Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era ...

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview Wednesday that his team of investigators "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that President ...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Vice President of Athletics Brad Franz has announced the hiring of Jerry Partridge as ...

A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's best known accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has sold 1 million copies worldwide two months after its release. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced ...

A new lighted nativity scene shines in Centennial Park along Main Street in Kiowa "and it is beautiful," Kiowa City Council ...

Cherokee FFA placed first in the school floats by making a snow man out of hay bales for their float the Cherokee Light Parade.

In a special meeting held at noon Friday, the Alva Arena Authority trustees voted to sign a one-year contract with Lawrence ...

The Woods County commissioners approved the regular cooperative extension agreement but took no action on relocating the OSU Extension Office to the Salt Fork Event Center. Commission Chairman Shane ...

Next year the timing of the lieutenant governor’s visit to the turkey hunt will be different. Usually, he arrives for the Thursday night meal and sometimes stays the night in Alva. For the 2026 hunt, ...

As the semester comes to a close and Christmas break approaches, Waynoka FFA members continue to find success both in and out of the classroom. On Saturday, Dec. 13, member Rholton Bouziden competed ...

State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced Dec. 10 that no political party filed a notice to allow Independents to vote in its primaries and runoff primaries during the 2026-2027 election ...

With the Kiowa Manor rates unchanged for two years, the board took action to increase costs by 10 percent across the board in an effort to try and cover increased costs. KDH Manor Administrator and ...