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An Alva man has been charged with sexual battery involving an 18-year-old who was cleaning his house. Robert Scott Baker, 60, of Alva, is charged with felony sexual battery. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years. Court records...

An Alva woman is facing numerous charges after a citizen reported a woman suspected of being intoxicated while driving with a child in the vehicle. The call came in at 2:46 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale heard the...

An Alva man is facing a felony stalking charge after he allegedly violated a protective order. Joseph Stong Chance, 33, of Alva, is charged with stalking in violation of a court order. This felony is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail...

An Alva man was arrested April 17 for failing to register as a sex offender. Forest Edward Golbek Jr., 29, of Alva, was charged April 18 with failure to comply with sex offender registration. This felony is punishable by incarceration for not more...

Share Medical Center is getting closer to a break-even point thanks to being designated as a critical access hospital (CAH). CFO Kevin O’Brien told the Alva Hospital Authority trustees Tuesday that other factors are also favorable but the CAH...

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Community members in suburban Denver marked the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting Saturday with a remembrance ceremony that celebrated the school's survival and by volunteering at shelters, doing...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man belonging to an armed group that has detained Central American families near the U.S.-Mexico border was arrested Saturday in a border community on a criminal complaint accusing him of being a felon in...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas couple is turning the concept of covered wagons that pioneers once used to journey west into a luxury experience for campers who want to enjoy nature without sacrificing the comforts of electricity and spacious...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in northeastern Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, when a Sumatran tiger named Sanjiv tackled the worker...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation that increases speed limits on Oklahoma turnpikes and some state highways has been signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt. The bill signed by Stitt Thursday increases turnpike speed limits from 75 to 80 mph and from...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointment of an Oklahoma businessman to fill a vacant seat on the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents has raised concerns among some members of the state Senate. Stitt has nominated Oklahoma...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma City say a police pursuit has ended in the deaths of two people, including a child. Authorities say the victims died Friday when their vehicle was struck by a stolen pickup truck being pursued by police on...

JAY, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma mother has been charged with child neglect, accused of starving her children and feeding them dog feces. The Tulsa World reports that 34-year-old Mary Elizabeth Moore was charged in Delaware County court this month....

Arkadelphia, Ark. – The SAU Softball team took care of business on Saturday, not falling victim to a lack of offense that saw them eke out a game one 1-0 win over Marisa Butler and Ouachita despite being no-hit. The Muleriders got to Butler early...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – After losing a two-run lead late to drop Friday evening's series opener with Ouachita, the Southern Arkansas Baseball team bounced back on Saturday as the Muleriders took both ends of the afternoon's twin bill to win their...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Kyndal Moyer went 2 for 5 at the plate and scored the lone run in the final two games against Southern Arkansas University. Game Three: In game three of the series, the Muleriders plated nine runs between the second through...

WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — A 5-year-old Michigan boy had a craving for McDonald's but his grandmother was sleeping so he called 911 and made a request. WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids reports Iziah Hall of Wyoming asked the dispatcher: "Can you bring me...

Stacy Ann O'Neil, Alva vs. Shawn Devon O'Neil, Alva: dissolution of marriage....

Zane Cole Schurter, Alva and Kayleigh Jane Winter, Alva: marriage license (counselling) ($5) Dalton Scott Willyard, Alva and Sereptia Rae Downn Hess, Alva: marriage license (no counselling)....