When the “beaners” have their black cauldrons of ham and beans bubbling for Labor Day in Progress Park, there will be a new addition nearby. The family of Cindy Molz Yandell addressed the Kiowa City Council at their July meeting about donating a gran...

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...

Real Estate Transfers Book 858 page 905: James E. Herrington Jr. and Gypsy Herrington, husband and wife, convey unto Allen Dale Poe and Daresa Deann Poe, husband and wife. The south half of the southeast quarter and the south 15 acres of the north...

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 8:04 a.m. – Alarm company advised of an alarm going off at Gateway Bank. Everything was okay. 8:16 a.m. – Caller advised someone stole their air conditioner out of their house in the 400 block of Colorado. 12:31 p.m. – Calle...

July 6, 2020 BASO responded to cattle in the ditch on US-281. BASO responded to cows out on US-281. BASO responded to cattle out on US-281. KWPD responded to motorist assist on Miller. BASO performed VIN inspection. BASO responded to horse out on...

Friday, July 31, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 25 Runoff Primary Election for the Alfalfa County Commissioner District 2 race, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said toda...

The commissioners meeting in Alfalfa County was pretty routine this past Monday. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall quickly approved the previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. The...

One short year ago, all of the focus was on the 2020 Barber County Fair: it was to be the fair's 100th anniversary. Plans were being developed to make it the best ever. But then plans had to change. In May, the Barber County Fair Board voted to host...

For the first time ever in the history of Alva's Nescatunga Arts Festival, what would be the 51st festival is canceled due to COVID-19 health concerns. The event that is traditionally the first Saturday in June was initially postponed until Aug. 8. L...

After weeks of working out the terminology, the Woods County commissioners approved a road use agreement with Invenergy on Monday. The wind energy company plans to begin building the project this fall. Roads involved are in the southern part of...

Burlington School Superintendent Dr. Stacey Croft said Tuesday she is closely monitoring the school situation statewide with continued concerns of COVID-19. At this point the superintendent said Burlington teachers will report to school Monday, Aug.... Full story

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections recently sent state legislators notice of a plan the department has drafted to responsibly bring its costs in line with current fiscal year appropriations. The Department of Corrections did not make any cuts to...

ALVA, Oklahoma – The Woods County Fair Board voted not to have commercial booths in the Merchants Building for the 2020 Woods County Fair. The board met on July 14 and voted to have the majority of the Woods County Free Fair regular divisions open f...

CACHE, Okla. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the slaying of a 26-year-old man last year in southwestern Oklahoma, authorities said Tuesday. The Oklahoma State Bureau of I...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ruled against publicly releasing video that shows two Tulsa police officers being shot during a traffic stop at least until a preliminary hearing in September. David Anthony Ware, 32, had a not-guilty plea e...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt overstepped his authority when he reached a casino gambling agreement with two Native American tribes, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a 7-1 decision, the high court determined the compacts S...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tuesday that no one he was in contact with in the days before he tested positive for the coronavirus has come down with the virus. "We're not out of the woods yet, but it underscores the o...