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This week's commissioners meeting in Alfalfa County didn't call for much other than signing off on large stacks of paperwork. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker, and Marvin Woodall reviewed the previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation payment...

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...

Brandi Marie Wells, Carmen and Dustin Kyle Wells, Kiowa, Kansas: divorce. ($252.14)...

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 During this day there were nine traffic stops and one controlled burn. 10:52 a.m. – Caller advised of a car following his semi that at times he couldn't see. He tried to slow down to get them to pass and they wouldn't. 1...

BASO performed 38 traffic stops. October 7, 2019 Medicine Lodge Police Department (MLPD) responded to a request to speak to an officer. MLPD investigated a report of a suspicious vehicle. MLPD responded to a request to speak to an officer. MLPD respo...

Between Sept. 10 and Oct. 3, Kiowa Police Department responded to the following situations: VIN inspections – 8, EMS assists – 2, fire assist – 1, sheriff's office assist – 2, lost or misplaced property – 1, speak to officer – 2, welfare check – 2,...

Burlington's Board of Education held a 20-minute special board meeting Sept. 30. The purpose was to approve the 2019-2020 Estimate of Needs to be sent to the excise board for certification. All but one board member was present including Terry...

At the Woods County commissioners' special Wednesday morning meeting Oct. 9, commissioners John Smiley, David Hamil and Chairman Randy McMurphy approved action to purchase a new Cat grader for District 3. The grader was purchased from Warren Cat...

Jarrett Levi Koblitz, 12+7 years, passed away on October 12, 2019, at home in Hazelton after living a beautiful life despite being born with MPS I/Hurler’s Syndrome, a terminal genetic illness. In September of 2000, Justin and Shelly Koblitz along wi...

Services for Joyce Ann Beagley (Roberts), 78, Alva resident, will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Bible Baptist Church of Alva with Pastor John Clapp officiating. Committal prayers and interment will be held at 3 p.m. in...

Medicine Lodge High School's football team, the Indians, faced off against the Udall Eagles on Friday, Oct. 11. The Indians beat the Eagles 36-6. Players turned in the following performances: Passing Josh Bowman – 12 completions, 23 attempts, 168 y...

Another attempt at a bond election was the primary topic at the Freedom School Board regular monthly meeting Monday evening, Oct. 14. Weber included a report from the last attempt at a bond election, which failed, and several other documents related...

South Barber's Board of Education met for their regular October meeting Monday night. President Mark Pollock called the meeting to order with the following members present: Melissa Simpson, Bryan Quick, Deb Helfrich and Mariah Doherty. Ryan Molz and...

ADA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's history is so deeply intertwined with the 39 Native American tribes located there that the state's creation in 1907 was celebrated with a symbolic wedding ceremony between the Indian and Oklahoma territories. The r...

MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Police say two people are dead and two others wounded in an overnight shooting in northeastern Oklahoma. Miami (my-AM'-uh) Police Chief Thomas Anderson told The Miami News-Record that the investigation is in its early stages a...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A member of the board that oversees Oklahoma's 25 state colleges and universities is stepping down after facing criticism over his role representing drugmaker Johnson & Johnson in its legal fight with the state over the opioid c...