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If you spend any time around Millennials, you have probably heard the term YOLO. For a man who has eased passed the half century mark, YOLO sounds like gibberish. For those of you that have not yet been introduced to the term, it means You Only Live...

Real scholars scare me. “Type A” people intimidate me. I’m not a type A. I’m more of a type C-minus. However, the Lord has blessed me with a lot of neat opportunities to teach and some of those type A scholars have come in quite handy at times....

Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.;...

Graveside services for Willard Bryan Lee will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017, at the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery with Rev. John Bowers officiating. Interment is under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka, LLC. Willard Bryan Lee...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas University is pleased to announce that the 7th-Annual Rip Powell Invitational Golf Tournament, presented by Mustard Seed Wealth Management, will take place on Friday, June 23 at the Magnolia Country Club. The a...

The Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) spent the initial part of their meeting going over their financial report as WCEDC Director Sonja Williams noted some discrepancies and wanted to make them known to the committee. The committee...

Alva High School Baseball, headed by Scott Baugh, will host a summer baseball tournament starting today and ending on Sunday, June 18. Six teams, including the Alva Goldbugs, will compete in this three-day event that will be held on Crenshaw Field...

Northwestern Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Brad Franz announced the hiring of Ryan Bowen as head baseball coach. Bowen has been the lead assistant at Great American Conference foe Southeastern Oklahoma State for the past five seasons where the...

Ten Rangers are ready to ride for college rodeo's most coveted title. Six men and four women from the Northwestern Oklahoma State University have earned the right to compete at the College National Finals Rodeo, set for June 11-17 at the Casper...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is delaying two Obama-era regulations aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production. The Environmental Protection Agency said it is seeking a two-year delay for oil and gas c...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge's ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the industry that hailed the project as a "game changer" for North Dakota oil. But shippers said T...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Thursday to promote plans for an ambitious Mediterranean undersea natural gas pipeline project, in a bid by his country to become a key European energy supplier. Israel i...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Exxon Mobil has settled a lawsuit over a 2013 pipeline spill that dumped tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into an Arkansas neighborhood. Attorneys representing 64 families announced the settlement Thursday. They s...

PERRY, Okla. (AP) — An earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 2:35 a.m. about 12 miles west of Perry in Noble County. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A frequently polarized Senate found common ground Thursday as Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve a sweeping sanctions bill that punishes longtime adversaries Iran and Russia with an array of financial penalties. T...

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Future accidental radiation releases at the largest U.S. site of waste from nuclear weapons production are likely following back-to-back emergency evacuations of workers in May and June because aging infrastructure is b...