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MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months said Tuesday that he is "grateful" to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since... Full story

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...

Monday, July 10, 2023 During this day were four traffic stops. 1:07 p.m. – Medic needed on County Road 600 for a male that has cut his finger. No transport needed. 8:18 p.m. – Grant County advised of a reckless driver on OK-11 westbound. Deputy...

The last few weeks in the district have been full of events, and I've really enjoyed the opportunity to visit with many of you. I enjoyed celebrating Independence Day with family and friends, especially participating in the Blackwell Fourth of July p...

Kennedy Zook currently serves as Waynoka FFA's secretary. She is a senior at Waynoka Public School, and is he daughter of Caleb and Machelle Zook. She has one younger brother, Kade Zook. This will be her third year in FFA. Her family and friends are...

At the June 27 monthly gathering of the Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors, President Pat Myers called the meeting to order with board members present including: Jeff Miller, Jim Parker and Chantae Simpson. Marcia Cantrell was absent. Also...

At a special meeting July 3, the Kiowa City Council hired an accounting consultant and accepted the resignation of City Clerk Sheila Smith. Stan Busby, who is now retired from Busby Ford Reimer LLC (BFR) accounting firm of Wichita, received the...

It was a relatively short meeting for officials in Alfalfa County, as Nate Ross and Mike Roach handled the business while Garret Johnson was away. The two commissioners signed an agreement between Alfalfa County and Woods County for maintaining the...

Barbara Jo (Shelite) Mahon, daughter of Chester Shelite and Joyce Oakes, was born on February 7, 1958, in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. She passed from this life on July 12, 2023, at age 65. She attended Alva Public Schools, graduating in 1976. Barbara...

Naomi Ruth Martin was born to Francis and Nova Murray, September 2, 1934, on the farm in Woods County and passed away on July 15, 2023, in Attica, Kansas. She attended and graduated from Burlington Public School and attended Salt Lake City Business C...

Monday evening when it was still light, the sky darkened and high winds blew in swirling tree branches every direction. Many say it was caused by a front moving in and hit the hot air causing the insane wind. Just south of Kiowa and before the state...

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Monday for a vigil to remember four victims of a mass shooting in an Atlanta suburb, singing "This Little Light of Mine" at the end as they lit candles in their honor. Family members, friends and...

EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) — Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren site where her home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that forced her to flee her northern Alberta community two months ago. Her...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are headed to court Wednesday as legal challenges to abortion bans across the U.S. continue a year after the fall of Roe v....

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed intense drone and missile attacks overnight Wednesday, damaging critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, including grain and oil terminals, and wounding at least 12 people, officials said. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's second-in-command has quietly stepped down amid reporting by The Associated Press that he once consulted for a pharmaceutical distributor sanctioned for a deluge of suspicious painkiller...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing an asylum rule that is a key part of the Biden administration's immigration policy. Critics say the rule endangers migrants trying to cross the southern border and is...

LONDON (AP) — It was more than a coincidence that three of Kevin Spacey 's four accusers described similar crotch-grabbing incidents, a prosecutor said Wednesday in her closing argument at his sexual assault trial. Prosecutor Christine Agnew told...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The residuals are out there," read a picket sign held by actor David Duchovny, echoing the tagline of his TV series, "The X Files." Residuals are a central issue of the current simultaneous strikes of Hollywood actors and...

CHICAGO (AP) — The federal trial of a 50-year-old truck driver convicted of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history is in its third and final phase, in which jurors must decide whether to... Full story