A memorial service for Jody McFarland will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025, at Enid First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Bruce Johnson officiating. Jody Danette (Miller/Mitchell) ...

While attending an Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma (ACCO) meeting last week, Woods County learned an important deadline was days away. House Bill 2986 concerning open range counties ...

Elwyn James Schrock was born November 7, 1933, to George and Emma (Herrmann) Schrock and died in Mesquite, Nevada, on October ...

Garry Countryman, a dedicated family man, passed away on October 31, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on September 24, 1938, to ...

As we begin November, our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving and being thankful for the family, friends and blessings we have in our lives. We also think of those less fortunate and how we can help them to ...

The Alva Board of Education approved two non-certified hires, meeting dates for next year and an out of town FFA trip during Monday's regular meeting. Board members present were Karen Koehn, Shane ...

The Woods County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and the District 26 District Attorney’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting that ...

The Purple Park was the place to be on Halloween night, for the annual Burlington 4-H Fall Fest. The evening started with a sidewalk chalk contest. Winners were Ramsey Green and Carlee Graham. There ...

"We are busy, but getting busier," Burlington School Superintendent Garrett Spears told his board at their October meeting.

A man from Manchester has been arrested and charged with pointing a firearm. Lynn Neal Sluder, 66, of Manchester, has been charged with feloniously pointing a firearm, a felony. This crime is ...

Walk. Give. Change the world. That's what nearly 30 walkers did on an overcast early fall afternoon in Kiowa, Kansas. There ...

How often are you walking in your neighborhood and encounter a cloaked man? Must be Halloween. Zachariah Graves of Kiowa who works at Kiowa's Family Dollar store was out having some Halloween fun.