Michael Wayne Allen, better known to many as "Tinker," left this world on August 1, 2025, with a Dr. Pepper in hand and a ...

Memorial Service for Towanda Yvonne Mallory will be 2 p.m., Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Alva First United Methodist ...

Tana Nixon, 77 year old longtime Freedom resident, passed away Friday, July 25, 2025, in Woodward, Oklahoma. A Celebration of ...

Darrel Long, the son of H.A. (Dude) and Flavel Long, was born October 27, 1935, in Aline, Oklahoma, and passed peacefully from this life on June 24, 2025. He is preceded in death by his parents; his ...

The American Junior Aberdeen Association (AJAA), a key organization for young enthusiasts of American Aberdeen cattle, gathers members from across the United States each summer for their highly ...

Competing in the National High School Finals Rodeo for the first year, Kiowa, Kansas, teen Steele Smith and his team roping ...

While two of Barber County's award-winning quilters love selecting the perfect fabric, piecing the blocks together and ...

During Monday’s meeting the Woods County Commissioners approved road crossing permits and a burial-cremation policy for indigent or unclaimed deceased people. Chairman Shane Vore opened the meeting ...

All members were present at Freedom’s regular school board meeting Friday, Aug. 1: Shane Morris, Robert Babcock, Phillip Kirkpatrick, Frank Biery and Kyle Rhodes. Also present were Superintendent ...

This summer, Burlington School received positive statewide recognition of the community’s generosity that keeps helping children. Burlington's Education Foundation (BEF) voted to again cover the cost ...

Every morning and evening when temperatures are relatively cool, I see people out walking. Alva’s downtown square is a popular area for people to walk, getting exercise and enjoying social connections ...

At the Cherokee Board of Education’s regular meeting Monday, Aug. 4, board members discussed the new vape detectors in school bathrooms and locker rooms, pondered changes to graduation requirements, ...