaque and a $100 savings bond.
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Achievers for 5/29/09
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Arraignment set for murder trial
An Enid man was bound over for trial on a first-degree murder charge following a preliminary hearing Friday in the death of a 53-year-old man at a bar on Valentine’s Day.
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Police arrest woman following bank robbery
Barbara Schneider-Orf, 49, was booked into Garfield County Detention Facility on complaints of robbery with a firearm, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, resisting arrest and attempting to elude police officers.
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OBA graduates its largest class in history
A capacity crowd was on hand Friday night to send off 48 graduating seniors at Oklahoma Bible Academy, the largest graduating class to depart the private Christian school in its 100 years.
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State House asks DHS to keep centers from closing
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Man sentenced in 2 rape trials
An Enid man convicted of first- and second-degree rape in two separate trials this year was sentenced Friday to six years in prison.
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Local News Briefs for 5-26-2012
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Traveling Vietnam Wall gets fundraising boost
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Storms moving across western Oklahoma
Shortly before 9 p.m., radar indicated a small area of showers and thunderstorms extending from Cheyenne and Reydon to Higgins and Arnett. The storms are moving to the north around 35 mph.
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Kinnear tapped for VP role at Continental
Kirk Kinnear brings with him 33 years of crude oil marketing, international arbitrage, refinery supply, energy trading and hedging experience.
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No reason to drink, drive this weekend
AAA Oklahoma is offering Tipsy Tow over the extended Memorial Day holiday period. The service is free and open to the public.
To call for Tipsy Tow, dial (800) AAA-HELP and ask for Tipsy Tow. AAA will provide a free tow and a free ride for the vehicle and up to two people, no questions asked, within a 15-mile radius from point of pickup.
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