Kansas tied an NCAA record by hitting five straight home runs in Wednesday's game against Minnesota. The homer spree started with Chase Diggins' three-run shot with no outs in the third inning. Max ...

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that ...

Alfalfa County commissioners Mike Roach, Nate Ross and Garret Johnson convened Monday for their weekly meeting. First, they signed a change order on a bid for the Carmen Rescue building, as it needed ...

In less than three weeks, the April 1 municipal election will be here. Two seats on the Alva City Council are contested with three candidates for the Ward 2 position and two for Ward 4. Although ...

Memorial service for Leon M. Shalloup Sr. will be March 15, 2025, at Berean Baptist Church, 1230 North Hoover Road, Wichita, Kansas, at 3 p.m. For family visitation, arrive at 2 p.m. Cremation ...

South Barber's FFA chapter raised $19,825 at their annual work auction. Over 100 people attended the meal and auction at ...

Funeral service for Marieta “Rita” Lone Russell will be Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Cherokee Methodist Church in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of ...

Don't be confused when you walk into the high school and elementary at South Barber next fall and see different faces greeting you. For decades, Mary Lynn Meyers has been the elementary secretary, and ...

James “Jim” Richard Knopf was born to Aristides “Bud” and Ruth Myrick Knopf on August 23, 1951. He attended Burlington Public Schools and graduated in 1969. Jim attended college at Oklahoma State ...

March 6 was the deadline for House oversight committee chairs to complete their work considering House bills. By the deadline, we had advanced 486 measures to general order. Considering that 1,960 ...

Kiowa Hospital Board President Pat Myers called the Feb. 26 meeting to order with all the board members present in the Kirkpatrick room: Chantae Simpson, Marcia Cantrell, Kevin Wise and Jim Parker.

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm award has been presented to the owners of an Alfalfa County farm. Brian and Kathy Gordon own Hickman & ...