Hillsdale News

It began as a yearbook idea, evolved into a schoolwide project and ended with some hefty donations to charity.

A community retirement reception will be 2-4 p.m. May 31 for two Kremlin-Hillsdale teachers who have a combined 67 years experience.

Wind farms will become a reality in the Enid area, and in addition to the energy they will produce they will be one of the largest assessed items in the county.

As many as six tornadoes raked across Oklahoma over the weekend, with most of them occurring in Garfield County, according to the National Weather Service.

Many residents of North Enid and Enid area towns think they dodged a bullet Saturday night, when as many as four tornadoes touched down in Garfield County.

A series of storms ripped off rooftops, downed trees and knocked out power in parts of Oklahoma on Saturday night and early Sunday.

Tri-State Music Festival is just around the corner, but for Debbie Lambert, new Tri-State director, the event never ends.

Kremlin-Hillsdale FFA will have its annual labor auction at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the school cafeteria.

A Cimarron, N.M., couple were injured Friday in a two-vehicle accident at the junction of U.S. 412 and U.S. 281 in Major County.

Benjamin J. Bese graduated from Navy Recruit Training Command Oct. 10. He enlisted in the Navy during his senior year at Oklahoma Bible Academy.

C&D Screenprinting, 430 E. Maine, will have its grand opening 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

A large wildfire was burning west of Cleo Springs late Saturday afternoon, causing homes to be evacuated.

A Fort Supply man has pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of bank robbery with a knife stemming from the Feb.

The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 8.5 percent in March, the highest since late 1983, as a wide swath of employers eliminated 663,000 jobs.

A spring storm expected to shed a foot or more of snow across Northwest Oklahoma stalled Friday evening, leaving an estimated 4 to 5 inches of wet snow in the Enid area.

Power came back on in the Kremlin area around 11:35 a.m. today. According to OG&E System Watch, 376 customers in the Kremlin area had been without electricity.

Several school plays are on tap in the area for this weekend and next week: * Kremlin-Hillsdale Public Schools will present the musical "Annie Jr." today and Saturday in the old gym.

THUMBS UP Thumbs up to organizers who are trying to get Enid Tobacco Free Coalition going again.

Enid Tobacco Free Co-alition is looking for members. The coalition held its second meeting Wednesday at Youth and Family Services of North Central Oklahoma.

The Covington-Douglas junior class is selling slabs of ribs from Head Country Barbecue for $17.50 a slab.