Hastings News

Following the death of Michael Jackson, interest in his music CDs locally seems to have increased.

A new construction company will get a shot at completing one of the county's longest-standing tasks, after the Jefferson County Commissioners accepted a bid for work on what has become known as the "courthouse improvements project." During a regular meeting at the county courthouse, the commissioners accepted a bid of $79,950 from BME Construction.

'Shaken to the Core' author to sign books Saturday Enid's C.J. Rock tackles the tough issue of child abuse in her memoir "Shaken to the Core." She will be signing copies of her book at 1-4 p.m. Saturday at Hastings, 104 Sunset Plaza.

Ms. Knight grew up in Wilson, Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression as a sickly daughter of poor migrant cotton pickers.

Assistant District Attorney Josh Creekmore protested the release of three individuals from prison during the February meeting of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

Two Oklahoma men are being held in Clay County Jail in Henrietta, Texas, awaiting extradition to Jefferson County in connection with an alleged armed robbery Wednesday afternoon in Waurika.

Dreary weather is expected to leave Oklahoma in time for Santa's big night, with most of the state warming up today, according to the National Weather Service.

Icy roads are being blamed for a deadly head-on crash in Jefferson County that left a Hastings woman dead and a Texas man in critical condition.

A blast of Arctic air lingered over Oklahoma on Tuesday, glazing roads and highways, freezing pipes and causing problems for those who work outdoors.