Those serving at the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) learn the importance of information warfare as part of ...

The Avard Regional Rail Park Authority held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, with Chairman Stan Bixler, Todd Holder, Allan Poe and Scott Riley in attendance. Also present were Woods County Clerk ...

Spring semester honor rolls at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all As, ...

That would definitely be wonderful, wouldn’t it? To have total amnesia regarding the awful things you have said or done in your past. To not remember the hurt you have caused, and the shame you have ...

My dad had a wreck with his pickup last Thursday. The throttle stuck, and he hit a building corner. I was right behind him at the bank when it happened and lost about three years of life I can't ...

It may surprise a lot of you, but I really enjoy UFC (Ultimate Fighter Championship) or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting. If money was no object, I would find myself traveling the world to watch the ...

Levi London attended his first Woods County Excise Board meeting Wednesday morning. He was appointed by the county commissioners to represent District 2 following the resignation of Bob Seivert.

A race has developed for the District 1 seat on the Woods County Board of Commissioners. On Wednesday, the last day for filing, Willie J. McKinley filed with the county election board. Damien Starks ...

Possibly the most memorable part of the Alva City Council meeting Monday night was going outside afterward into sunlight. The past few months, long agendas and long executive sessions have extended ...

We are winding down Father’s Day weekend as I write this rambling. Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there, whether biological, step or those of you who just stepped in to help raise a kid. On ...

An article in Esquire Magazine caught my eye. Titled “Hey, Got a Pen?” it reminded me of our friend Rita Hoffman who writes letters regularly. Cursive, written in pencil, they resemble The Scribner ...

Paul, at the end of his letter to the church in Rome encourages the faithful to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil. This scripture mirrors Christ’s teaching in Matthew 10:16 ...