Altus News

Native American storyteller Kabitcha Feke Sego will be at the Altus Public Library at 2 p.m., Thursday.

The last suspect in the May 31 murder/robbery of an Altus man has been arrested in Dallas.

As local residents crowd the movie theaters to see "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" they might notice some familiar faces.

Bartlett Agency, Inc. is prepared to provide you with a no cost, no obligation review and comparison of your current insurance.

Congratulating Lt. Gen. Michael Gould and his wife, Paula, on his appointment as USAF Academy superintendent are David Braddock and Dr.

The start of the weekend will continue to be very hot across Oklahoma with temperatures in triple digits in many areas before a cold front makes its way into the state on Sunday.

Amie Stafford of Altus was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign in connection with this accident at the intersection of Tamarack and N. Park Lane Monday afternoon.

Authorities say two Altus residents were killed in a collision on Oklahoma 6 in Greer County.

A benefit fund has been set up at the First National Bank in Altus, Hobart and Mountain Park for Kevin Lile, 28, of Roosevelt, who broke his neck in a driving accident west of Roosevelt June 13.

Oklahoma will start the work week out on a hot, dry note. The National Weather Service said an upper-level ridge of high pressure centered over the lower Mississippi Valley will build over Oklahoma this week, keeping the chance for thunderstorms very low.

What started as a part time summer job 20 years ago for Andy Van Oostrum, has turned into a family business.

The Carnegie Auditorium and Library, built in 1920, was originally constructed on the site of the current Altus City Auditorium.

Board members went on a roller-coaster ride of emotions during the regular City Council meeting in Council Chambers on Tuesday evening.

Michael Ray received a call late Friday night that a trailer he owned a few doors down was on fire.

State Representative Charles Ortega and State Senator Mike Schulz discussed the goings-on of Capitol Hill during a Legislative Luncheon hosted by the Altus Chamber of Commerce in the Band Room at Western Oklahoma State College on Wednesday afternoon.

Louie Martinez is shown working on the new electrical utility lines on Ridgecrest Road in Altus.

Contestants entering the Altus pageant in July are, from left, Candace Combs, Mikayla Balderas, Alexandra Motheral, Morgan Gover, Allie Ayers, Sarah Hubner, Taylor Turner and Kassidy Evans.

ALTUS a 'A Michelle, L. Calvert, 34, and Patrick D. Robinson, 27, have both been arrested for homicide - murder in the first degree, conspiracy, and robbery, in connection with Sundaya TMs murder of Hai Phan of Altus.

Taylor Treat, Miss University of Oklahoma, has been crowned Miss Oklahoma for 2009.

Authorities say a woman charged in the robbery and killing of an Altus man was arrested in Childress, Texas, and returned to Oklahoma today.