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Christmas lights should go up in Freedom next week, the maintenance department told the town board at its regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Town of Freedom office on Main Street. Present were Mayor Shad Brackin and Trustee Rolando Galindo....

LUNCHES: Freedom Public Schools hot lunch deliveries will resume on Nov. 30. If you would like a hot lunch delivered call the school (621-3272) and request one. The cost of lunches is $5. Monday: Spaghetti, garlic toast, vegetable, fruit and milk;...

Commissioners in Alfalfa County were grateful for an easy agenda Monday morning as the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaches. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall started with business as usual, approving previous meeting minutes, payroll...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Vernon Wayne Brock, 71, of Alva, has been sentenced this week to serve 87 months in federal prison and pay a $30,000 fine for hiring an individual to commit murder on the defendant’s behalf, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J....

According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), 2,736 more positive cases of the coronavirus were added on Tuesday, Nov. 24, for a total of 180,610. There were 15 new deaths for a total of 1,664. The state currently shows 33,260 active...

Kiowa's City Council held a special meeting Monday night and immediately entered executive session. After moving back in to open session, they took action. The meeting took under 30 minutes. Mayor Bill Watson said he appointed Sam Demel as the new...

Three people died in a head-on collision last Thursday at 7:05 p.m. on Highway 160 at mile marker 242.8, which is about two and a half miles west of Attica, Kansas, in Harper County. One of those people who died was Medicine Lodge woman Connie S....

A Waynoka resident has been charged with first degree murder in a homicide that occurred over the weekend. Online court records show Keith Calistus Melton, 31, of Waynoka, was charged Monday with the felony murder charge. District Attorney’s...

Woods County Commissioner John Smiley suggested Monday that county employees be given the remainder of the week off with pay. Since it’s already a short week with the Thanksgiving holiday, Smiley thought it would be beneficial in slowing the...

Burlington School Board President Terry Graham called the monthly meeting to order the morning of Nov. 16 at 8 a.m. All board members were present except Robert Hill. Attending were April Kisling, T.J. Rockenbach and Aaron Smith. Superintendent Dr....

The status of winter sports and other extra-curricular activities in Kansas public schools hung in the balance Tuesday afternoon. South Barber grade 7-12 Principal Brent Shaffer planned to be on a phone call with the Kansas High School Activities...

Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday – Vegetable beef stew, tossed salad with dressing, cornbread, mixed fruit with topping (diabetic: no-sugar-added mixed fruit) Tuesday – Sweet and sour chicken meatballs, Chinese fried rice with...

Classes dismissed Friday for a week-long Thanksgiving break at Alva Public Schools and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The number of active Covid-19 cases in Alva, as reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), remains high...

The teachers at Alva Middle have selected Teagan Cook and Pryce Williams, eighth grade; Katelee Martin and Nathen Rogers, seventh grade; and Bailey Clepper and Tripp Cole, sixth grade, as AMS Students of the Month for October. Teagan Cook is in...

STILLWATER, Okla. – The holiday season is officially here, and Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. While many Oklahomans will be preparing holiday meals for their families and friends, the risk of food poisoning is lurking. “Every year in...

The Woods County Republican Women recently chose an essay by Ali Harzman as the winner for their annual scholarship award. Harzman is a student at Alva High School. She submitted the following essay on the question in bold type at the beginning of...