For years, I have used a Google alert service to find online news about Alva and Woods County. The alert system is not always accurate. Sometimes I’ll get a “Woods County” alert telling about a ...

Kiowa Mayor Bill Watson called the July 14 council meeting to order with the following attending: Council President Brian Hill and councilmembers Tom Wells, B.J. Duvall, Jason Thayer and Janet Robison ...

When you call the elementary school with classes starting in August, you'll not hear "South Barber Elementary. This is Mary Lynn." She started saying that with her welcoming, cheerful voice about 34 ...

The FFA Alumni Camp 2025, held July 9-12 at Wagoner, and Camp Tulakogee brought together students and alumni for an immersive experience designed to cultivate leadership, teamwork and personal growth.

Billy and Barbara Sacket Jr. of Aline, Oklahoma, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 2, 2025, with a come-and-go reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Aline Senior Citizens Center ...

Graves, 73 year-old Hardtner, Kansas, went to her heavenly home on July 14, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 9, 1951, to James and Mary Marie (McAlister) Torgerson in Glendale ...

Bonnie Stanley, a devoted farmer's wife and loving mother, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2025, at the Greenbriar Nursing Home. She was born on January 19, 1937, in Jet, Oklahoma, to Sylvester ...

Memorial services for Gary Don Case will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the First Baptist Church with Pastor Jason Dirks officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Marshall ...

Alfalfa County commissioners Mike Roach, Nate Ross and Garret Johnson held an executive session during this week’s meeting to interview two candidates for the Alfalfa County emergency manager position ...

Janice Joachims Sheffield passed away on July 8, 2025. Her family invites friends and loved ones to join in an Informal Celebration of Life to honor her memory on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 2 p.m.

In their regular Monday meeting, the Woods County Board of Commissioners heard bids for two wildland skid units and made an appointment to the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority. Chairman Shane Vore ...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Camp Ranger event for incoming freshmen is set for July 31 through Aug. 2 on the ...