Loco News

Independence Day Parade starts July 4th at 10am. Begins at Central Park and follows down Main Street.

Even the most experienced cooks need a little inspiration now and again- and we include ourselves in this description.

My daddy, Dave Williams, grew up on a small ranch in Oklahoma. They had horses and found that if a horse ate wild marijuana, it would go "loco." Is there a big difference between wild marijuana and tame marijuana? The wild plants were called "loco weed." If loco weed caused a horse to go loco, then what does it do to a human brain? Dorothy G.

Tulsa World, Okla. Middle Apr. 26--As Oklahoma's wildfire season winds down, central and western portions of the state continue to feel the effects of a busy season and several recent large-scale blazes.

A Loco man suffered injuries after his 2006 GMC pickup crashed 5 1/2 miles east of Oklahoma Hills Road in Stephens County Monday.

Oklahoma firefighters caught a break today as a storm system doused smoldering grass fires and lessened conditions that could lead to any new ones.

On April 9, fires ravaged Velma, destroying 15 homes and businesses in the community.

Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire in Velma. High winds are causing the blaze to rapidly spread.

Firefighters are still worried about fires rekindling in Velma and the surrounding area.

Grass fires that have plagued Oklahoma in recent days flared up again Saturday in two counties, resulting in evacuations but no injuries or loss of structures.

Large grass fires caused residents in Velma and Loco to evacuate Thursday to the Stephens County Fairgrounds.

Homes are being evacuated in several towns across southern Oklahoma and north Texas.

The Stephens County Sheriff's Office may soon work closer with the Chickasaw Lighthorse police if the Stephens County commissioners sign an agreement during next week's meeting.

Stephens County received $270,452.51 in January of 2009 compared to $244,847.49 in 2008 in the January distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission .

Just one day before multiple tornadoes terrorized parts of Oklahoma, with one devastating Lone Grove, Stephens County emergency first responders and ham-radio operators were trained Monday on spotting and ...

Stephens County fire departments and emergency first responders were dispatched Wednesday morning to Lone Grove to help with the aftermath of a tornado that devastated that community around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

More arrests have resulted from the initial investigation that began Jan. 20 after the arrest of Thomas Boss III by Stephens and Jefferson County sheriff departments.

Multiple fires scorched hundred of acres Thursday afternoon on the eastern portion of Stephens County.

Jefferson/Stephens County_The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department uncovered what could turn out to be a meth ring in both Jefferson and Stephens County on Friday.

A Rural Economic Action Plan grant in the amount of $30,000 has been approved for Stephens County District 2 for a three-quarter-ton truck.