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 By Marione Martin    Local    April 24, 2024

Inmates face drug charges after search at JCCC

After a search in the minimum security pod at James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena, two inmates are facing felony charges in Alfalfa County. Court records show on Feb. 13 correctional...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 24, 2024

Piper on the job since April 1, sees need for affordable housing

“It feels good to be back home,” Ty Piper said of his return to the Kiowa, Kansas, area. After having a career as a government contractor, he is the new Kiowa city administrator. When asked about his job as a contractor, Piper described it “as deman...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 24, 2024

Woods County Sheriff Briggs announces retirement

Rudy Briggs Jr. is the longest-serving sheriff in Woods County. Monday morning during the Woods County Commissioners meeting, Briggs announced his retirement, to take effect July 1, 2025. Having...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 24, 2024

Two charged with child abuse in paddling

Two people have been charged with felony child abuse following an investigation by the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on March 25 when Burlington Schools reported to DHS t...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 24, 2024

Soccer, city-wide garage sale, art show, vendors on Main Street and stores open in Kiowa Saturday

This Saturday, April 27, Kiowa, Kansas, will be a hub of activity. There's a soccer tournament to be played on South Barber High School practice fields because there's not ample parking at Ellis Field. Six towns, including Kiowa, are expected to play...

 

12,000 specimen donation triples inventory at Northwestern's Museum of Natural History

The items may not be sizable, but their quantity certainly makes up for it. A recent donation of about 12,000 specimens to the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Museum of Natural History from...

 

Alva Middle School students place first in statewide video competition

ALVA – Alva Middle School students Isaac Anton, Chance Argo, Samuel Newton and Dyce Malone, have placed first in the Oklahoma competition associated with the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge for their video titled "Mobile Market of N...

 
 By Stacy Sanborn    Local    April 19, 2024

Avard Regional Rail Park Authority hashes out engineering invoice process, internet domains

The subject of internet domains dominated the discussion at the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority meeting this past Tuesday afternoon. Board members Stan Bixler, Allan Poe, Todd Holder, and Scott Riley were joined by Woods County Economic Developmen...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 19, 2024

Four words for the future

The numbers tell the story. Eighteen men participated in a high school graduation equivalency ceremony Thursday morning after completing their GED testing. A total of 69 inmates have completed their h... Full story

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 19, 2024

Bier elected president of Alva City Council

Sadie Bier was elected president of the Alva City Council Monday night. She will serve through next year. The office was vacant after Daniel Winters resigned last month. Bier’s principal duty will be to lead meetings when the mayor is absent. She see... Full story

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 19, 2024

Confronting a trashy situation

"I want to be clear. We are hearing information ... but City Council is not going to be making a decision today," said Mayor Kelly Parker when introducing a presentation by Waste Connections of... Full story

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 19, 2024

Three injured in Alfalfa County collision

Three people, including a three-year-old child, were injured when two vehicles collided at an intersection in Alfalfa County Monday. The child was transported by Alfalfa County EMS to the Cherokee... Full story

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 17, 2024

Three injured in Alfalfa County collision

Three people, including a three-year-old child, were injured when two vehicles collided at an intersection in Alfalfa County Monday. The child was transported by Alfalfa County EMS to the Cherokee Airport where she was flown by Survival Flight to... Full story

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 17, 2024

Schubert-Akin finishes 30th consecutive Boston Marathon

The weather was ideal for the running of the 128th Boston Marathon. At age 66, Jennifer Schubert-Akin (sister of this reporter) finished the 26.2-mile race. Afterward, the always-determined runner...

 

Two board members sworn in at Freedom school board meeting Monday

Two board members – one new, one returning – were sworn in at the Freedom Board of Education meeting this Monday. New board member Frank Biery (Seat 3) and returning member Robert Babcock (Seat 4) read their oaths aloud at the start of the reg...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 17, 2024

Equalization board approves three of four Freeport Exemption requests

The Woods County Equalization Board met Tuesday morning to consider four requests for Freeport Exemptions. Oklahoma Freeport Exemptions are available for inventories held for less than nine months. They are calculated using purchases for Oklahoma inv...

 
 By Stacy Sanborn    Local    April 17, 2024

Alfalfa County commissioners sign to change 911 board meeting time

Mike Roach, one of the Alfalfa County commissioners, was absent from their meeting on Monday, but Garret Johnson and Nate Ross were there and heard from Cherokee city manager Chad Roach, who was on hand to ask for help cleaning up a burned-down house...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 17, 2024

Kiowa City Council hears about solar panel power, tree board not planting in drought

New City of Kiowa Administrator Ty Piper sat at the table for his first city council meeting at the April 8 gathering after starting his new role April 1. Councilmember Tom Wells has missed numerous council meetings due to an accident/fall he took...

 
 By Yvonne Miller    Local    April 17, 2024

Paralyzed: Friends of Michael Gorden plan pizza fundraiser at Yur Place April 28

“It's such a blow. He's just 40 years old and paralyzed from the chest down,” Hardtner, Kansas man David “Flash” Gorden said of his son Michael. The father and son have worked side-by-side in David's business, Gorden Guttering and Siding. Nearly...

 
 By Marione Martin    Local    April 17, 2024

Three Enid residents have been charged in double homicide at Freedom

Felony charges have been filed in Woods County against three individuals in the April 11 double homicide at Freedom. Christopher Isaiah Cesar Padilla, age 23; Elijah Isaiah Mann, age 20; and Catelynne Olivia Gorre, age 17, all of Enid, each have been... Full story

 

Freshman Connection April 17 at Northwestern offers early enrollment for high school seniors

Freshman Connection at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is designated as the official start to freshman enrollment for first-time freshmen. This event is set for Wednesday, April 17, at the...

 

Northwestern Career and Internship Fair set for April 15

The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Spring 2024 Career and Internship Fair is set for Monday, April 15, in the Student Center Ballroom from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Alva. Northwestern students and job seekers in the community are welcome to attend...

 

Respite vouchers available for seniors raising children

If you live in Beaver, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woods or Woodward counties and you are age 55 or older and care for a relative child under the age of 18, you may qualify for respite vouchers. The respite vouchers are a total of $400...

 

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