Every Day Principles Before Personalities, Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Harmony House basement (use south entrance by parking lot). Twice a Month Friday or Saturday Christian Singles Group meets twice a month, for more information on time and place, call 763-5945 or 762-1295. Third Sunday ...
By WARREN VIETH Oklahoma Watch A safe room in every school? In the aftermath of the May 20 tornado, many state officials were saying it couldn’t be done. Albert Ashwood wasn’t among them. Ashwood is director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, a small state agency ...
By BEVERLY BRYANT Midweek Editor PERRY — For decades — nearly seven of them — a tiny gas station at Seventh Street and Cedar Street operated 24 hours a day, offering full service treatment for its customers. That tiny station originally belonged to Marland Oil Company and w ...
By BEVERLY BRYANT Midweek Editor PERRY — Whether it’s helping a customer select a specialty yarn, figuring out a knitting goof or helping a grandmother piece together rectangles for granddaughters’ afghans, Gail Ingram has found her niche at Noble County Yarns at 639 Delawar ...
By BEVERLY BRYANT Midweek Editor PERRY — Perry is a community of 5,200 residents, more or less, with a notable loyalty to one another. Once a business gets established here, it is likely to stay for, well, forever. The Kumback Lunch is one of those businesses with a long history in Per ...
Camp McFadden is gearing up for the fifth consecutive year of summer camp, with the first term set to begin June 17 with a three-day “short session” designed for younger, first-time campers. Camp Director Mickie Schmith said there already are more children signed up than last year ...
KID DJ DAY, presented by 89.7 The House FM and 88.7 My Praise FM. is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Children are invited to take a turn being on the air with a DJ. This free event will also include activities such as inflatable games, an exotic petting zoo with “Critter Tales,” an ...
TONKAWA — Beat those summertime blues by spending an exciting, fun-filled week at the 22nd annual Arts Adventure day camp July 22-26 on the Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa campus. It’s the perfect way for area youngsters entering grades 6 through 12 this fall to end the long, hot ...
By BEVERLY BRYANT Midweek Editor PERRY — Located on the southeast corner of the Noble County Courthouse Square, a block east of the Cockrum station, is the Kemnitz Sinclair Station, Oklahoma’s longest continuous operating service station. The station opened Nov. 13, 1937, as a DX ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — This summer, Frontier Country Marketing Association’s popular “Trips on a Tank Full” coupon brochure helps cut down on travel and getaway costs around central Oklahoma. ‘Trips on a Tank Full’ offers special discounts to more than 10 tourist at ...
STILLWATER — This year, the Sheerar Museum supporters will kick off the summer season with “A Country Fair,” an evening in support of the Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History on June 21. The Sheerar Museum’s sixth annual “A Country Fair” fundraiser will fe ...
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is participating in an aggressive recruitment effort in an attempt to raise the number of qualified applicants for the 62nd OHP Academy, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Jan. 27, 2014. Currently there are approximately 344 applications for next year’ ...
By ROGER DON GRIBBLE OCES NW Area Agronomist Armyworm infestations are being observed in some parts of northwestern Oklahoma. This caterpillar will measure about 1 ¼ inches in length when mature and has a dark brown to grayish body with two pale yellow bands extending down the back. The e ...
The Ponca City Gospel Jubilee Band will have its grand opening and building/service dedication Saturday. The doors and concession stand will be open at 6 p.m. with the pre-show starting at 6:30 p.m. with the wonderful sound of Sweet Harmony. Sweet Harmony has agreed to celebrate the occasion ...
NEWKIRK — The promotion committee of Newkirk Main Street recently sponsored the first Art in the Park event. The purpose of this first-time event was to bring young students downtown to the Hole in the Wall Park to build memories. Eighteen students, ages 6 through 10, gathered with thei ...
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — With more than 90 youngsters taking part in last week’s Success is a Choice basketball camp, Cowley College head men’s basketball coach Tommy DeSalme and assistant coach Dane Kelly are offering a second Success is a Choice basketball camp July 22-25 insid ...
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Having won eight of the last 10 Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division titles and recently placing third at the NJCAA Division II National Softball Championship, the Cowley College softball team will host the Tiger Strong Summer Camp June 26-27 in Arkansas City. Ages 1 ...
NEWKIRK — Drought, mature summer grasses, thin cows or calves, and high calf prices are all reasons beef cattle producers use to consider whether to offer supplemental feed to nursing calves, a practice generally referred to as creep feeding. “Commercial cattlemen may also creep fe ...
By DAVID MILLER News Sportd Editor I don’t care what sport is involved — winning a national championship is pretty special. The Oklahoma Sooners softball team accomplished that feat this year and in the process proved without any doubt that they deserved the No. 1 ranking they had ...