Rows of tires and numerous pieces of equipment surrounded those gathered for the Alva Chamber Community Coffee last Friday morning. K & S Tire hosted the monthly gathering in their large tire retread ...

ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State (18-8) clinched its spot in the Great American Conference Tournament last week behind the play of Bass, who averaged 24.7 points, 12 rebounds, 2.3 assists and one ...

Joyce Elaine Bender was born on May 28, 1941, in Alfalfa County, to Earl and Verna Jackson at the Cherokee Masonic Hospital in Cherokee, Oklahoma. She passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026, at ...

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don't start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor's office. With concerns rising about lagging childhood ...

House lawmakers on Wednesday sent two bills to the Senate extending a moratorium on medical marijuana licenses and limiting the number of grow licenses. House Bills 3143 and 3144 would extend an ...

The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball team outscored Arkansas-Monticello in the second half to defeat the Boll ...

Three Barber County 4-H members recently took part in Citizenship in Action, a statewide civic engagement event hosted by ...

Tyra and Tydon Tsosie grew up together around the Navajo Nation. Always competitors, they never backed down from a challenge. Rodeo has always been a way of life for the twins from Crownpoint, New ...

On nearly every important measure of academic success, Oklahoma now sits at the bottom. That hasn’t always been the case. In the 1990s, Oklahoma ranked in the top half of states in reading and math, ...

The David K. Johnson Recruiting and Retention Scholarships have been established to recruit and retain students in the ...

Teen drivers could be required to meet certain literacy requirements under two bills proposed by Oklahoma lawmakers. House Bill 4153 and Senate Bill 1538 would each require minors to meet eighth grade ...

What a very difficult thing to do, to love someone who doesn’t love you. We’ve all known people who we just can’t get along with for one or more reasons. Continued animosity between you and this ...