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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.

Police Chief Rex Brown said one of his officers, who is an animal owner herself, tried to use "the most humane method she could" to subdue an aggressive Labrador.

Hobart - Retired General Tommy Franks is in Hobart for the grand opening of his leadership institute and museum.

Mary Margaret and Billy Hall of Van Alstyne took volunteering to a new level for the Memorial Day weekend.

Kaylan Liles has been named the Altus Tourism Ambassador for 2009. She will begin the drive on Tuesday, May 26.

For some folks, the annual Memorial Day weekend begins Friday but, for me, it starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, when the Paseo Art Festival opens.

Lawton_A new poll says fewer people will take trips this summer because of the economic recession.

LAWTON a ' The commander of U.S. forces at the start of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will speak at an Armed Forces Day luncheon at Fort Sill this week.

In celebration of the grand opening of the Gen. Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum, Gen.

A Hobart family credits the Kiowa County sheriff with helping find their missing teenage daughter and returning her to their western Oklahoma home.

HOBART a ' A Kiowa County judge has scheduled an April 27 trial for a former Mountain Park official who allegedly stole about $77,000 in utility payments from the town.

Monday is the 4th annual March Against Meth Day in Oklahoma. Students across the state of Oklahoma will be invited to participate.

WHEN: 8:15 a.m. Monday to consider purchase orders, 9 a.m. regular agenda. WHERE: Muskogee County Services Building, Fourth Street and Broadway.

Here's a story of need, concern and caring. The Hobart Area Ministerial Food Pantry provides emergency food supplies to the hungry in Kiowa County and some nearby communities in adjacent counties, said the Rev.

Western music and poetry are an important part of LeRoy Jones' life. He is pictured here re- cording his ballad "The Great Western Trail" in a record- ing studio at Hobart.

Kittie Huey's "All That Jazz" will present the great sounds of the big-band era at the Altus Shortgrass Arts and Humanities Council's upcoming Valentine's Eve Dance.

Embree died this week in Chickasha at the age of 94. She worked for the university for 40 years until her retirement in 1979.

A storm system that brought winter weather to Oklahoma will slowly move away on Wednesday.