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According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...

James Ray Reneau III, Cherokee, and April May Green, Wellington, Kansas: marriage license ($50)....

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:48 p.m. – Caller advised her employee was bitten by a dog. 4:09 p.m. – Caller advised of a pit bull running loose. Caller caught the dog and took him to the vet. 9:05 p.m. – Report of a black Dodge pickup being driven reckl...

April 27, 2020 Barber County Sheriff’s Office (BASO) investigated an accident on US-281 and College Hill. Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to a dog call on Main Street. Kiowa Police Department (KWPD) did a welfare check on North 9...

At the Freedom Public Schools regular meeting of the board of education, Superintendent Bryant Weber told the board he expects a $600,000 carryover into the next school year. He also talked about graduation plans. Vice President Phillip Kirkpatrick...

The regular monthly meeting of the Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors was held April 28 with members in their homes via Zoom online meeting software. All members were present as President Pat Myers called the meeting to order including: Jeff...

As Waynoka Public Schools began wrapping up the school year, beloved coach Brett Pitts and wife Laura, who taught kindergarten, have resigned for family reasons. “We're losing a very good asset,” said Waynoka Junior High/High School Principal Dus...

The Woods County commissioners approved a contract for E911 services with Harper County during their meeting Monday morning. The new contract may require some budget adjustments, but Commissioner Randy McMurphy said that will be handled on the next...

Bobby Lee Huff, 90, passed away on May 2, 2020. Bobby was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma. He was a photographer and attended OMA....

Golf Channel was going to wait until a few hours after the Masters was over to show the latest project from its Golf Films unit called "Tiger Slam." But it wasn't going to wait until November. The timing turned out to be even better. The one-hour...

The people of America DO NOT NEED ANOTHER STIMULUS PACKAGE! Americans need to go back to work and get our economy thriving again as President Trump had it before the nasty COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China. By staying at or very close to...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people stood in line Tuesday waiting to enter a casino in central Oklahoma that has been allowed to reopen with social distancing restrictions and sanitation safeguards in place to protect against a resurgence of the...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old Wichita man is facing a possible charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman over the weekend. Isaac Pankratz was arrested Sunday during investigation into the death of Sarah Phillips, 36, at a W...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Judith Ridner, Mississippi State University (THE CONVERSATION) "Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds."...

LANSING, Kan. (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people at the largest prison in Kansas has claimed the life of an employee — the first staff member at the facility to be killed by the virus, the state Corrections Dep...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will host the 2030 PGA Championship. The PGA of America made the announcement Tuesday in a news release. Southern Hills was originally awarded a record fifth PGA Championship in J...

Lee McIntyre Boston University (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lee McIntyre, Boston University (THE CONVERSATION) A lot of people are facing ethical decisions about...

Belle Plaine, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a civil rights rights group seeking the immediate release of prisoners who have preexisting medical conditions that make them vulnerable to the new coronavirus. Leavenworth Di...

An afternoon slump on Wall Street gained momentum in the last hour of trading, leaving stocks broadly lower and erasing some of the market's gains from last week. The S&P 500 lost 2.1% Tuesday. The weakness came as investors debate whether the...

Thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related, even as President Donald Trump urges people to return to work. There are plenty of new infections outside the workplace, including in nursing homes, and among...