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Both Town Maintenance Supervisor Stuart Page and City Clerk Cindy Reed reported that water volume being input into the two city water tanks is up considerably in the last month. Page estimated a 25,000-gallon loss from one of the tanks, and Reed...

The Woods County Excise Board generally meets the third Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. at the Woods County Courthouse. At their last meeting, on Dec. 20, they distributed a meeting schedule for 2018. January 17 February 21 March 21 April 18 May...

Happy Birthday To Dec. 21: Kevin Louthan, Madison Meese, Sidney Parks, June Frei, Mark Flock, Alyssa Hillman, Troy Ferguson, Collin Pierce Jr. Dec. 22: Justin Thompson, Zachary Thompson, Andy Newby Dec. 23: Dustin Elmore, Jacy Gillenwaters, Scott Jam...

The following letters were written by Ms. Watson’s 1st/2nd grade class: Dear Santa, Please thank the elves for me. Thank you Santa for bringing presents. I hope you have a happy Christmas. For Christmas, I want a bull set. From Bently Dear Santa, P...

The following letters are from Ms. Kennedy’s pre-K/kindergarten class: Dear Santa, Can I please have a robot, a red scooter and an ice cream maker? Love, Leo Dear Santa, I want a remote control dune buggy, a Billy goat and a rooster. Love, Case D...

The following are letters to Santa written by Ms. Wilson’s third/fourth grade class. Dear Santa, My name is Gavin. I am 11 years old. I have been very good this year. Some of the nice things I did were the dishes. My Christmas wish list is: A pack of...

Alva’s first responders are looking for citizens to support their efforts through blood donation with Oklahoma Blood Institute. Those who give at the Guns ‘N Hoses blood drive on Friday, Dec. 29, will provide blood needed to save local lives, suc...

The Woods County commissioners held a short special meeting Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. After routine opening items such as roll call and quorum determination, they approved the warrants, claims and payroll. A nine-mile temporary water line was...

EDMOND, Okla. — In the final game before Christmas, Southern Nazarene shot 3-for-18 from three-point range in a 72-56 loss to #23 Central Oklahoma on Tuesday night. The Bronchos (11-1) entered the game on a five-game winning streak, while the C...

LACEY, Wash. (Dec. 19, 2017) – The basketball team Oklahoma Christian coach Stephanie Findley thought she might have this season might well be coming of age, and all it took was a trip to the Pacific Northwest. Oklahoma Christian completed a sweep o...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State men's basketball team totaled 57 first-half points to build a 57-32 advantage en route to a 88-72 victory over Cameron on Tuesday (Dec. 19) afternoon for Claremont Elementary School Day at the Claremore Expo C...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Trevin Woods had a 27-point, 16-rebound double-double, R.J. Glasper came off the bench to score 22 points, and Harris Brown added 21 points as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (8-1) used a high-octane offensive p...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a shutdown clock ticking toward a midnight Friday deadline, congressional Republicans scrambled on Wednesday to finalize a must-pass spending bill. A major obstacle evaporated after key GOP senators dropped a demand to add h...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A triumphant President Donald Trump and jubilant fellow Republicans celebrated the passage of their $1.5 trillion tax overhaul Wednesday as a "historic victory for the American people." The American people, however, will need s...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The husband of Iowa's first female governor broke the mold Wednesday when he unveiled a doll of himself at the state Capitol, adding a twist to a popular — and some would say quirky— tradition honoring the state's first ladie...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is intensively lobbying countries around the world to oppose a U.N. resolution criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Israeli officials said Wednesday. Thursday's vote in t...