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Happy Birthday To Dec. 22: Justin Thompson, Zachary Thompson, Andy Newby Dec. 23: Dustin Elmore, Jacy Gillenwaters, Scott James, Faye Hope Dec. 24: Jim London, Terry Turner, Brandon Melkus Dec. 26: Bob Benn, Natalie Eden, Kent Ledford Dec. 27:...

General Fund POs Pioneer Telephone (cell, fax, alarm, internet, phone) – $449.32 Dacoma Coop (fuel and equipment maintenance and supplies) – $182.75 Alfalfa Electric Cooperative (streetlights, af/am, town) – $543.10 John Deere Financial (Atwo...

The Freedom school board voted for a major overhaul of the school's heating and air-conditioning equipment by accepting a bid from Alfalfa Electric Cooperative Services Inc. in the amount of $90,000. There will be numerous Rheem units, with furnaces...

Wednesday, Dec. 22: Christmas break begins, no school Tuesday, Jan. 3: Last day of Christmas break Tuesday, Jan. 3: 6:30 p.m. High school girls and boys basketball at home with Sharon-Mutual Thursday, Jan. 5: High school basketball tournament at...

The Freedom Board of Education, at its regular meeting Dec. 19, approved the 2017 school board meeting schedule. Regularly scheduled meetings of the Freedom Board of Education in 2017 will be held in the Freedom High School library, 1138 Eagle Pass,...

The Woods County Excise Board met Wednesday morning, Dec. 21, and approved the following service charges to be assessed to each school district by the Woods County Treasurer: • Alva Schools – Budget $20,873,845.48, service fee $6,479 • Waynoka School...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Wednesday that Joe Mixon would be off the team if he had punched a woman now instead of 2 1/2 years ago, when he suspended the star running back for a year in a move that has drawn sharp c...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Years ago, a much smaller version of Oklahoma left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. was called for a personal foul in a youth football game. His dad, Orlando Sr. — all 6-foot-7 and well over 300 pounds of him —came rumbling down from the...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As state leaders look for ways to raise revenue to help close an estimated $868 million hole in next year's budget, they should consider broadening Oklahoma's sales tax base to include some services, like tattoos and car w...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man who led Oklahoma law enforcement officers on a weeklong manhunt was shot at least 20 times during a gun battle with authorities, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday. Michael Dale Vance Jr. died from a p...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Records reveal a former legislative assistant and her attorneys were paid $44,500 to settle a sexual harassment complaint against a state representative, according to an Oklahoma newspaper. Hollie Anne Bishop said Republican Rep....

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says she doesn't expect an offer from President-elect Donald Trump to join his administration and that she has no plans to return to Washington. The Republican governor made the comments to reporters o...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Firefighters from Saudi Arabia are visiting Oklahoma City as part of a professional training program. The Journal Record (http://bit.ly/2i1O9je ) reports the International Association of Fire Chiefs recently entered into an a...

DERBY, Kan. (AP) — A southern Kansas woman whose hands and feet had to be amputated after she was shot during a robbery got an early Christmas gift — new electronic hands worth $260,000, courtesy of a businessman and his wife. Julie Dombo of Der...