Voters in Freedom or Waynoka school districts and Woods County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 14 annual school election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said today. Although the County...

The members of the Avard Rail Authority met Tuesday night and reviewed the financial reports. The entity has $5,342,302.71 in assets and liabilities of $1,055,010.39. A report was given that Chaparral Drilling Fluids has filed for bankruptcy and it...

Happy Birthday To Jan. 12: Amanda Isenbart Jan. 13: Darlien Kamas, Alan Burkhart, Ruth Fisher Jan. 14: Kayle Costello, Taylor Turner, Kassidy Bourassa Jan. 15: Jan Howard Jan. 16: Laryn Luddington, Steve Brady Jan. 17: Stephanie Gillenwaters Jan....

Jan. 8 was the second Sunday after Christmas. The order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Opening Prayer given by Pastor Woody Hamon Opening chorus “Holy, Holy, Holy” Call to Worship Psalm 36:...

Thursday, Jan. 12: 5:30 p.m. Sirloin Club Dinner and 6:30 p.m. auction Friday, Jan. 13: 6:30 p.m. High school girls and boys basketball at home with Billings Monday, Jan. 16: Northern Oklahoma College Interscholastic Tuesday, Jan. 17: 6:30 p.m. High...

Breakfast Menu for Freedom Public School Thursday – Breakfast burrito or cereal, yogurt, fruit, juice Friday – Biscuit and gravy or cereal, yogurt, fruit, juice Monday – French toast sticks or cereal, bacon, yogurt, fruit, juice Tuesday – Ham and...

Two Freedom residents have been charged with a total of eight felonies following a search of their home. Joshua Dean Shreeve, 20, of Freedom has been charged with five felonies: (1) distribution of controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine),...

Friday, Jan. 20, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Feb. 14 annual school election for the Freedom and Waynoka school districts, Woods County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said today....

Ending date: Dec. 31, 2016 Democrat — Active 1,142; Inactive 185; Total 1,327 Republican — Active 2,896; Inactive 257; Total 3,153 Americans Elect — Active 0; Inactive 0; Total 0 Libertarian — Active 9; Inactive 0; Total 9 Independent — Active 43...

One of the first items on Monday's agenda was the annual election of officers. Commissioner David Hamil immediately suggested retaining Randy McMurph6y as chairman, and after that vote, nominated John Smiley to returned as vice-chairman. Requests...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State University Dance squad will compete in the Universal Dance Association (UDA) Dance Team National Championship held January 13-15 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World® Resort in Ki...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Ready or not, Kansas is poised to jump to No. 1. Frank Mason scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half, and the second-ranked Jayhawks rallied to beat Oklahoma 81-70 on Tuesday. With No. 1 Baylor losing at West Virginia e...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's state school superintendent said every public school district will be able to choose between the ACT and the SAT college entrance exams for high school juniors this spring. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2jvdrWS ) r...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The race for a vacant House seat in the Seminole area is drawing a crowded field of candidates. Ten candidates filed for the House District 28 seat ahead of Wednesday's deadline — five Democrats, four Republicans and a Lib...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma finance officials say collections by the state's main operating fund are continuing to trail projections, setting up the possibility of a budget hole even deeper than first predicted. Secretary of Finance Preston D...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is one of 10 states chosen to receive funding aimed at improving career-focused education for students. Gov. Mary Fallin announced Wednesday that the state will receive $2 million over three years for its Oklahoma W...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Flooding is likely in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas this weekend as a storm system brings the risk of significant ice accumulations and rainfall to the region. The National Weather Service says a slow-moving storm system will m...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A special House committee investigating allegations of sexual harassment by two lawmakers and the use of taxpayer funds to settle a wrongful termination complaint is holding its first meeting at the state Capitol. The c...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday it is taking steps to reduce the state's backlog of nearly 2,700 Medicaid applications for residents of nursing homes, including more advanced payments and a h...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback outlined budget-proposals Wednesday that included higher taxes on smokes, booze and Kansas business owners, drawing largely negative reviews from the GOP-controlled Legislature. Brownback also s...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission said it will allow 32 dispensaries to be evenly distributed among the state's four congressional districts. The commission, created by the voter-approved amendment that legalized medi...