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Lou Leone became administrator for the City of Kiowa (Kansas) in November 2015 and left in July 2019. He reportedly took the job as city administrator in New London, Wisconsin, at the time. It came to the Newsgram's attention a few days ago that...

Memorial Day in this area was cloudy and overcast with intermittent light rain. Television newscasters said many of the usual Memorial Day ceremonies were canceled this year due to concerns about crowds gathering. The Memorial Day observance at the...

Kiowa City Administrator Rusty Varnado confirmed to the Newsgram that he did submit his letter of resignation to the council. He said he'll leave Kiowa after the June 8 meeting. Varnado said he is taking the city administrator position in...

The House and Senate both approved by overwhelming majorities a state appropriations’ bill for Fiscal Year 2021 in early May that was reduced only 3% from FY20. This was after the Equalization Board estimated a $1.4 billion, or 17%, decrease in...

Tuesday morning the Woods County commissioners tabled action on the protocol for reopening the courthouse to the public. Randy McMurphy said Judge Mickey Hadwiger is writing up what he wants to happen for the commissioners to consider. They hope to...

Superintendent's Honor Roll 7th Grade – Reagan Greve 8th Grade – Autumn Drake, Briggs Jewell 10th Grade – Clare Pollock 11th Grade – Nora Gugelmeyer 12th Grade – Adrienne Allison Principal's Honor Roll 7th Grade – Cheyenne Brown, Tyten...

At last week's meeting, after some time without receiving any permit fees, the commissioners approved a $44,000 road-crossing permit. The item was inadvertently omitted from last week's report on the meeting. This week, commissioners in Alfalfa...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping coronavirus measure passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, ratcheting up a partisan dispute over her response to the pandemic and possibly setting up a court...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Charles F. Kutscher, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Although the coronavirus pandemic has dominated recent...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma police officer will be disciplined for violating department policy when he responded to an email about coronavirus protective masks that were issued by sending racist images of people with white bags over their...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City-based hospital system on Tuesday began allowing limited visitation to most patients, including those with the coronavirus, as the state continues to reopen. Integris Health said some patients can designate...

TULSA, Okla., May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Tulsa (TU), Oklahoma's highest-ranked national university, is now enrolling for its recently launched online MBA and elevating its online Master's in Cyber Security with Noodle Partners,...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Searchers used sonar on Tuesday to examine a Tulsa pond for two young children last seen days ago with their noncustodial mother, who was arrested after being questioned about their disappearance. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol...

ATOKA, Oklahoma (AP) — The body of a 9-year-old Oklahoma boy who had gone missing was found in a pond near his home, authorities say. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Monday that the body of Triston Weeden had been located. He went missing...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A homicide investigation was underway after a woman was found dead inside a burning home in southeastern Oklahoma City, police said Tuesday. The body of 78-year-old Sara Cleveland "had significant injuries that were...

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2020-- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world's largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of waterparks in North America, today announced that Frontier City in Oklahoma City,...

The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 — if it is able to resume play. The decision, announced Tuesday by Commissioner Gary Bettman, is no guarantee that games are coming...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman and her brother were not seriously hurt after a turtle launched through the air and became lodged into the windshield of a car they were in. Latonya Lark told WSAV-TV she was driving in Savannah this month...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a star in his own right but even he has had to gulp at the wattage on tap for the upcoming benefit for New York City's fabled Public Theater. Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alicia Keys,...

Usain Bolt ran the 100 meters in 9.58 seconds. Dr. Vikas Saini recently put on 10 socks in an official time of 9.23. Both have the same title: world record holder. From sock feats to fancy footwork using rolls of toilet paper, records are still...

Jordan James Lord, Camolton, Texas, and Taryn Elizabeth Campbell, Jet: marriage license with certificate...