I trust that each of you had a great Fourth of July celebration. I wanted to express my appreciation for all who worked so hard to make the festivities at the park successful. Events like Tuesday’s do not just happen. There were many hours of p...

Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.;...

It’s officially the middle of the summer vacation. Independence Day has come and gone. At the Bible Chair, we are beginning to think in earnest about incoming students and activities for the fall semester. One of our “important” tasks is to decid...

Waynoka Postmaster Al Knight will soon be enjoying a lot more free time, as he has just retired from the Waynoka Post Office on June 30, where they kept him busy right up until the last minute. Knight, a resident of the area since the 90s, was born...

Graveside services for Harvey Young Jr., 52, of Ponca City, are pending at the Riverside Cemetery north of Burlington. Survivors include his parents, Harvey Young Sr. and Gail Young Meador. Condolences may be mailed to Gail Young Meador, 500 N....

Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia sued U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday over her decision to suspend rules that were meant to protect students from abuse by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit,...

CINCINNATI (AP) — A coroner's second investigation into the death of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who killed himself in January after his mother said he was bullied at school has been closed, with no additions to the original finding of suicide, the c...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Navy leaders have backed off a commander's claim that an Iowa State University midshipman fabricated a sexual assault but ruled the victim will nonetheless be expelled for drinking underage before the molestation occurred. I...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in decades, the United States got more electricity from renewable sources than nuclear power in March and April. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said Thursday that electricity production from u...

MAIDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday that coal-fired power plants are important for the country's future, and he suggested that energy supply will spark demand. After touring a coal-fired power plant, Perry was a...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump's efforts to increase U.S. energy production got a boost Thursday from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who pledged to streamline permitting for oil and gas drilling and hold more frequent sales of d...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar is showing no signs that it is about to bend to the demands of the four Arab countries lined up against it. That puts the quartet of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, which have accuse...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A watchdog group and four southwest Idaho landowners have filed a federal lawsuit against Idaho officials contending a state-approved process forcing them to sell their natural gas and oil violates the U.S. Constitution. The l...

PARIS (AP) — No more gasoline or diesel cars sold in France by 2040 — that's the ambitious goal set Thursday by France's environment minister as part of far-reaching efforts to wean the world's No. 6 economy from fossil fuels. Some manufacturers and...