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Happy Birthday To Sept. 19: Janet Bliss, Jason Thompson, Tiffini Darr, Colleen Nixon Sept. 20: Rena Powers, Mary Sample, Charlene Rohrer Sept. 22: Cody Ferguson Sept. 23: Lynn Haney Sept. 24: Neil Erisman, Sue Reed, Sandy Schroeder, Julie Wyckoff...

Happy Anniversary To Sept. 22: Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Nixon Sept. 25: Mr. & Mrs. Wade Walker Oct. 11: Mr. & Mrs. Rod Bradt (Note: Send corrections, additions to: [email protected] or call 800-305-2111)...

On Sunday, Sept. 15, the order of services at the First United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Invocation by Pastor Todd Call to Worship: Psalm 121 led by Shirley Wagner Opening Hymn: “There’s Something About That Name” Affir...

A Mooreland man was injured when the semi he was driving collided with a cow. The collision occurred at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Highway 60, 4.1 miles east of Chester in Major County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, David Scott... Full story

Across the nation last year, school shootings skyrocketed. The worst year for school shootings had been 2006, when there were 59. But according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, last year almost doubled that figure: 110 incidents involving shots... Full story

Freedom Public Schools were closed Tuesday, Sept. 17, due to an unspecified threat apparently made on social media. Woods County deputies quickly arrested two juveniles, and at a court hearing later that same day, the two had their bonds set at... Full story

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the league's second men's golfer of the week for the 2019 fall season. Southwestern Oklahoma State's Gregor Weck earned the award following his performance at the NSU Golf Classic. GAC M...

SEARCY, Ark. –Allie Anderson turned in a 12-kill performance, Madison Grantham picked up 22 digs, and Brianna Merkel had a 28-assist, 11-dig, six-kill performance as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (4-5, 1-0 Great American Conference) p...

SEARCY – The Harding volleyball team fell to Arkansas Tech 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 30-28) in Great American Conference action Tuesday at The Rhodes-Reaves Field House. It was Harding's home opener. Harding falls to 5-4 overall and 0-1 in the GAC. A...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Ouachita Tigers are victorious in their Great American Conference opener by defeating Southern Arkansas 3-1 at Sturgis Physical Education Center. Senior Adri Nolly led the Tigers to their win by putting in 18 kills on 27 a...

Russellville, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced their weekly cross-country awards today, and the Muleriders swept the awards for the first time in almost four years. Freshman Lexington Hilton, for the first time in his career, received t...

Russellville, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced their weekly cross-country awards today, and the Muleriders swept the awards for the first time in almost four years. Junior Carley Hale, for the first time in her career, received the h...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Plans to visit Oklahoma this weekend, including campaign stops in Norman and at a Comanche Nation powwow outside of Lawton. The Vermont senator's visit to the Sooner State is h...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials said Wednesday that numerous weapons, cellphones and drugs have been found by investigators following a series of apparently coordinated fights at six state prisons that left one i...

COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — A woman who was a fugitive with her son for two years after an Oklahoma man was killed has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. Diana Bohlander was sentenced Tuesday to 59 months in prison for her role in the death o...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor says a Muskogee police officer acted lawfully when he wounded a man who tried to throw a flaming Molotov cocktail at the suspect's mother and the officer. Muskogee County District Attorney Orvil Loge s...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A 74-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy are among three people who allegedly took turns shooting a man to death inside a New Jersey laundromat. Mercer County prosecutors say 74-year-old Eudean McMillan, 37-year-old Darryl P...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A civilian employee for the Barton County Sheriff's office has been charged with rape. Barton County Attorney Levi Morris says 64-year-old Jimmy Hapes, of Great Bend, was charged Wednesday after he turned himself in to county o...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City man who began vaping four years ago as a high-school senior and now suffers respiratory problems has sued a leading e-cigarette maker, alleging that it intentionally targeted minors and concealed the a...

FRONTENAC, Kan. (AP) — The city council for a small southeast Kansas community has fired its administrator, attorney and clerk without any discussion, prompting the mayor to threaten to resign and then walk out of the meeting. The Pittsburg M...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University and Kansas State are hoping to offer a satellite nursing program in Manhattan. The program would allow Kansas State students to earn a three-year bachelor's of science from the College of Health and H...